Paper Plate Turkey

For a simple Thanksgiving craft for kids – try this paper plate turkey! We love that you only need a few supplies to make this. This one is easy for kindergarten and preschoolers to make and they will love adding the feathers.

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Bring this paper plate turkey craft to life with craft feathers. If you’d rather use paper feathers, get our free printable turkey feather templates.

Kids will love stacking and counting the feathers during the process. And of course choosing which ones to put on their paper plate. They may not glue them exactly on the side either and that’s ok!

Try also making this turkey handprint craft.

Once you’re done, kids will love to play with their new turkey too!

Supplies to Make a Paper Plate Turkey

• Googly eyes
• Construction Paper or orange and red cardstock
• Brown Paint
• Feathers
• Small Paper Plates
• Tacky Glue or Hot Glue (adults to help). You can also use craft dots to add the feathers.

Watch the Video Tutorial Here!

How to Make a Paper Plate Turkey

1. Paint the paper plates brown.

Allow time for the paint to dry before applying the facial features.

2. Glue on 2 googly eyes.

3. Cut out a triangle shape for the beak and a red piece for the wattle.

Glue to the paper plate, under the googly eyes.

4. Cut out two feet.

We first drew the feet and then folded over the paper to cut out 2 of them.

5. Glue on the feathers.

Now it’s time to glue on the feathers!

You can use tacky glue by gently pressing and holding them for a minute to stay. You can also use hot glue (adults to help).

If using white glue, just make sure to allow enough time for the glue to dry before moving the paper plate.

You can choose any color combination for the feathers – we chose red, orange and yellow but any color would look great!

Now your turkey craft is complete! Kids can have fun playing with their new turkeys too!

Hope you enjoy this fun Thanksgiving craft for kids!

More turkey activities:

• Turkey Template
• Handprint Turkey
• Footprint Turkey
• Disguise a Turkey Template
• Turkey in Disguise Printable