It’s almost THANKSGIVING… break! hehe Yes, ya’ll I am so ready for our time off!!! Aren’t you?
Well anywho, we’re finishing out the week with lots of fun activities from my Thanksgiving Math & Literacy Packet, but we’re also doing a cute little turkey craft that I just ADORE!! I’ve used this coffee filter turkey for as long as I can remember and just a few years ago, I turned it into a plea for help from a sweet little turkey. I can’t remember where I saw the sign, but please let me know if you do so I can give them the credit! Too cute!
So, here’s how it goes, first I give each kiddo a coffee filter with their initials written with permanent marker (we don’t want that part to bleed). The students get to decorate their “turkey feathers” however they like. I try to urge them to cover the filter entirely so their feathers really show! They can do a design, a pattern or just make it random, let them have fun with this part! Once they have colored the entire filter we can lay it out and spray it with a water bottle, this is the cool part.
This is where the kids get to see their coloring come to life! The colors start to bleed together and create a really neat look!
Once your filters are nice and dry you can finish the craft by adding your turkey pieces.
I always do this craft with a story called A Turkey For Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting. It’s the cutest story about Mr. & Mrs. Moose preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, but Mrs. Moose is so sad because she doesn’t have a turkey for Thanksgiving. So Mr. Moose sets out with all of his animal friends to find a turkey for Mrs. Moose! Well, they go on a journey through the forest to find this turkey. When they finally find him hiding in his nest, they catch him and bring him home to Mrs. Moose for thanksgiving dinner….. well kind of. You’ll have to read to find out!
Ah, so cute!
After the story we start by talking about all the wonderful things we LOVE to eat at Thanksgiving dinner and we brainstorm a whole list. Of things of other than the turkey. 
Then we begin our craftivity!
1. Write what they want to “eat more” of.
2. Glue on the coffee filter.
3. Trace, cut & glue the turkey body.
4. Add the details (googly eyes, wattle, beak & legs)
5. Glue on the popsicle stick and sign!
Here is the finished product!
Super easy to do, the only thing you need to prep are the turkey body tracers and some scrap paper for the beak, wattle and feet. Then add the post for that sweet little turkey and voila!
If you love this cute little guy, show me some love and pin it or leave some feedback!
Okay now onto the FREEBIE! I made a little writing prompt to use for your kiddos to show what they’re thankful for.
Click {HERE} to pick up your copy!
Happy teaching my friends!
Very cute! I love how the colors blend! 🙂
❤Teri
A Cupcake for the Teacher
Those turkey are super cute! They are all so unique and colorful. Thanks for sharing your idea and template.
Cindy
Granny Goes to School
Mandi,
I just found you through Jennifer (Rowdy in First Grade) and I absolutely adore your "SAVE THE TURKEY" projects! How stinkin cute is that!
Thanks for sharing and I am your newest follower! Stop by anytime!
Julie
Ms. Marciniak's First Grade Critter Cafe
One of our favorite turkey stories! We do a "How to Catch a Turkey" write and make similar coffee filter turkeys. So very cute Mandi!
~Christy & Tammy
Fluttering Through First Grade
You must have done this with Kathryn & she remembers, because they're all colored & then water sprayed coffee filters in all of her kitchen craft drawers…haha!
I found you through the linky! LOVE your turkeys…I'm going to try to squeeze this in. My kids are going to be so turkey-ed out!!
Jenny
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