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Turkey Tracks
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Turkey tracks are a silly and fun way to make turkey art with kids! Perfect for your preschool Thanksgiving activities, as well as art for a farm theme. Easy to set up and fun!
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This is one of those activities that happened on-the-fly in preschool, as a result of a simple conversation.

It's such fun when things like that happen, as the kiddos get very excited about the entire art process! Even better, this turkey art is easy-peasy to set up and allows for a variety of learning opportunities.

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Easy Thanksgiving Turkey Art with Kids

During our morning welcome and sign-in time, a few children and I were chatting about a turkey Thanksgiving emergent reader we'd made.

This led to one of the kiddos asking why the turkeys in the book didn't look scared, "because if I was a turkey, I'd be scared!"

I asked what she'd do if she was a turkey, and she told me she'd run and hide away so she wouldn't be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner.

This led to a lively discussion about places to hide and what turkey footprints look like. Once everyone had their say, and we'd confirmed what turkey footprints look like, we decided to make silly turkey tracks art!

Materials We Used to Make the Turkey Art

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Thin orange pipe cleaners (thicker pipe cleaners work well too)
Orange tempera paint
Brown tempera paint
Add yellow tempera paint if desired, too
White construction paper
Related: How to Make a Turkey Sensory Bottle
How to Make the Turkey Tracks

I bent the pipe cleaners to look like turkey feet.

I made three u-shapes in the middle of the pipe cleaner, then pressed them together. Then I brought both ends together, twisted them up, and bent it at a ninety-degree angle.

Writing it out makes it sound more difficult than it was!
Related: Thanksgiving Printable Emergent Reader
Once I had a few sets of "feet", we grabbed orange and brown paint. The children pressed the feet into the paint, then had them walk all over construction paper.

Some of the children were very methodical about it, making sure to use two feet and "walking" them across the paper.

Others had fun bouncing the turkey feet pipe cleaners all over the paper.

Once the turkey track paintings were done, I wrote each child's contribution on their paper.

Some of the turkeys hid in the forest, up a tree, or behind a bush. Others hid in the classroom, while one decided to hide in a volcano (we had a fun discussion about that one, let me tell you)!
Pro Tip: Add a straw to stabilize the turkey "leg" and make it easier for painting! Related: Corn Mosaic Thanksgiving Art
See the Turkey Tracks Art in Action

Here's a quick video to show you how to make the turkey art, and take a look at the printable you can use to make all the kids' artwork into a class book:

Other Learning Possibilities with Turkey Art

There really are a lot of ways to take this activity and make something a little different with it. For us, we focused on literacy, fine motor skills, and fun with creativity.

Here are a few other ideas:

This turkey art activity is a great extension of the book Run, Turkey, Run! The children's artwork could be bound and turned into a class version of that book. Be sure to grab your free printable if you want to do this!

The kids could use the turkey tracks to make patterns with different colors of paint.

Turkey track letters and/or names would be awesome!

Bring out some fall calendar numbers and the kiddos can make the appropriate amount of turkey tracks based on that.

Now that I've shared our silly and fun turkey art, what do you think? How would your kids create? Where would their turkeys hide?

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Originally published November 21, 2015. Updated with new pictures and a free printable.

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We have tried several Feed the Animal activities and they are always a big hit. There is something about feeding a pretend animal that makes toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children super happy and excited to learn and play. And with Thanksgiving coming up soon this cute feed the turkey craft is a fun way to practice some basic skills. Best of all this activity is so versatile so that you can work on letters, numbers, shapes, sight words, or even basic math facts.

Feed the Turkey Activity

Use this super cute feed the turkey activity to help children practice a variety of early learning skills. In our free printable for this thanksgiving activity for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners we've included letter identification, number identification (0-20), sight words, addition math facts (1-6), and shapes. On day you can work on feeding the turkey letters and the next day you can work on numbers.

Feed the turkey game

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to print and save the freebie.

Feed the Turkey Craft

Your preschool and kindergarten kiddos are going to have a lot of fun building a turkey and feeding it letters, words, numbers, and shapes.

Paper lunch bag

Construction Paper

Glue

Stapler

Scissors

Feed the Turkey Printable

Grab the FREE Feed the Turkey Template

Print and cut out the template. (Print the feathers on construction paper or trace on construction paper and cut out)

Cut a hole in one side of the paper bag.

Glue the eyes, beak and gobbler to the bag.

Staple the feathers to the back of the bag along the top.

Lay out all the letters and ask your child to feed the turkey the letter A, then have the child put the letter A through the hole on the turkey.

Repeat this until you have used all the letters.

You can use magnet letters, shapes, and numbers instead of the printable.

You can make multiple turkeys for the math facts, one for each number/sum. Then you sort and feed the turkey's the cards with math facts that match the sum.

Laminate the cards for multiple uses and durability.

Turkey Activities for Kids

Feed the Turkey Educational Activity
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We have tried several Feed the Animal activities and they are always a big hit. There is something about feeding a pretend animal that makes toddler, preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten age children super happy and excited to learn and play. And with Thanksgiving coming up soon this cute feed the turkey craft is a fun way to practice some basic skills. Best of all this activity is so versatile so that you can work on letters, numbers, shapes, sight words, or even basic math facts.

Feed the Turkey Activity

Use this super cute feed the turkey activity to help children practice a variety of early learning skills. In our free printable for this thanksgiving activity for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergartners we've included letter identification, number identification (0-20), sight words, addition math facts (1-6), and shapes. On day you can work on feeding the turkey letters and the next day you can work on numbers.

Feed the turkey game

Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to print and save the freebie.

Feed the Turkey Craft

Your preschool and kindergarten kiddos are going to have a lot of fun building a turkey and feeding it letters, words, numbers, and shapes.

Paper lunch bag

Construction Paper

Glue

Stapler

Scissors

Feed the Turkey Printable

Grab the FREE Feed the Turkey Template

Print and cut out the template. (Print the feathers on construction paper or trace on construction paper and cut out)

Cut a hole in one side of the paper bag.

Glue the eyes, beak and gobbler to the bag.

Staple the feathers to the back of the bag along the top.

Lay out all the letters and ask your child to feed the turkey the letter A, then have the child put the letter A through the hole on the turkey.

Repeat this until you have used all the letters.

You can use magnet letters, shapes, and numbers instead of the printable.

You can make multiple turkeys for the math facts, one for each number/sum. Then you sort and feed the turkey's the cards with math facts that match the sum.

Laminate the cards for multiple uses and durability.

Turkey Activities for Kids

Feed the Turkey Educational Activity
Before you grab your Feed the Turkey printable, you agree to the following:

This set is for personal and classroom use only.

This printable set may not be sold, hosted, reproduced, or stored on any other website or electronic retrieval system.

Graphics Purchased and used with permission

All material provided on this blog is copyright protected.

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I am so excited that so many of you were as excited about these Alphabet Match Turkey Mats that I shared on Instagram as I am! I absolutely love a themed sensory bin that not only is fun to explore with but also serves a purpose. This Thanksgiving alphabet sensory bin is perfect for the entire month of November and is so appropriate for your toddler, preschooler, or kindergartner. You can use these alphabet turkey mats on their own with alphabet manipulatives or alongside a sensory bin for added engagement!

To set up this bin you will need:

I can't wait for you to set up this activity for your little ones and your students! To download the Turkey Alphabet Mats for FREE, simply click the link here to download!

Before diving into this activity with my daughter, I usually like to sing the ABC's with her to refresh her memory and get her excited about matching her letters! You could also pair this with a favorite ABC picture book before starting on the sensory bin activity.

I can't wait for you to try this activity out and practice letter names and beginning sounds in a fun and engaging way!

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Coffee Filter Turkeys

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These coffee filter turkeys are an easy Thanksgiving craft for kids to make. They take about 20-30 minutes to create using a few simple craft supplies.

I love how easy these turkeys are to create and they make cute Thanksgiving decorations too.

Grab the printable directions at the bottom of this post for use at home or in your classroom.

If you love coffee filter crafts, you may also enjoy these coffee filter wreaths, coffee filter angels, coffee filter holly, coffee filter Santa, coffee filter poinsettia and coffee filter bats.

Check out these turkey crafts for kids for even more Thanksgiving project ideas.

Get 15 easy coffee filter craft tutorials conveniently all in one place for you with our Cute Coffee Filter Crafts digital craft book! Access it on your phone, tablet, or computer any time.

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Thanksgiving Coffee Filter Turkeys

Kids of all ages will have fun creating these turkeys made out of coffee filters and clothespins. Easy kids' crafts are our favorite!

Coffee filter crafts are perfect for preschool and kindergarten children. The kids can help with coloring and cutting.

If you want to speed up the process, you can paint the clothespins ahead of time. Even toddlers can help with coloring and tie dyeing the coffee filter paper.

The tie dye design for the turkey feathers is created using coffee filters and markers. Kids will love watching the process!

Write people's names on the back of the feathers with a marker and set them on your Thanksgiving dinner table for super adorable place cards.

These turkeys look fantastic when they are finished!

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft Supplies

If you don't have these materials on hand, you can find them on Amazon, at the Dollar Store, or wherever you prefer to shop for crafting supplies.

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How to Make Coffee Filter Turkey Thanksgiving Craft

Start by flattening out round coffee filters. Draw on them with several colors of washable markers in a variety of patterns.

Using colors next to each other on the color wheel helps them blend harmoniously. For example, brown, red, orange, and yellow.

Lay the colored coffee filter on a craft mat or zipper bag and spray with water. Have fun watching the magic of the colors move and blend! Set aside to dry.

Use a scrap of cardboard to clip the clothespins onto for easier painting. Paint all sides of the clothespin with brown craft paint and a paintbrush. Set aside to dry.

Glue on the wiggly googly eyes. You can use a low temp hot glue gun or a tacky craft glue.

Now it's time to decorate the turkey's face! Cut out a triangle beak from yellow craft foam and a squiggly waddle from the red craft foam with scissors.

Glue the beak and gobbler (otherwise known as a wattle) under the eyes.

Fold the dry coffee filters in half and crinkle slightly to fluff them. Insert coffee filter into top clip of clothespin to be the turkey's feathers.

You can insert the dyed coffee filter as is or cut a scalloped edge to give the feathers more definition.

I hope you enjoy making a flock of coffee filter turkeys!

Did you make this project with your kids or students? We'd love to see it! Take a picture of it, then join our private Facebook group and show us in there.

More Fall Crafts and Activities:

Printable Coffee Filter Turkey Thanksgiving Craft Directions

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This Thanksgiving Turkey Craft uses a fun sponge painting technique on paper plates for the turkey's feathers that kids will love.
We are having so much fun with paper plate turkey crafts this Thanksgiving. If you are keeping track, this makes Thanksgiving turkey craft number 3 that we have made out of paper plates this year.

I love crafting with paper plates. You can do so much with them and they are super inexpensive. I always buy a pack of them from the Dollar Store and they last for awhile. (We do a lot of crafting.)

I love this technique of sponge painting...for crafts that is. When we bought our first home, painting techniques like sponge painting was very trendy. Of course we had to jump on the trend and sponge paint our bathroom. We lived with it for awhile, but it was not my thing and we soon painted over it. Anyhow back to sponge painting crafts with the kids and our Thanksgiving turkey craft.

Sponge Painted Thanksgiving Turkey Craft

Related: Paper Plate Turkey Craft | Paper Plate Turkey Wreath Craft

Supplies
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Directions

1. Start out by cutting your sponge into strips. We just use the strips to paint, but you could also cut big chucks of sponge and use clothespins.

2. Prepare your paint. I usually let the kids pick out the colors of paint and pour a small amount of each onto a plate.

3. Dab your sponge into the paint and then dab onto the paper plate. Alternate colors until the plate is covered. Allow to dry. I have one child that likes to use her sponge like a paintbrush and tries to brush her paint onto the paper plate, always making her creations unique and her own.

4. While the paint is drying on the paper plate, cut a body for the turkey from brown paper. Glue the body to the bottom of the paper plate.

5. Cut out eyes (or use googly eyes), beak, and gobbler and glue to the turkey's body.

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