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Turkey Wreath

This is a fun turkey wreath to do by yourself or with a group.

If you are doing it with a group, each person can write something they are thankful for on one of the strips of construction paper before making it into a loop.

MATERIALS:

bulletRing of cardboard (empty cereal boxes work wonderfully)
bulletconstruction paper (red, orange and yellow)
bulletscissors
bulletglue

turkey wreath

INSTRUCTIONS:

bulletTrace a small plate and a large plate onto a piece of old cardboard.  
  
bulletEmpty cereal boxes or frozen dinner boxes work well
  
bulletIt doesn't matter if you go over the folds of the cardboard 
 trace plate
bulletCut a small strip of cardboard and glue it onto the back of the ring over any folds in the cardboard.
  
bulletThis will reinforce the ring.
  
bulletCut strips of construction paper (about 1 1/2 inches by 4 inches)
  
bulletglue the strips into rolls (like making a paper chain)

reinforce
bulletGlue the rolls of construction paper onto the wreath.  We made a red, orange and yellow pattern, but you can do it however you wish.
bulletTrace a child's footprint onto a piece of white paper.
  
bulletColor this brown (it will be the turkey's head)
  
bulletCut out a teardrop shape and color orange (it will be the turkey's beak)
  
bulletCut out two ovals and put eyeballs in them
  
bulletCut out a wobbler from red paper

bulletFold a piece of orange construction paper in half and cut out a foot shape (this will make two identical feet.
  
bulletOR:  Use the template pieces below for the face and feet.
  
bulletGlue the feet to the back of the wreath.
  
bulletGlue the footprint body to the front of the wreath
  
bulletGlue the face to the body and hang up your wreath.

turkey wreath

Templates:  

bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
   
bulletSet page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

Template   (color)   or   (B&W)

 

 

Printable Version of these instructions