Handprint Turkey Thanksgiving Craft
Need a cute preschool Thanksgiving Craft? Try this cute alternative to the traditional handprint turkey with multi-colored finger-painted finger prints to use as an autumn leaf colored feathers.
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Focus on Fun
Remember that this is about process, not product!
You will most likely become frustrated if you expect your child to make a frame-able work of art.
Focus on having fun, not creating perfection. This is a valuable skill in-and-of-itself.
The goal is for kids to engage with different tools and textures, build creativity, foster sensory observation skills of textures and colors, discuss the science, math and ELA early learn skill of cause and effect of different techniques, and, most importantly, to have fun while bonding, connecting and spending quality time with you - even if you just have 5 extra minutes a day!
Celebrating Hardwork
Once the artwork is complete, celebrate your preschooler's creativity. Display their masterpiece proudly on the fridge or create a mini art gallery in your home. Don't forget to ask them about their art, encouraging them to express their thoughts and feelings about their creation.
Better yet, create one or more turkey handprint finger paint art as holiday cards for family or as free Thanksgiving decorations for cute Thanksgiving decor for your home or classroom.
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Handprint Turkey Craft
Materials
Paper
Washable Paint (brown, yellow, orange, green and red).
Paintbrush
Black Marker
Instructions
Paint child’s palm and thumb brown.
Paint each finger a different autumn leaf color (yellow, orange, green and red).
Press child’s hand to paper and lift straight up to avoid smears.
If making a card fold paper in half or quarters first and to add turkey to front of card.
If making holiday gift or wall art, consider adding a gratitude quote or poem below the handprint.
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” William Arthur Ward
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” William Arthur Ward
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” Thornton Wilder
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.” Buddha
Use fine-tipped paint brush to paint yellow beak and red gizzard (see image below).
Use black marker to draw one eye and two legs and feet (see image below).
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Why wait? Try this cute alternative to traditional handprint turkey with multi-colored fingerprint finger paint feathers for a cute Thanksgiving craft to use for homemade decorates or holiday cards.