Festive Clothespin Leaf Turkeys - Kid Craft

Clothespin & Leaf Turkey Puppets

Gobble gobble! Today I’m sharing another Thanksgiving themed kid craft idea and this one is titled clothespin leaf turkeys! No real rules to it but lots of fun to create!!!

With just some simple cheap plastic leaves from my local Dollar Tree store, wood clothespins, cardstock paper and a Sharpie marker – I was able to pull together this customizable leaf turkey craft together for my lil man in no time!

It’s super easy to assemble and really inexpensive too! Although you could easily use real leaves for this craft, I felt like the plastic leaves were our best bet {especially for long-term decorations.} But don’t let me dictate your craftiness! Whichever direction you go – I hope this latest kids craft tutorial from us, inspires you!

Now flap those wings and get to it! Find ALL the details for this Thanksgiving turkey puppet craft idea, below!

Happy crafting my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your turkeys made from leaves and wood clothespins, on our Facebook page for us to admire! #gluedtomycrafts

Craft Supplies:

Plastic Decorative Leaves – two to three per turkey craft
Wood Clothespins – one per turkey craft
Brown Craft Paint
Small Paper Plate
Small Paint Brush
Black Sharpie Marker
Orange Cardstock Paper
Red Cardstock Paper
School Glu
optional embellishments like glitter glue, rhinestones, etc.

Directions:

First things first – squirt some brown craft paint on your paper plate.
Take your wooden clothespin and paint it completely brown with the paint brush. Go ahead and paint ONE clothespin per turkey craft you want to take today.
Next up, when the paint on the clothespin is dry, take the black Sharpie marker and draw on two dotted “eyes” for the turkey.
Now grab your plastic leaves and “pinch” them in the clothespin.
Finally – the last step. Take the cardstock paper and cut out a small triangle nose from the orange & a waddle from the red.
Go ahead and glue those paper pieces, onto the painted clothespin.
Set aside your piece to allow it to dry completely before you play and/or display it proudly for all to see!
Don’t forget to snap a few pictures to share with us! #gluedtomycrafts

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Clothespin Leaf Turkeys

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Instructions:

First things first - squirt some brown craft paint on your paper plate.
Take your wooden clothespin and paint it completely brown with the paint brush. Go ahead and paint ONE clothespin per turkey craft you want to take today.
Next up, when the paint on the clothespin is dry, take the black Sharpie marker and draw on two dotted "eyes" for the turkey.
Now grab your plastic leaves and "pinch" them in the clothespin.
Finally - the last step. Take the cardstock paper and cut out a small triangle nose from the orange & a waddle from the red.
Go ahead and glue those paper pieces, onto the painted clothespin.
Set aside your piece to allow it to dry completely before you play and/or display it proudly for all to see!
Don't forget to snap a few pictures to share with us! #gluedtomycrafts

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