Today’s Craft Stick and Cupcake Liner Turkey Ballerinas tutorial is great for craft time and pretend puppet play indoors, this beautiful time of year!
Just help your child pick a few of their favorite materials and colors, to make their own TURKEY DANCER come to life for the Thanksgiving season! Keep scrolling to find the easy how-to steps!
Turkey Ballerina Puppets Made From Craft Sticks
Gobble gobble, my crafty friends! Don’t you just love this clever turkey ballerina idea? It’s completely outside the box from the “traditional” stuff you find this time of year for kid crafts and I’m sure your child is going to love it too!
Plus it’s not too hard or elaborate to recreate for busy moms! It’s the PERFECT craft to make with one child or many! Like seriously – couldn’t you see this idea being done at a Thanksgiving party or event?! Possibly even in a classroom setting?! Not to mention, it’s also a clever way to use up those leftover cupcake liners from your Thanksgiving feast!
So let’s grab our supplies and “dance” into Thanksgiving and fall, with these adorable & completely customizable ballerinas! Then display as is OR use them in some creative imaginative play. Whatever you do – have fun with it!
Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures with us, as well! You can ALWAYS tag us on Facebook or Instagram for easy sharing. I can’t wait to see your child’s dancing turkeys in action! #gluedtomycrafts
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These turkey ballerinas are so easy to make with craft sticks, cupcake liners and a bit of googly-eyes. They’re perfect for pretend play!
Craft Supplies:
- Wavy Popsicle Sticks
- Large Cupcake Liners
- Hot Glue Gun
- Sharpie Markers
- Feather Printable – on our landing page
- White Cardstock Paper
- Crayons, Markers or Coloring Pencils
- Scissors
- Pipe Cleaners
Directions:
- First have children decorate their ONE craft stick however they like. They will want to make a turkey face, ballerina slippers on the bottom and the leotard part of the tutu in the center, with the Sharpie markers. Use our pictures for an example.
- When done decorating, set it aside till later.
- Next up – grab the printed craft feather printable and your choice of coloring medium.
- Color in the feathers however you like and then trim them out with scissors when done.
- Now get the glue gun hot and ready!
- Go ahead and flatten/fold your ONE cupcake liner in half and glue it to the center of the decorated craft stick. This is the turkey ballerina’s tutu.
- Follow that up by bending and gluing down the pipe cleaner “arms” to the back of the decorated piece.
- Finally, glue the paper feather cutouts on top of the pipe cleaner/to the back of the decorated piece as well.
- To finish the Craft Stick Turkey Ballerina, have children add other embellishments that they see fit to really make it their own.
- Then display/play with your creations proudly!
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Craft Stick Turkey Ballerina Art Project Idea
Here’s your checklist of supplies to bring this craft to life:
Prepare your creative haven by laying down a protective cover before the crafting magic begins!
Directions:
- First have children decorate their ONE craft stick however they like. They will want to make a turkey face, ballerina slippers on the bottom and the leotard part of the tutu in the center, with the Sharpie markers. Use our pictures for an example.Wavy Paddle Fan Stick
- When done decorating, set it aside till later.
- Next up - grab the printed craft feather printable and your choice of coloring medium.Cardstock Paper
- Color in the feathers however you like and then trim them out with scissors when done.
- Now get the glue gun hot and ready!
- Go ahead and flatten/fold your ONE cupcake liner in half and glue it to the center of the decorated craft stick. This is the turkey ballerina's tutu.Cupcake Liners
- Follow that up by bending and gluing down the pipe cleaner "arms" to the back of the decorated piece.Pipe Cleaners
- Finally, glue the paper feather cutouts on top of the pipe cleaner/to the back of the decorated piece as well.
- To finish the Craft Stick Turkey Ballerina, have children add other embellishments that they see fit to really make it their own.
- Then display/play with your creations proudly!
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