Our paper pilgrim turkey friend is trying his best to hide away, from the Thanksgiving plans going on around him. Keep scrolling to see how YOU and your child can recreate our Paper Plate Turkey Hiding In A Pumpkin kid craft idea!
To complete this craft, all you need is a large paper plate, our free turkey printable and some paper embellishments to bring it to reality!
It’s an easy craft idea for kids to make at home this fall season and we hope you are inspired to recreate it with your child today!
Turkey Hiding In A Paper Plate Pumpkin
At Glued To My Crafts we are plowing straight into Thanksgiving! I have BIG BUSINESS GOALS to crush this year so stay tuned for tons of unique and first-seen-here ideas coming to our website soon!
Till then – we are brewing up this turkey hiding in a paper plate pumpkin for our lovely readers to recreate with their children, this season.
When I first started brainstorming this idea, I originally was trying to think of new ideas for the “disguise a turkey” tradition that elementary kids usually do this time of year. One thing led to another and that’s how today’s latest peeking craft idea was born from us!
Hopefully you see my vision of a turkey hiding inside an orange pumpkin and want to join your child in the crafting fun, as well. Kids {and adults} can recreate it with just a few steps like cutting & gluing. Plus you don’t need to go crazy on the supply list either. A simple paper plate, our free turkey printable and orange craft paint will do!
We have all the details listed below, to help you navigate this “peeking turkey in pumpkin” craft idea today!
Happy crafting, my friends! Please don’t forget to share some pictures of your paper plate turkey in pumpkin creations on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram! #gluedtomycrafts
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Peeking Turkey Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate – one per turkey craft
- Orange Craft Paint
- Brown Craft Paint
- Paint Brushes
- Basic Paper Scissors
- Hand-Held Office Stapler
- White Cardstock Paper
- FREE PEEKING PILGRIM TURKEY TEMPLATE ON BOX.COM
- Color Printer
- Dark Brown Cardstock Paper
- Green Pipe Cleaner – one per turkey craft
Directions:
- First things first – print out the FREE peeking turkey printable listed above. Print one turkey per craft, on a single sheet of white cardstock.
- Next up – trim out the turkey design and set it aside till you are ready for it.
- Next up, grab ONE large paper plate per turkey craft.
- Go ahead and cut it in half, to resemble a carved open pumpkin.
- Now grab your craft paints and paint brushes.
- Decorate the paper plate halves to look like a pumpkin.
- When done, set them aside to let them dry a bit.
- Finally – the last step. Grab all your paper pieces and stapler.
- Staple the two paper plate pieces back together to look like an opening pumpkin.
- Follow that up by stapling in the paper turkey, to the back of the paper plate pieces. Your pilgrim turkey friend should look like he is peeking out of a pumpkin.
- Now grab your brown cardstock.
- Cut out a small rectangle to be the “stump” of the pumpkin.
- Go ahead and staple that to the top of your decorated paper plate piece.
- Follow that up by stapling on the green pipe cleaner “stem” to really pull it together.
- And that’s it! Add other embellishments you see fit before displaying your Peeking Turkey Inside A Pumpkin proudly for ALL to see!
- Don’t forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR FINISHED CRAFT WITH OUR —> Paper Plate Pilgrim Turkey
Now please don’t let the fun stop here with this turkey hiding in a pumpkin craft idea! At Glued To My Crafts we are STUFFED FULL to the brim with crafty ideas to get you inspired this Thanksgiving season!
Just take a look at our popular Pumpkin Owl, Ribbon Turkey Puppets and Paper Indian Corn craft tutorials to see what I’m talking about!
Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s paper plate pumpkin and turkey creations with us! We are on all the major social media sites and we have a several branded #gluedtomycrafts too! Hope to see your images soon!
Paper Plate Turkey Hiding In A Pumpkin
Supplies:
Instructions:
- First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
- Next up - trim out the turkey design and set it aside till you are ready for it.
- Next up, grab ONE large paper plate per turkey craft.
- Go ahead and cut it in half, to resemble a carved open pumpkin.
- Now grab your craft paints and paint brushes.
- Decorate the paper plate halves to look like a pumpkin.
- When done, set them aside to let them dry a bit.
- Finally - the last step. Grab all your paper pieces and stapler.
- Staple the two paper plate pieces back together to look like an opening pumpkin.
- Follow that up by stapling in the paper turkey, to the back of the paper plate pieces. Your pilgrim turkey friend should look like he is peeking out of a pumpkin.
- Now grab your brown cardstock.
- Cut out a small rectangle to be the "stump" of the pumpkin.
- Go ahead and staple that to the top of your decorated paper plate piece.
- Follow that up by stapling on the green pipe cleaner "stem" to really pull it together.
- And that's it! Add other embellishments you see fit before displaying your Peeking Turkey Inside A Pumpkin proudly for ALL to see!
- Don't forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
