Paper Plate Candy Corn Turkey Craft For Kids
Fall in love with today’s super easy and extra adorable candy corn paper plate turkey craft idea!
Get the creative juices flowing with our budget friendly Thanksgiving turkey craft idea! Keep scrolling for the full tutorial and gobble up the free printable to get you started even faster today! Happy crafting, my friends! #gluedtomycrafts
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Materials Needed:
* Large Paper Plate {one per turkey craft}
* Brown Craft Paint
* Foam Paint Brush
* Free Candy Corn Printable – located on box.com
* White Cardstock Paper {two sheets per turkey craft}
* Color Printer
* Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
* Yellow and Orange Crayons or Markers
* Hand-Held Office Stapler
* School Glue
* Cardstock In Various Colors {brown, red & orange}
* Large Wiggle Eyes {two per turkey craft}
Directions:
* First things first – paint your large paper plate completely brown.
* When you are done painting, set aside the paper plate to let it dry completely.
* Next up – the candy corn wings. Go ahead and print our candy corn printable TWICE {two sheets} to have SIX candy corn feathers per turkey craft.
* Go ahead and color in the six candy corn designs with your crayons or markers.
* When done coloring, cut out each candy corn piece and discard the excess paper.
* With the remaining cardstock, cut out some a bowling pin shaped body, triangle beak, red waddle, two feet – whatever you want for the turkey to bring him to life.
* Now we are ready to start assembling! Start off by stapling the candy corn cutouts to the painted plate to make them look like feathers.
* Then add the bowling pin shaped body to the center.
* Finally, use the school glue to add the nose, eyes and waddle to the craft.
* Add any other embellishments you see fit and display it proudly for ALL to see!
* Don’t forget to share pictures with us on your social media sites! We can’t wait to see your paper plate & candy corn feathered turkey in action! #gluedtomycrafts
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Paper Plate Candy Corn Turkey
Supplies:
- 1 Large Paper Plate
- White Cardstock Paper
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Red Cardstock Paper
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Brown Craft Paint
- 2 Wiggle Eyes
Instructions:
- First things first - paint your large paper plate completely brown.
- When you are done painting, set aside the paper plate to let it dry completely.
- Next up - the candy corn wings. Go ahead and print out our candy corn printable TWICE {two sheets} to have SIX candy corn feathers per turkey craft.
- Go ahead and color in the six candy corn designs with your crayons or markers.
- When done coloring, cut out each candy corn piece and discard the excess paper.
- With the remaining cardstock, cut out some a bowling pin shaped body, triangle beak, red waddle, two feet - whatever you want for the turkey to bring him to life.
- Now we are ready to start assembling! Start off by stapling the candy corn cutouts to the painted plate to make them look like feathers.
- Then add the bowling pin shaped body to the center.
- Finally, use the school glue to add the nose, eyes and waddle to the craft.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit and display it proudly for ALL to see!
