Tissue Paper Turkey Craft For Kids [Free Template]

It is that time of year again – Thanksgiving. The kids are home from school, and it’s time to prepare for the big day.

It’s always a good idea to involve kids in these preparations, not just because it helps them feel like they are part of the family but also because it provides them with an opportunity to work on their fine motor skills and exercise creativity.

One craft kids can do this season is make this tissue paper turkey craft! We know you want your kids to be happy during Thanksgiving break, too, so give them this fun crafting project to help them get in the holiday spirit!

Also, look through all of our turkey activities for kids for even more ideas.

Turkey Tissue Paper Craft

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Supplies

• Tissue paper squares
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Scrap paper
• Turkey Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring turkey to life!

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First, encourage your child to grab a few different colors of tissue paper squares.

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Next, help your child to scrunch up a piece of tissue paper and glue it to the feather background paper.

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Optional: To make the turkey look 3D, cut two small rectangles from a piece of scrap paper. Fold them accordion style and glue them to the back of the turkey.

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Finally, guide your child to place the glue on the opposite side of the rectangles you just secured to the turkey and then glue the turkey to the middle of the template.

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Don’t you love how colorful this craft is?! It’s a cheery Thanksgiving craft for preschoolers that’s simple to create!

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 Cute Turkey Handprint Craft

Thanksgiving Unit For Kids

Keep the Thanksgiving fun going by creating an entire Thanksgiving unit study around this turkey craft. Read on below for some ideas.

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Thanksgiving Children’s Books To Read

We love starting all units with books! Reading aloud can help children learn new vocabulary, focus, and imagination. For those reasons and more, add in some fun books for kids.

Turkey Trouble – If you’ve never read this book, you have to add it to your holiday collection! It’s so cute and fun and kids just love it! Follow the turkey around the farm as he disguises himself as different animals so the farmer doesn’t catch him for Thanksgiving dinner!

How To Catch A Turkey – Kids who love the How To Catch books will want to see all the crazy contraptions kids make to try to catch a turkey loose at the school!

Pete The Cat: The First Thanksgiving -Every Pete the Cat book is fantastic, but this one takes it up a notch with flaps for the kids to open. It’s a great way to get the kids excited about reading and Thanksgiving!

Simple Thanksgiving Craft Ideas

Crafting is another activity we love! Work on fine motor skills, creativity, following directions, and so much more with simple projects kids enjoy.

Related: Thanksgiving Color By Number

Below are some of our favorite ideas for Thanksgiving:

Shape Scarecrow Craft – This craft is a fun way to work on shape recognition while creating a cute scarecrow for Thanksgiving. Your little ones will love cutting and gluing the different shapes together!

You only need a few simple supplies to make this craft, and we’ve also included a free printable template for you to use.

Turkey Headband Craft – Does your child love dressing up? If so, have them make this adorable turkey headband for Thanksgiving! It’s an easy project to make over the holiday season and a great way to work on color recognition.

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Acorn Craft For Kids – Grab some pipe cleaners, card stock, and a glue stick to make this simple acorn craft. It’s a great way to work on fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination, plus your child can play with the finished product as a pretend play prop!

Turkey Popsicle Stick Craft – Popsicle sticks are always fun to use in crafts, and this turkey craft is no exception. Paint the sticks brown for the turkey’s body, then add colored feathers to make it stand out. This craft is perfect for kids who love getting hands-on with their projects.

Printable Thanksgiving Activities

Dot markers are so much fun! These Thanksgiving dot a dot printables have some fun ideas for using dot markers in your Thanksgiving activities. You’ll have kids excited about practicing their beginning sounds, letter recognition, and counting skills, all while having lots of fun!

Try this Turkey Paper Cup Craft

With these Thanksgiving I Spy printables, your kids will have a fun activity to do at home or in the classroom. This activity addresses counting, visual discrimination, and fine motor skills, and it is sure to be a hit!

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Introduce your little one to math with these Thanksgiving pattern block mats. They’re a fun, easy way to teach shapes, patterns, and colors while working on fine motor skills! These mats are a great addition to any preschool or kindergarten classroom, too.

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These Thanksgiving word list and handwriting practice pages are the perfect way to introduce your child to spelling and writing. The cute illustrations provide visual cues for each word, making them great for early readers. Your kids will love practicing their handwriting with these fun pages!

Simple Paper Bag Pilgrim Craft

Share With Us

Did you make this activity with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s project featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

More Thanksgiving Ideas

Free Tissue Paper Turkey Craft Template

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