Now that Halloween is over, it’s all about Thanksgiving!
We love this time of year because the weather is finally cool, there’s more time with family and of course, the food is amazing.
You know we love handprint art and crafts for kids so we couldn’t resist creating this latest project!
Today, we’re sharing our new favorite turkey handprint craft for kids.
Read on below or watch the video to see how to make one of these adorable guys with your kiddos.
Turkey Handprint Craft
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If you’ve never made any handprint art and crafts with your kids, you’re really in for a treat.
It’s such a great way to get your kids’ creativity flowing and work on things like fine motor skills without them having a clue they’re doing it!
Plus, they’ll be so proud when they’ve each made their own little turkey memento.
Turkey Handprint Art Supplies
- Colored cardstock or paper (in orange, blue, red, green, golden yellow, brown, light brown, black and white)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- .5″ and 1″ circle punch (optional; you can also cut the circles with scissors)
- Glue stick (I like this type of glue when using cardstock)
- Turkey template (form located at the bottom of the post)
Directions
Download and print the turkey template. Cut each piece out.
Glue the light brown turkey belly onto the turkey’s body. 
Glue the turkey beak to the middle of the turkey’s head. 
Secure the snood (the red piece) to the top, side of the turkey’s beak with glue. 
Glue the paper eyeballs or googly eyes to the turkey’s head, above the beak. 
Glue the yellow feet onto each side of the bottom of the turkey’s body. 
Trace your child’s hand onto the colored card stock of your choice (these will be the turkey’s feathers) and cut them all out.
Fan out the colored handprints out, then glue the completed turkey onto the handprints. 
That’s it!
Isn’t this the cutest handprint turkey craft ever?!
Now just sit back and admire the adorable turkey handprint characters your kids made!
Turkey Template Notes
With the majority of our crafts, we offer two different templates in the download.
The first page is for use at home with 1-2 children. All the pieces are on one page and are to be printed on white card stock. After it’s printed, you’ll cut out the template, trace it onto the colored paper you need, then cut out a second time.
The upside to using this template is that you’ll save your colored paper so you can use it for future projects. The downside is you have to cut out twice and trace one time.
The second part of the template is for multiple children in a classroom, daycare or library setting. Instead of all the pieces being on one page, they’re separated based on the colored paper they’re to be printed on.
When you use this template, the kids (or adults) will only need to cut out the pieces once!
Adapting For Younger Kids
This craft is perfect for elementary aged children who are able to trace, use scissors and glue sticks without much adult assistance.
If you have younger kids or students, you can still use this handprint craft.
One suggestion we recommend is to have all the turkey pieces pre cut and ready to assemble.
This way, the kids won’t all need help cutting out the pieces at the same time. Instead, they’ll be able to jump right in and begin gluing the turkey body together.
Be sure to keep in mind that young children will still need adult help to trace their hands and cut out each of the handprints.
We also suggest googly eyes over the paper eyes if you have them, because they really give this craft depth and dimension. Plus, kids just love them!
Don’t forget to grab your free turkey template by entering your email in the form below.
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Handprint Turkey Craft For Kids
Make this handprint turkey craft for Thanksgiving with your kids or students!
Materials
- Colored cardstock or paper (in orange, blue, red, green, golden yellow, brown, light brown, black and white)
- Glue stick (I like this type of glue when using cardstock)
- Turkey template (form located at the bottom of the post)
Tools
- Scissors
- Pencil
- .5" and 1" circle punch (optional; you can also cut the circles with scissors)
Instructions
- Download and print the turkey template. Cut each piece out.
- Glue the light brown turkey belly onto the turkey's body.
- Glue the turkey beak to the middle of the turkey's head.
- Secure the snood (the red piece) to the top, side of the turkey's beak with glue.
- Glue the paper eyeballs or googly eyes to the turkey's head, above the beak.
- Glue the yellow feet onto each side of the bottom of the turkey's body.
- Trace your child's hand onto the colored card stock of your choice (these will be the turkey's feathers) and cut them all out.
- Fan out the colored handprints out, then glue the completed turkey onto the handprints.
Love IT
Thanks Jenny!
I love
Thank you!
Our turkey hand print hat is a cute, colorful and easy hat fir my preschool and kindergarten daycare children. Thank you.
No problem 🙂
i would love the template for this hand print turkey, please! thank you!
Of course! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Put my email in 3 times and still did not receive templates
So sorry! I don’t think the email you used to comment was correct, b/c I tried sending it to you but it bounced back….
Cute
Thanks 🙂
love it but wish I could have a copy of the template.
You definitely can! There’s a form at the end of the post. If you enter your email in the form, the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Love the site and great crafting fun
Thank you Charity!
I am looking for turkey handprint template please. Thanks Thea
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Cute template. Would love to use it for my kiddos.
Thank you! Hope you guys have fun making them!
This would be perfect for a speech therapy group that I lead for toddlers and parents. Please send template. Thank you
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wishing to receive a copy of the template please
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I run an in home daycare and my kids would love to do this craft! It’s adorable!
Thanks!
I love your Handprint Turkey! Can’t wait to do it with my students!
Thanks! I hope they love it!
I would love the turkey template
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So excited for the turkey !!
Yay!
I would love the turkey template
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We want to do the turkey with our boys
Are you looking for the template? If so, you can enter your email in the form at the end of the post and it’ll be emailed to you 🙂
Can’t wait to use with my littles
Yay! Hope everyone enjoys it!
I would like the turkey template, please.
Of course! Simply enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Can I get the link for the hand print turkey
Definitely! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Looking forward to the turkey print
Great! Hope you love it!
I would like the template please.
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so cute
Thank you!
Can I get the template this is so cute
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Thanks for the great idea!
You’re very welcome!
Can you email me the template please?
All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be emailed to you 🙂
Love this idea! Can you send me the template?
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I would love the template for the turkey with the hand prints
Thank you
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Ive tried filling out several times to recieve the template and I never was sent a template…
Please send template
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Please send template
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So awesome
Aww, thank you!!!
Thanks!
You’re welcome, Diane!
Please send the turkey template! thank you
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Please send template..thanks
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Loved this project
Thanks, Joy! Glad you liked it!
I am totally going to try this with my 5th graders!
Awesome! Hope they love it!
Can you please email me the turkey template, thank you!!
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Please send. TY
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I would love the template for this turkey. It is so cute. I want to make with my grandchildren.
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I would love the template.
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I would like to use the turkey template.
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I would love the template!
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Template of the Turkey please ☺️
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Please send turkey template
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I would love a copy of the turkey template please!
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Turkey template so so cute!!
Thanks!
Could you please send me a copy of the template.
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This is so cute
Thanks, Marisol!
would love the templete
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So cute!!
Thanks so much Rhonda!
Looking for the Turkey template
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I would love a copy of the template please! These are so cute!
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please, would love to have the template
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Awesome idea
Thank you!
Please send me copy of temple.
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Great blog post! Love the activity idea!
Thank you!