Turkey Leaf Craft (Free Printable Template)

Get ready for Thanksgiving with a fun and festive activity that also celebrates the beauty of fall!

This turkey leaf craft will bring together all the joys of Thanksgiving and the fall season in one adorable project! Your little ones will make their turkey with colorful leaves as tail feathers!

And if your little turkeys are excited for even more fall fun, check out our collection of turkey activities for kids.

Thanksgiving Turkey Craft

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You can use artificial leaves or collect some outdoors on a leaf-hunting adventure. It’s a fun way to get into the Thanksgiving spirit while helping children develop their fine motor skills and creative expression.

The finished turkey makes a great decoration for the season, perfect for displaying on the fridge or in the classroom. Download the free turkey template and gather a few easy supplies to start.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Real leaves or craft leaves
• Turkey leaf template

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 this turkey to life!

First, encourage your child to glue the eyes below the eyebrows.

Next, glue the snood below the eyes.

Place and position the beak on top of the snood and glue it in place.

Now, help your child to glue the feet to the bottom portion of the body.

Finally, guide your child to glue the leaves around the back of the body.

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Easy Thanksgiving Ideas

Get kids excited for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday with some of our favorite creative projects and educational activities. They’re sure to make the holiday extra special, spark creativity, and even sneak in a bit of learning.

There’s something here for every little turkey, so read below for some Thanksgiving themed book recommendations and hands-on activities that’ll be a hit.

Thanksgiving Books For Kids

Below are some of the top Thanksgiving 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!

Kids Thanksgiving Crafts

Pig Turkey Disguise – Help Mr. Turkey escape Thanksgiving dinner by giving him a clever pig disguise! Kids will love turning him into an oinking pig with this fun and creative project. It’s the perfect way to spark their imaginations while keeping the Thanksgiving fun going!

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Pilgrim Photo Craft – Let kids become part of history by creating adorable pilgrims using their own photos for their faces! They can pose their pilgrim creations in fun ways with moveable arms and legs. Choose from boy or girl templates and watch their pilgrims come to life!

Turkey Card Craft – This Thanksgiving, have kids create a turkey card that’s both fun and meaningful! They can write what they’re thankful for inside or send a holiday greeting to a loved one. It’s a heartwarming addition to the holiday festivities!

Mayflower Handprint Craft – Set sail into Thanksgiving fun by having kids create their own Mayflower! To make this craft extra special, they can personalize the ship with handprints for the sail. It’s a creative way to learn about history while adding a personal touch to their Thanksgiving celebrations!

Thanksgiving Free Printables

Reading is a wonderful way to bond with your kids and ignite their imaginations, so pair it with some hands-on fun with our How to Catch a Turkey activities inspired by the charming book.

With these fun and educational activities, kids can enjoy finishing patterns, dotting the letter P for Pilgrim, labeling a pilgrim’s body, and practicing line tracing. They boost fine motor skills, letter recognition, and problem-solving, so they’re a great addition to kids’ Thanksgiving learning!

These Thanksgiving worksheets for kids make learning part of the holiday fun! These engaging printables will help kids practice letter recognition, patterns, handwriting, and more. Use them at home or in the classroom, whether you need a quiet activity or a way to sneak in extra learning.

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These worksheets will definitely be a hit. Children will enjoy these Thanksgiving-themed activities while building essential skills. They’re a festive and educational addition to the season!

One fun way to bring learning into Thanksgiving is with these turkey worksheets! These printables will help kids practice the letter Tt, improve their handwriting, and learn about the parts of a turkey. They’re ideal for home or classroom use and are perfect for preschoolers and kindergartners.

Kids will enjoy the activities while learning important skills just in time for Thanksgiving! Hit download, print, and let the turkey fun begin.

Grab these free printable turkey shape mats and add them to your Thanksgiving activities for preschoolers! The mats feature shapes like circles, hearts, squares, and more. For beginners, start with just a few shapes, and for more advanced learners, try them all!

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Use these mats as play dough templates or with fun manipulatives like gems, corn kernels, or mini pinecones. It’s a playful and hands-on way to help kids explore shapes while entering the holiday spirit!

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