Thanksgiving is a great excuse to spend more quality time with the kids! And what better way to do that than by making this turkey popsicle stick craft?

We love creating preschool Thanksgiving crafts and this one is so fun!

We’re giving you a free printable template to use so you don’t have to worry about being artistic. Just download, print, and get crafting!

And there are two different ways you can make this turkey’s feathers, so there’s an option everyone will love.

Gather around the table and make this cute craft with your preschool, kindergarten, and elementary aged kiddos!

Turkey Project For Kids

Supplies

• Popsicle sticks
• Permanent glue dots
• Glue stick
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Turkey template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link emailed to you)

Directions

Line 4 popsicle sticks up to create a rectangle. Grab another popsicle stick and cut it into thirds with the scissors. Stretch a glue dot along the length of the 3 short popsicle sticks and use them to glue the 4 popsicle stick rectangle together. Glue one at the top, bottom, and middle.

Flip the 4 popsicle rectangle over and paint them all brown. If you’re using popsicle sticks for his feathers, paint 7 more popsicle sticks in red, orange, yellow, and blue. Let all the pieces dry completely before moving on. If you’re using craft feathers, skip this step.

Assemble the turkey’s pilgrim hat by gluing the inner buckle to the outer buckle, then glue this to the hat band. Glue the hat band onto the hat and cut off the paper that hangs off the end.

Take the completed pilgrim hat and glue to the top of the brown popsicle stick turkey body.

Place the eyes just below the hat bottom and glue in place.

Glue the snood behind the beak and then glue these pieces in the middle and slightly overlapping the eyes.

Position the turkey’s feet on both sides of the bottom of the turkey body and glue in place.

Create the turkey’s feathers by gluing the popsicle sticks (use the permanent glue dots) or by taping the craft feathers in a fan along the back of the popsicle sticks.

Isn’t this such a cute and colorful Thanksgiving craft?

Make it at home or at school, or save it for a Thanksgiving Day activity! We think your kids will also enjoy making this turkey headband craft or this pilgrim craft for preschoolers!

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Turkey Popsicle Stick Craft

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Drying Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 33 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

This turkey popsicle stick craft is a fun and simple Thanksgiving craft kids will all want to make!

Print

Materials

• Popsicle sticks
• Permanent glue dots
• Glue stick
• Paint
• Paintbrush
• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Turkey template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link emailed to you)

Instructions

1. Line 4 popsicle sticks up to create a rectangle. Grab another popsicle stick and cut it into thirds with the scissors. Stretch a glue dot along the length of the 3 short popsicle sticks and use them to glue the 4 popsicle stick rectangle together. Glue one at the top, bottom, and middle.
2. Flip the 4 popsicle rectangle over and paint them all brown. If you're using popsicle sticks for his feathers, paint 7 more popsicle sticks in red, orange, yellow, and blue. Let all the pieces dry completely before moving on. If you're using craft feathers, skip this step.
3. Assemble the turkey's pilgrim hat by gluing the inner buckle to the outer buckle, then glue this to the hat band. Glue the hat band onto the hat and cut off the paper that hangs off the end.
4. Take the completed pilgrim hat and glue to the top of the brown popsicle stick turkey body.
5. Place the eyes just below the hat bottom and glue in place.
6. Glue the snood behind the beak and then glue these pieces in the middle and slightly overlapping the eyes.
7. Position the turkey's feet on both sides of the bottom of the turkey body and glue in place.
8. Create the turkey's feathers by gluing the popsicle sticks (use the permanent glue dots) or by taping the craft feathers in a fan along the back of the popsicle sticks.

Free Turkey Template