Thankful Turkey Craft For Kids [Free Template]

This Thanksgiving, gather the kids and make this cute thankful turkey craft from an old oatmeal container.

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It’s a fun recycled activity that can help kids reflect on gratitude as well!

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– Old oatmeal container – Colored cardstock or construction paper – Scissors – Glue stick – Glue dots – Marker or pen – Turkey template

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Download the turkey template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

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Take an 8.5″x11″ piece of brown paper and cut it down to the height of your oatmeal container (ours was 7.5″ high).

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Glue the turkey eyes a little below the top of the brown paper, in the middle.

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