Easy Yarn Turkey Craft for Kids [Free Printable Template]

Your little turkeys will be wrapped up in a good time with this cute yarn turkey craft. This DIY turkey is a fun way for little hands to practice hand-eye coordination and develop fine motor skills.

Kids will wind yarn around their template and add colorful tail feathers and details to make a holiday decoration they’ll be excited to show off. Once their turkeys are wrapped snuggly in cozy yarn, keep the fun going by finding even more turkey activities for kids to enjoy this November!

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Turkey Craft For Kids

This Thanksgiving turkey craft is a fun way for kids to create their own holiday decor. They’ll wrap yarn around a cardboard turkey cutout and finish by adding colorful feathers, eyes, and a beak to make a cheerful little bird. The result is a sweet and festive turkey that can decorate a home or classroom display.

A yarn wrapping activity is simple to set up and keeps kids engaged while also supporting their development. Wrapping yarn builds hand strength, improves coordination, and encourages focus and patience. As kids twist and wind the yarn, they’ll also boost bilateral coordination.

Download the turkey template, gather some yarn, paper, and glue, and follow the easy steps below. This activity will have kids excited for Thanksgiving and proud of their handmade turkey decoration when it’s finished.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Thin recycled cardboard (like from a cereal box)
• Yarn
• Tape
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pencil
• Turkey Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the template. 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!

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Take the body outline, trace it on the cardboard, and cut it out.

Now grab the cardboard and your brown yarn. Use a small piece of tape on the back of the body outline to hold the starting end of your yarn in place.

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Now, this is the fun part! Encourage your child to wrap the brown yarn all the way around the body outline. Tell them to wrap it up and down, side to side, crisscrossing the yarn until they have covered it to their liking! Cut the end of the yarn and tape it down on the back.

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Next, grab the wings and glue them onto the sides of the turkey’s body.

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Grab the eyes and glue them onto the turkey’s face.

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Glue the snood just below the eyes. It adds a nice pop of color to your turkey’s face.

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Find the small yellow beak piece. Add a dab of glue to the back and stick it onto the turkey’s face, on top of the snood.

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Next, take the feet and glue them to the back and bottom of the turkey’s body.

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Now it’s time to bring it all together. Help your child glue the finished turkey right on top of its colorful feathers as the final touch.

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Don’t you just love this cute yarn-wrapped turkey? We think your kids will love creating it! Be sure to check out more of our favorite preschool Thanksgiving crafts to keep the creative fun going!

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Stuffed Paper Bag Turkey Craft

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!

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Printable Thanksgiving Crafts

Turkey Handprint Craft For Kids – Little hands will gobble up the fun by turning their handprints into a colorful turkey tail! Each paper turkey will be a one of a kind creation when kids choose what colors to make their turkey’s tail feathers. This hands-on project is a fun way to make memories and celebrate Thanksgiving!

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Turkey Headband Craft – Your little gobblers will love making and wearing this cute turkey headband! They’ll be excited to wear it during story times, classroom parties, or even during the big Thanksgiving meal. This simple project adds a little extra holiday cheer with just a few supplies and our free template.

Turkey Name Craft

Corn Paper Bag Puppet – A plain paper bag turns into a “corny” character your kids will love! This corn puppet is a fun way to celebrate harvest time and makes for a great accompaniment to imaginative play. It’s easy enough for little hands, so it’s a great project for preschoolers, too!

Pilgrim Paper Bag Puppet – Bring history to life with these adorable pilgrim puppets made from paper bags! Kids can make boy and girl pilgrims, then use them for story telling or imaginative play. Putting on their own mini puppet show is a great way for kids to learn about the first Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Printables

Poor Mr. Turkey is on the run and needs a clever disguise before Thanksgiving! These turkey in disguise printables let kids dress him up as anything they can imagine, like a superhero, a rockstar, or even another animal.

We’ve included multiple templates so they have plenty of options to make a unique disguise. Print them out, grab some easy to find supplies, and watch kids use their big imaginations to make this hilarious and creative holiday project.

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Turn holiday fun into hands-on learning with these Thanksgiving pattern block mats! Kids can build turkeys, pumpkins, and even a festive feast while practicing shape recognition and problem solving.

Each design encourages fine motor skills and spatial awareness, so playtime is both engaging and educational. Print the mats, gather your pattern blocks, and let the holiday building begin!

Old Lady Who Swallowed A Turkey

These turkey do a dot printables are a gobbling good way to keep little hands busy! Kids will practice counting, letter recognition, and fine motor skills while filling in these engaging pages.

These festive activities are an easy and fun addition to learning at home or in the classroom, and kids will be excited to use their dot markers! They’ll dot and dab all the letter ‘Tt’s, a number graph, a fine motor skill practice sheet, and a colorful turkey.

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Little learners can gobble up counting, number recognition, patterns, and shapes with these turkey math worksheets! Kids will count dots, order turkeys, complete patterns, and trace shapes on each festive page. These free printables turn learning into a hands-on activity that keeps little minds engaged. Grab your set, and watch children enjoy learning with each adorable turkey math page!

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Free Yarn Turkey Craft Template

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