Looking for some last minute Thanksgiving kids craft ideas? A really fun Thanksgiving decoration is making turkeys using your children’s
hand prints. We added an extra twist to this craft by inserting feathers into the fingers and adding a satin bow. Use the turkey hand-print decoration to hang on a door, mantle, or window to welcome Thanksgiving guests.
Materials Needed:
- Mini Bowdabra®
- Bowdabra® Bow Wire
- Feathers
- Small Tip Hole Punch
- Construction Paper
- 1.5″ Antique Gold Satin Ribbon
- 5/8″ Platinum Satin Ribbon
- Christmas Tree Ornament Hanger
Instructions:
1. Using a marker trace your hand with fingers open wide. Cut hand print out.
2. Using a hole punch with a small tip hole, punch at the base of the fingers and in between the fingers. Thread the tip of the feathers through the holes. (Use a pin or tip of paper clip to make the hole as well.) Tape the feather points to the back of the hand.
3. Add a face to the turkey. Using a black marker draw on an eye, glue on a yellow beak, and add a red snood using rolled construction paper.
4. Tape a hanger onto the pointer finger of the turkey and run ribbon through the hanger.
5. To make the bow for the turkey hanger: Cut a 24” piece of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half. Lay it into the Mini Bowdabra. You’ll have a loop at one end and two loose pieces at the opposite end.
6. Cut a piece of ribbon to make bow tails. Dove-tail the ends of ribbon by folding your ribbon in half and cutting at a 45 degree angle.
7. Lay your ribbon into the Mini Bowdabra. Decide how big you want your loops. To make your first loop, fold the ribbon and press into the Mini Bowdabra.
8. Continue folding the ribbon back and forth until you have created as many loops as you desire.
9. Add another style of ribbon, to make your first loop, fold the ribbon and press into the Mini Bowdabra.
10. Continue folding the ribbon back and forth until you have created as many loops as you desire.
11. Scrunch ribbon down with the Mini Bowdabra Wand.
12. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end.
13. Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.
14. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow. To tie off the bow, pinch the Bowdabra Bow Wire securely against the bow. Twist the bow 4 to 6 times in a clockwise direction.
15. Fluff your bow.
16. Attach the bow to the ribbon strand, use the Bowdabra Bow Wire to hang your turkey.
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This is very cute! I like this do it yourself decoration. Especially the thought that you would have to do this with your kids. Sounds fun!
Wow hope I can make that one..
Adorable! Going to make some right now! Thanks!!!
Excellent suggestions, truly kid-friendly projects!
Cute idea. Going to try it out with my daughter.
Very clever, love these ideas. Thanks for reminding me to including the kids without plugging them into a video game
wow very very very creativeeeeee
Another great piece of work. Thanks.
Great tutorial! It’s easy to follow for someone like me who’s not crafty, but wants to be! (:
I’m sending this link to my sister-in-law in Niceville, FL. She’s been looking for a craft to do with her niece.
I like it thank u 4the video
Once again I am impressed and inspired to make stuff like this. Keep them coming!!!
This turkey sculpture is very cute! Do u happen to know how to make Disney inspired ribbon princess sculptures for hair clippies? If so, I would like to request another tutorial please. Thanks! =)
omg i gonna make this is so cute
This is really adorable! I love it! I’m totally on a budget, so this works great for me!
Great idea for giving small blessings to those you love at Thanksgiving.
love this… never seen this before:)
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