DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Handprint and Footprint Turkey Craft
CLICK to
view a larger photo of the craft made with construction paper
and sparkle glue. We used Mommy, Tasha and Kaitlyn's handprints
and Daddy's foot! Close the window when done viewing the photo
to return to this screen.
Materials:
- a printer,
- paper ,
- scissors,
- glue, and
- something to colour with.
Instructions:
- Print out the craft template of choice.
- Colour pieces, as necessary.
- Cut out the pieces. This step may require adult assistance.
- Trace around child's foot (or for a bigger turkey, around an adult's foot). Brown construction paper or a brown paper bag work well. The foot will serve as the turkey's body.
- Trace around child's hands multiple times on
different colours of construction paper (gift wrap works too).
- The trick to the turkey is that more hand
prints make it better!
- Optional: You can decorate the handprints with squiggly marker lines, glitter glue pens, sequins or real feathers.
- An Alternative: You can combine the hands of the whole family or classroom to make one big turkey!.
- The trick to the turkey is that more hand
prints make it better!
- Glue the handprints onto the body in layers to make the tail feathers (see picture above).
- Glue the face and feet from the printable template to the body to finish.
Templates:
- After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
- If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog
Template (color) or (B&W)
Printable version of these instructions
