Thanksgiving Turkey Wreaths
What better way to get into the holiday spirit than to make a cute and easy wreath with your little ones using supplies your probably already have on hand!
Supplies:
- Assorted construction paper (we used red, yellow, orange and brown)
- 1 large paper plate
- Pen or pencil
- Scissors
- Tape, glue or stapler (we used both tape and stapler)
- Cup or other object to trace 1 big and 1 small circle
- Googly eyes (or marker)
Directions:
- Trace one small circle and one large circle onto the brown construction paper using the cup as a guide. Cut out and set aside.
- Cut out 1- to 2-inch strips of paper. Roll into a circle and staple ends together, making a circle. We used about 1.5 sheets of each color.
- Arrange paper circles into your preferred pattern and either staple or tape onto the plate. Leave one strip of each—red, orange and yellow—to the side. We used the bottom side of the plate so our wreath would pop out when hanging. Once you get the paper circles attached to your plate, set aside.
- Take the big and small brown circles and attach the small circle to the big brown circle, making the turkey body.
- Add face of turkey.
- Flip turkey over and attach additional strip to make the feathers. We chose to cut the strips in half to help give more feathers. We taped them to the back of the turkey’s body.
- Attach turkey to the wreath with tape.
- Hang up your new wreath and enjoy!
Janelle Cumro-Sultzer lives in Overland Park with her husband, two children and two dogs. Janelle is a former health care executive director and is a mediator in Kansas, helping families in conflict. Janelle loves to focus on learning through play and getting messy with crafts.