Fun-For-All Thanksgiving: Turkey Handprint

Thanksgiving

A handprint can be more than just art for a parent. Serving as a permanent marker of your child’s size, a handprint design is a time capsule surrounding the holidays. It can also, though, be a simple and easy way to get your child involved in the holiday and craft-making spirit! With just a little bit of paint, some paper and creative energy, we hope that you’re able to make a great Thanksgiving decoration and lifetime memory out of your child’s handprint. We hope this craft represents a great opportunity for your family, at all ages, to do a fun activity together and help decorate for the holiday!

Turkey Handprint

Thanksgiving handprint

Entry Level

Supplies:

  • Brown, yellow, green, orange, red paint
  • Paint brush (3 would be best)
  • White paper
  • Googly eye
  • Red marker

A Colorful Memory Taking Shape

A Colorful Memory Taking Shape

Now You See It

Now You See It
Almost Ready to Go!
Fantastic!
Fantastic!

Step 1:

Paint the child’s palm and thumb brown.

Step 2:

Paint one finger red, one orange, one yellow, and one green. If your child wiggles too much for this, just paint the whole hand brown.

Step 3:

Press the painted hand onto a white piece of paper to create a handprint.

Step 4:

After the handprint dries, glue a googly eye onto the top of the thumbprint. If the thumb is too small for a googly eye, draw one with a black marker.

Step 5:

Draw red legs for the turkey.

Step 6:

Draw the beak and wattle on the thumbprint.

Advanced Level

Supplies:

  • Brown, yellow, green, orange, red paint
  • Paint brush (3 would be best)
  • White paper
  • Googly eye
  • Red marker
  • Feathers
  • Glue

A More Hands-On Design

A More Hands-On Design
With Great Texture and Fun!
With Great Texture and Fun!

Step 1:

Complete the entry level version. The child can draw the legs and beak of the turkey if possible.

Step 2:

Apply glue in between the fingers of the handprint.

Step 3:

Let the child pick out 3 feathers.

Step 4:

Let the child stick the feathers onto the glue.

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