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EnchantedLearning.com Hand and Foot Turkey Craft More Crafts This cute turkey is made from your child's handprints and footprints, cut out of construction paper. It makes a very nice Thanksgiving decoration.

Supplies:

Brown, red, orange and yellow construction paper Pencil Scissors Glue Googly eyes (optional)

Trace around the child's feet using brown construction paper. These two pieces will be the turkey's body.

Trace around the child's hands using red, orange, and yellow construction paper. These 6 pieces will be the turkey's feathers.

Glue the two footprints together to make the turkey's body. (The heels make the head area.)

Cut out a round wattle and an orange beak. Glue the wattle, beak, and googly eyes (or paper eyes) to the turkey's head. Make two legs from paper and glue then to the back of the body (or use pipe cleaners and tape them to the back).

Glue the handprint "feathers" to the back of the turkey. You can now decorate your house for Thanksgiving with these cute turkeys. Don't forget to put the child's name and age on the back of the turkey.

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