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TURKEY PUPPETS
| FINGER PUPPET |
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Using the small pattern, cut a turkey out of brown paper. |
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Let your child glue a large brown pom in the center of the
turkey's body. |
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Next, create a small paper tube by taping a piece of paper
1" x 2" into a cylinder. |
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Next, glue or tape the turkey onto the finger tube. |
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Have your child slip the puppet onto her finger.
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| STICK PUPPET |
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Using the medium pattern, cut out a turkey for your child
from brown paper. |
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Give him some small feathers (brown or colored) to glue onto
the turkey. |
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Help your child attach a craft stick to the back of the puppet
with tape or glue.
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TURKEY
PICTURES
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Using the large pattern, cut out a brown paper turkey for
your child. |
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Give her some 1" x 4" colored paper strips. |
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Have her snip off the corners on one end of each strip to
create colored feathers. |
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Give your child some glue in a bowl and a small brush. Have
her brush some glue onto the back of each feather and place
it onto her turkey. |
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Let your child decide whether or not to glue the turkey onto
a larger piece of paper or to just leave her turkey as is. |
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TURKEYS IN THE BARNYARD
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Using the medium or small pattern, cut out 3 turkeys. |
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Give the turkeys to your child and have him glue them onto
a larger piece of paper. |
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Next, give him some small craft sticks and have
him make a pen for this turkeys by gluing the sticks around
the turkeys.
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COUNTING
TURKEYS
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Cut out nine medium or small paper (or felt) turkeys. |
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Place them on a table or felt board. |
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Have your child point to each one as you recite the
following poems together.
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| NINE LITTLE TURKEYS
(A Counting Rhyme)
One little, two little, three little turkeys
Four little, five little, six little turkeys
Seven little, eight little, nine little turkeys
Out in the barnyard.
Gobble, gobble, little turkeys
Gobble, gobble, little turkeys,
Gobble, gobble, little turkeys.
Out in the barnyard.
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TURKEY, TURKEY
(A Number & Color Rhyme)
Turkey, turkey number one
Strutting under the yellow sun.
Turkey, turkey number two
Strutting under skies of blue.
Turkey, turkey number three
Strutting under a big green tree.
Turkey, turkey number four
Strutting past the red barn door.
(You may want to also cut out a yellow sun, strip
of blue for a sky, a green tree and a red barn for this
activity.)
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