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Printable Crafts 1. Obtain two identical-sized paper plates for the turkey's body.
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2. Cut one paper plate in half.

3. Paint the top surface of the whole paper plate and the bottom
surface of the half paper plate with brown poster paint.

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4. Once the paint dries, glue or staple the Ads by Google

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5. Notice that the joined paper plates has a pouch or pocket.

6. Make the turkey's head by cutting out a circle from brown

construction paper or craft foam. Glue this along the upper edge
of the paper plate body.

7. Cut out a pair of small yellow triangles for the beak and a red
teardrop shape for the wattle from construction paper or craft
foam. Glue these onto the turkey's head. Add a pair of wiggle
eyes to complete the face.

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8. Trace your hand on yellow, orange, red and green construction
paper. Cut out the handprints.

9. Make the turkey's tail by gluing the handprints in a fan-like

arrangement behind the paper plate body.

10. On the days leading up to Thanksgiving, think about the things

and the people that you are thankful for in your life. Write them
down or draw them. You may even make "thank you" notes for
your family members or classmates. Put all of these inside the
turkey's pouch and share them with your family or class on
Thanksgiving.

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