Create darling little turkeys for table decor this Thanksgiving season using foam dice from the Dollar Store.
These turkeys are so stinking cute. They are a great craft project to do with kids of all ages during the autumn season. They make great mantle decorations and also work for fun place settings on the Thanksgiving table.
This inexpensive Dollar Store Thanksgiving Turkey project would be fun to do in the classroom, at a scout meeting or with a group of kids at a Friendsgiving party.
Materials and Supplies for Foam Dice Turkey
- Foam Dice – Dollar Store
- Jumbo Craft Sticks – Dollar Store
- Wiggle Eyes – Dollar Store
- Wooden Dowels, 6” – Dollar Store
- Wooden Stars – Dollar Store
- Craft Felt or Craft Foam – Brown, Burgundy, Gold
- Craft Paint – Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Burgundy, Yellow, Gold, Bright Orange, Dark Orange
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Store
- Strong Adhesive like E6000
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Permanent Marker, Black
- PATTERNS FOAM DICE TURKEY
Directions for Foam Dice Turkey Making
STEP ONE
Gather all supplies. Remove the foam dice from the packaging. Basecoat the foam dice with medium brown acrylic craft paint. Let paint dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP TWO
Basecoat the front, back, and sides of jumbo craft sticks with acrylic craft paint as follows: burgundy (2), yellow (1), gold (1), bright orange (1), dark orange (1), and dark brown (1). Let paint dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
STEP THREE
Measure and cut each jumbo craft stick in half with scissors.
STEP FOUR
Add feather markings to each half craft stick using a permanent black marker. Drawn a line down the center and then diagonal lines drawn into the center line.
STEP FIVE
Lay out the half jumbo craft sticks with the burgundy in the center and on the ends. Then dry fit the rest of the feathers in between. Refer to the photo for placement. Attach the half jumbo craft sticks to the foam dice base with a glue gun and glue sticks. You could also use liquid craft glue, but you would have to wait for it to dry.
STEP SIX
Download, print, and cut out the foam dice turkey patterns. Trace the turkey beak onto gold craft felt, and the turkey waddle onto burgundy craft felt with a black marker. Cut out the beak and waddle with scissors. Add a face to the turkey by attaching two wiggle eyes with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue the felt waddle and beak directly under the wiggle eyes.
STEP SEVEN
Basecoat one 6” wooden dowel and two wooden stars with gold acrylic craft paint. Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Then cut the wooden dowel in half. Attach the flat end of each dowel half to the center of each star with a strong adhesive like E6000. Let glue set according to package directions.
STEP EIGHT
Push the pencil point into the bottom of the foam dice twice. Add a small amount of glue to the end of the wooden dowel and insert into the hole created with the pencil. Repeat for the second leg. Stand the turkey up and adjust the legs before the glue dries.
STEP NINE
Trace the turkey wing pattern onto brown craft felt twice with a marker. Cut out the turkey wings with scissors. You could also use craft foam or colored cardstock for this project.
STEP TEN
To finish, attach a wing to the right and left hand side of the turkey using a glue gun and glue sticks.
This is a easy and fun activity to create in just about 30 minutes with inexpensive supplies. There are cool glue guns out there too so if you are working with kids, be sure to take this into consideration.
Clothespin Turkey Craft
This is another really fun craft for the autumn turkey season. The supplies for the clothespin turkey can be found at the Dollar Store too. Grab the directions for this project!
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