INSIDE: Spice Painted Turkey Craft is a fun Thanksgiving craft for kids. Create unique feathers using this easy sensory paining activity!
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How to Make Spice Painted Turkey Craft
- Cut the brown construction paper or foam sheet in the shape of a turkey body.
2. Glue, eyes, beak and snoods to the head of the turkey. You can make one turkey body or several!
Make Spice Paint
Grab 4-6 different spices that are similar to the colours of turkey feathers. I used ginger, cinnamon, paprika, mustard powder and curry powder to create the yellows, browns, and reds we imagined turkey feathers to look like.
Add about a tablespoon of the spice to each section of a muffin tin and then add a small amount off water to each spice and use a spoon to mix it throughly. Let your little do the mixing! Note: some of the spices will mix better than others. For instance, cinnamon doesn’t mix very well but we still tried it out.
As your little one is mixing and/or scooping out the spices, let them smell them and see if they can identify which spice is which.
Time to Paint
Glue your turkey body to a sheet of white paper. Make sure to protect your table before letting your little one to start start paining.
Hand your child a paint brush and invite them to create the feathers of the turkey using the spice paint.
Total Hit
I knew this was a hit with my kids when my 6 year old exclaimed – “Oh, this is fun!”. This was such a fun sensory painting activity for Thanksgiving and a wonderful way to create unique turkey feathers.
My kids painted and sniffed and created a beautiful craft.
My happy kids are 6 years and 2.5 years old.
Supplies
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- Brown construction paper or foam sheets
- Red and orange construction paper
- Googley eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
- Muffin Tin
- Water
- Spices
- Paint Brush
WILL YOU TRY SPICE PAINTED TURKEY CRAFT WITH YOUR TODDLER OR PRESCHOOLER THIS THANKSGIVING? PIN IT FOR LATER!
