Cotton Ball Painted Turkey Craft
Servings: 0
Ingredients
- Cotton balls
- Clothespins
- Washable paints in fall colors
- Paper plate
- Brown, red, and orange construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Scissors
- Tray (to contain the mess)
Instructions
- To start, set up your crafting station with the tray to contain any potential paint escapades. Squirt small amounts of paint in bowls or on a paper plate.
- Take another paper plate and fold it in half.
- Cut out a large oval with a smaller oval on top from the brown construction paper for the turkey's body and head.
- Attach cotton balls to the end of clothespins—these are your DIY paintbrush. Dip it into the first color of paint, and press it onto the folded paper plate to start creating the turkey's feathers. You can use different colors to mimic the beautiful, natural pattern of a turkey’s plumage.
- Continue dabbing with various colors, layering them slightly for a full-feathered look. Let it dry.
- Cut out a small triangle for the beak from the orange paper, and a squiggly shape for the wattle from the red paper. Stick on the googly eyes, glue the beak and wattle in place, and then cut out two little feet from the orange paper to attach at the bottom.
- Glue the turkey body to the folded painted paper plate.
- Now, step back and admire your turkey, with its own fluffy feathers and charming face.