Turkey Handprint Craft

There are a lot of cute Thanksgiving crafts, but my favorite is the Turkey made from your child's handprint. After displaying the Turkey's during November, I put them in the kids' memory boxes. It's fun to pull these keepsakes out and see how much their hands have grown year after year.

To make the turkey, paint your child's hand brown and each finger a different color. Carefully place your child's hand on a sheet of paper. Remind your artist not to wiggle his or her fingers or the turkey feather's will get blurry. Next, apply red paint to your child's thumb, and place on the paper to make the turkey's waddle.

Another great handprint craft uses handprints that have been cut out to make the turkey. The whole family can get involved! Trace and cut out the smallest child's footprint using brown paper. Next, trace and cut out several handprints of the smallest child using red paper and glue to the back of the foot print. Usethe same child's handprint cut out in yellow to make the turkey's feet. Use different colored paper for each child and each adult's hand prints to make the turkey really full. Add googly eyes, a yellow beak and a red waddle to complete your turkey.