Hand Print Turkey, an Oldie but a Goodie!

This has to be one of the easiest Thanksgiving crafts out there, the kids love the mess and the bonus is years from now you get to remember how small those cute little hands were at one time.  We took some paint to those paws keeping the palm and thumb brown and letting the kids choose the colors for the rest of the fingers.  They become the feathers. 

Have your little one press their hand on the paper and gently remove.

 

  After it dries draw two legs and feet, a beak and now's the time to explain those red dangly things. 

 

The Snood: the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Turns bright red during courtship or when the turkey is upset.

 

The Wattle: the flap of skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red during courtship or when the turkey is upset.

 

 The females think the bigger and redder the more attractive those boys become. 

 That may be a lesson for another day, however.

 

Have fun you turkeys!!!