Last night (LATE last night; maybe it was actually this morning), I created another turkey activity for the classroom. The idea for this turkey came from a reader of the blog, Donna, who told me about it after she read this post. THANK YOU, DONNA! Donna is also a preschool teacher and, as she said in her email, we all benefit when we share our ideas. When asked, she graciously said I could use her idea and post about it here on the blog. So, I did!
I think it turned out pretty cute. The body is made from brown craft foam. I just traced around a small paper plate for the main part of the body and free-hand cut out his legs, wings, head/neck, beak and wattle. All the parts were adhered using my hot glue gun. The feathers are hot-glued onto large wooden clothespins. See the photo below.
Here is a sideview of one of the clothespins.
On the shelf, the turkey will be on a tray with the feathers in a basket. I hope the children will have the finger strength to easily use these larger clothespins. We have only used smaller wooden ones so far. If they encounter any major problems, I'll edit this post to reflect any changes I make.
You are awezome I love your ideas
Posted by: Melissa | November 20, 2010 at 08:12 PM
This is great!! Thanks!!!
Posted by: Luciana Scavuzzo | November 10, 2010 at 05:50 PM
where to buy colourful feathers. please kindly tell me.
Posted by: arpita kashyap | June 19, 2010 at 12:35 PM
Love this! Will be making one of these with my little one this weekend.
Posted by: Addie | November 14, 2009 at 09:36 AM
Great idea! I'm definitely going to try this one out. I love how easy it is to make. Thanks for sharing. (I still have to look through your blog some more but I've found some really wonderful ideas.
Posted by: Becky | November 04, 2009 at 10:53 PM
I love this! I'll have to find feathers, but I may just cut them out of foam and do it that way, though it won't look as fun.
Posted by: Julie | November 04, 2009 at 08:49 PM
Where I can buy different color feather? Thank you!
Posted by: Jean | November 16, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Oh that's a cool idea. Pegs are a great motivator for egg, so this would be great for him!Thanks Laura and Donna!
Posted by: RM | November 10, 2008 at 02:47 AM
Oh I just LOVE it! The turkey just calls out for little hands! I've used the larger clothespins a lot and they rarely have a problem with it. Can't wait to hear about how they do with it!
Posted by: Michelle | November 09, 2008 at 08:58 PM