Fancy Filter Turkeys
Involve your kids in Thanksgiving meal preparations. These crafty birds add gob(bler)s of color to any holiday table!
1. To make the bodies of your turkeys, draw fall-colored leaves with Crayola® Crayons on several coffee filters. Start at the inside of the filter and move to the outside edges. With Crayola Washable Markers, draw lines throughout the filter. For turkey gobblers (the official name is wattles), color another coffee filter with red crayon and washable markers.
2. Cover your work area with recycled newspaper. Spritz the filters with water so the washable marker colors blend together. Dry.
3. Bunch filters together to form turkey bodies, heads, long necks, and gobblers. Add small tip of orange for beaks and dots of black for eyes. Use Crayola School Glue to hold all the parts together. Dry.
4. Using Crayola Scissors, cut thin strips into the edges to create feathery coffee filters.
5. Cut cardboard tubes into napkin rings. Paint the rings with Crayola Washable Kid's Paint and Paint Brushes. Dry.
6. Glue your turkeys to the napkin rings. Dry. Fill with Hallmark holiday napkins. Now you're ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States, Canada, or wherever you are!
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.
Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.
Recycled Cardboard Tubes—Use paper towel tubes, gift-wrap tubes, or long cardboard tubes that can be cut to any length. Health professionals caution against using recycled toilet paper tubes for arts & crafts projects because of the potential fecal contamination.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
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