This popiscle turkey craft is so fun and easy to make! Perfect activity on Thanksgiving for the kids to create, they’ll love it!
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For your Popsicle Turkey, you will need:
2 orange Popsicles
3 cherry Popsicles
4″ styrofoam ball
brown acrylic paint
brown construction paper
orange construction paper
2 googly eyes
hot glue gun
foam board or wooden board
1. Cut off a small amount of the styrofoam ball with a sharp knife so the ball sits flat.
2. Paint ball with brown acrylic paint (do not use spray paint, the styrofoam will melt). Allow to dry completely.
3. Cut the brown constuction paper in the shape of a big peanut.
4. Cut a small triangle out of the orange construction paper for beak.
5. Using the hot glue gun attach the googly eyes and beak onto the brown construction paper.
6. Glue the brown construction paper onto the front of the styrofoam ball.
7. Glue the bottom of the ball onto the foam or wooden board for stability.
8. Push the Popsicle sticks into the top of the styrofoam ball and fan them out in alternating flavors for the feathers.
Popsicle Turkey
Materials
- 2 orange Popsicles
- 3 cherry Popsicles
- 4" styrofoam ball
- brown acrylic paint
- brown construction paper
- orange construction paper
- 2 googly eyes
- white glue for hot glue gun
- foam board or wooden board
Tools
- Hot glue gun optional
Instructions
1. Cut off a small amount of the styrofoam ball with a sharp knife so the ball sits flat.
2. Paint ball with brown acrylic paint (do not use spray paint, the styrofoam will melt). Allow to dry completely.
3. Cut the brown constuction paper in the shape of a big peanut.
4. Cut a small triangle out of the orange construction paper for beak.
5. Using the hot glue gun attach the googly eyes and beak onto the brown construction paper.
6. Glue the brown construction paper onto the front of the styrofoam ball.
7. Glue the bottom of the ball onto the foam or wooden board for stability.
8. Push the Popsicle sticks into the top of the styrofoam ball and fan them out in alternating flavors for the feathers.
