Creative Hand-print Turkey Ideas

Gobble, gobble, gobble. The turkey is one of the most recognizable symbols of the Thanksgiving holiday. Everyone knows the Thanksgiving turkey takes center stage for the big November feast. Just as fun are making hand-print turkey crafts with the kids. Traditional hand-print turkey crafts begin with making an impression of a child's hand, or by tracing it, then decorating it to look like the famous bird "turkey day" is named for! Here are some variations on the classic Thanksgiving hand-print turkey craft we all know and love, complete with links to visual aids or instructions for creating them.

Hand-print Turkey Puppet
This is a cute Thanksgiving turkey craft consisting of several cut-outs of your child or children's hand-prints. You simply need a paper bag, markers or crayons, and several pieces of Autumn colored construction paper.

Hand-print Turkey with Brown Paper Circles
In this craft, a larger brown circle and smaller brown circle cut from sturdy construction paper make up the turkey's body and head respectively. Then, they are affixed in front of the child's hand print, colored or painted like turkey feathers.

Painted Double Hand-print Turkey Craft
This painted hand-print craft would be perfect for multiple children, twins, or even just one child who loves to get his hands right into the action. It includes painting the child's hands brown and then using painted embellishment for the details of the painted turkey.

Turkey Hand-print Holiday Ornament Using Craft Foam
This craft kit from Oriental Trading is under $10 and is made of long-lasting and colorful craft foam. Simply trace your child's hand and cut it from brown craft foam to create the body of the turkey, then decorate with included colorful craft foam embellishments such as a pilgrim hat and colorful tail feathers. Comes with a string for hanging.

Stuffed Hand-print Turkey Tutorial
Why not use the quintessential symbol of the Thanksgiving turkey to create a craft that will last for years to come? If you're handy with a needle and thread, you can create this stuffed turkey using your child's hand-print and this tutorial. Colorful felt makes up the feathers of this adorable keepsake.

These hand-print turkey craft ideas are a great way to create holiday traditions with the kids, and are fun too! Happy Thanksgiving and happy crafting!