The Very Stuffed Turkey Story Time and Craft
My boys are in full Thanksgiving mode now that November is under way! Our Thanksgiving books are unpacked and we’ve been getting creative after reading some of them. My middle kiddo especially loves making projects when he’s home after school lately. I put together a cute Thanksgiving decoration project for him, and thought I’d share the idea here. Check out our The Very Stuffed Turkey inspired story time and craft!
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THE VERY STUFFED TURKEY STORY + CRAFT
Although I’ve bought a few new Thanksgiving books for the boys this year, sometimes it’s fun to revisit books we’ve read before. The kids were thrilled to pull The Very Stuffed Turkey out of the autumn book box a few days ago!
>>> Don’t miss this other fun + quick turkey craft! <<<
THE VERY STUFFED TURKEY STORY
We read The Very Stuffed Turkey for the first time last November. My then-kindergartner loved the cute story. He enjoyed seeing all the fun family traditions Turkey got to experience, as he ate his way through visits with friends on Thanksgiving. The Very Stuffed Turkey is written by Katharine Kenah and illustrated by Binny Talib. The story is sweet and wholesome, while the images are bright and cheerful, with plenty of autumnal colors through out. The book is a great choice for a sweet, fun family read aloud around Thanksgiving.
CUTE ‘STUFFED’ TURKEY CRAFT IDEA
Supplies:
- Wood balls, ideally with a flat bottom.
- Ours had about 2″ diameter.
- Craft felt.
- You need red and orange or yellow.
- Craft foam or construction paper would work well also.
- Chenille stems. (AKA pipe cleaners.)
- 5 per turkey.
- Scissors.
- Craft glue.
- Hot glue would likely work well also, especially for the feathers.
- Craft eyes.
Instructions:
- First, Choose 5 chenille stems.
- Next, form each of the 5 chenille stems into a teardrop or feather shape, leaving a little bit of a ‘tail’ at the point of the feather.
- Then twist the pointed ends of your chenille stem feathers together, so they are attached. Arrange the feathers in a broad fan shape.
- Use craft glue to attach the fan of feathers to the back of a wood ball.
- If you use craft glue, like us, you may have to hold the fan to the ball for a few minutes to help it ‘stick’.
- If you use hot glue, your feathers should set up pretty quickly.
- Using scissors, cut a beak and wattle shape from felt.
- We just eye-balled this and cut free-hand. My kiddo did better with the beak than the wattle, because straight lines are easier to cut from felt than curves.
- We just eye-balled this and cut free-hand. My kiddo did better with the beak than the wattle, because straight lines are easier to cut from felt than curves.
- With craft glue, attach the felt shapes and craft eyes to the front of the wood ball. Let them dry completely.
- Finally, admire the adorable very stuffed turkey your kiddo has created!
>>> Need more The Very Stuffed Turkey story time ideas? My Pinterest board might help! <<<
