Cute Color Matching Turkey Toddler Craft

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Now that Halloween has passed, it’s time to start thinking about Thanksgiving! And there are so many fun ways to celebrate the holiday with your kids, like simple crafts for kids. Whether you’re looking for a cute craft to do with your toddler during November or need a way to keep you preschooler entertained at the Thanksgiving table, this adorable turkey toddler craft is perfect.

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This turkey toddler craft will keep your young kids entertained for a while! My active two year old can’t get enough of giving the turkeys their feathers, which is how I know it’s a winner. Keep reading to see how to make your own turkey preschool craft and get the free printable turkeys to play on your own!

There are so many educational benefits to playing this cute turkey toddler craft, especially if you have a two or three year old at home. Playing this game is great for:

• Improving the pincer grasp by picking up the feathers
• Improving fine motor skills by picking up the feathers and placing them on the turkey
• Color recognition by matching the colored feathers to the colored turkeys
• Color sorting by sorting the colored feathers before placing them on the matching turkey

Make Your Own Turkey Toddler Craft

To make your own color sorting turkey game, you’ll need to start by downloading my free printable colored turkeys. The printable includes turkey bodies in a variety of colors (blue, green, red, yellow, orange, and purple). To get your own, simply subscribe to my email list, print out the turkeys on card stock, and cut it out around the outer edge.

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After downloading the printable turkeys, print them on heavy card stock. Then, cut out each turkey and the strip at the bottom. Here’s what you’ll need to put this cute turkey preschool craft:

• Printable turkey bodies
• Card stock
• Scissors
• Small styrofoam balls
• Tape
• Feathers in different colors

After cutting out the turkeys, use a piece of tape to secure the ends of the strip of paper at the bottom of each turkey together to form a stand. Then, place a small styrofoam ball in the center of each stand to hold the feathers. You may need to adjust the size of your stand to fit the styrofoam ball. After everything is secure, simply turn the turkeys around to play!

Play the Color Sorting Game

There are a couple different ways you can play with this turkey preschool craft:

• Line up the turkeys and place a pile of feathers in front of your child. Ask your child to pick up each feather and place it on the turkey that matches its color. For a more advanced game, set a timer and let your child see if they can correctly match all the feathers to the correct turkeys before the timer goes off.
• Line up the turkeys and place a pile of feathers in front of your child. Ask your child to sort each of the feathers according to color, then count the feathers and place them on the matching turkey.

No matter how you choose to play with this cute turkey toddler craft, I’m sure your kids will have a blast! And if you come up with a different way for your kids to enjoy this game, don’t forget to let me know in the comments!

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Emily

Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!

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