Handprint Turkeys

When I have the opportunity I like to do a holiday craft with all of my kids. In the past we have made salt dough ornaments, valentine's, and bunnies with cotton balls to name a few. In the spirit of Thanksgiving we did hand print turkeys and wrote what we are thankful for on the back. They turned out so cute and we have a print of their hands to treasure forever. Here is a picture of our project and what you will need if you want to do this yourself!

What we used:

White card stock paper

Acrylic craft paints 

Paint brushes

Popsicle sticks or tongue depressors

White glue

Scissors

Pen, pencil or marker

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Most importantly.... little hands! 

I use an ice try for my paint. It works great!

Using a separate paint brush for each color quickly paint the palm and thumb brown, then each individual finger green, red, orange and yellow.

Place hand print on card stock, slide fingers back and forth a little and let it dry.

Paint orange legs and a beak.

Paint a red gobbler

Paint brown feather lines on the red, green, yellow and orange finger prints.

Paint a white eyeball with a black spot.

Let the masterpiece dry!

Cut out your turkey and on the back write what you are thankful for. Glue on the stick. Whalah!

Here is a painting template below.