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This Week's Lesson
It is Turkey Time! Make a turkey hat together this Thanksgiving.
Thankful Turkey Hat
What You Need:
-Scissors
-Brown construction paper or paper bag
-Cardboard
-Glue
-Colored paper
-Crayons or markers
-Pom-poms
What You Do:
-From the brown construction paper or paper bags, cut a circle for the turkey's head. Next, cut a wide band to fit around your child's head.
-From the cardboard, cut a strip to use for a neck. Fold it accordion style, then glue one end to the back of the paper circle.
-For a beak, fold yellow paper and cut out a small triangle. Cut a rounded L shape from red paper for the turkey's wattle.
-To create eyes, draw a black circle on each pom-pom with the marker. Or if you do not have pom poms, use white paper instead.
-Glue the eyes, wattle and one side of the beak to the head. Let them dry. Then, glue the loose end of the neck to the center of the headband.
-Now, wrap the headband around your child's head and mark where the ends overlap.
-Remove the band and glue the ends together.
-Finally, glue on construction paper feathers and wings.
Take it further:
On each feather have your child write something for which he is thankful. This is a great activity for the entire family to do together!
Suggested Reading:
-Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit by Norman Bridwell
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