• Toilet paper tubes
• Brown construction paper
• Yellow construction paper
• Red construction paper
• White construction paper
• Black construction paper
• Pencil
• Glue
• Scissors
• Tempera paints or watercolor paints
• Paintbrush
• Stapler

• Trace around the child's hand on one piece of white construction paper. Note: You may wish to trace larger around the child's hand to make the turkey feathers bigger and also make it easier for the child to cut out.
• Cut out the pattern.
• Paint the hand pattern with different colors of paints.
• Let the paint dry.
• Cut one of the toilet paper tubes in half. (You will only need 1 piece)
• Cut out brown construction paper to fit around the two toilet paper tubes and staple it on to the tubes.
• Staple the two tubes together, the shorter on top of the longer one.
• Cut out a beak and feet out of the yellow construction paper, a gobbler out of red construction paper, and eyes out of white and black construction paper.
• Attach the eyes, beak, feet, and gobbler to the tubes with glue.
• Staple the feathers to the back of the tubes when the feathers are dry.

• 2 cardboard tubes, one approximately 6 inches long and one about 1-1/2 inches long
• 2 compressed-paper bowls
• Acrylic paint
• Paintbrush
• Thick white crafts glue; clothespins
• Construction paper
• 1 small round balloon
• Toothpicks
• Crepe paper in yellow and orange
• Scissors
  
  Instruction:

1. Paint the longer tube and the undersides of the two bowls in desired colors. Let dry. Glue the rims of the bowls together so the undersides show. If necessary, clamp them with clothespins while the glue dries.
   
2. Glue the long tube along its length to one of the bowls. After the glue has dried, decorate the turkey by gluing crepe paper around the edges of the front bowl.
   
3. Cut out a construction-paper beak and eyes, and glue them to the top of the tube along with the balloon for the wattle. To make the turkey's feet, trace a child's hand onto construction paper; then cut it out and glue it to the bottom of the tube.
   
4. To make a pilgrim's hat for the turkey, cover the short tube with construction paper. Cut out a small circle top and a larger circle for the hat brim. Glue the hat pieces together; then glue the hat to the top of the longer tube.
   
5. Cut paper feathers from construction paper and glue toothpicks to their ends. Poke holes in the rear bowl to hold the feathers when they're brought to the table.
   
6. To add thankful sentiments, give all dinner guests a paper feather. Ask them to write or draw something for which they're thankful. Add the feathers to the centerpiece.

• Wire cutters
• 1 Red bumpy chenille stem
• 1 Orange bumpy chenille stem
• 1 Brown bumpy chenille stem
• 1 Yellow bumpy chenille stem
• 2 Tan chenille stems (bumpy would look cute)
• Glue
• 2 (5-6 MM) Wiggle eyes
• 2 ounce paint bottle (any color)

• Cut the brown bumpy chenille stem into 2 pieces that have 2 bumps each.
• Cut the red chenille stem into a 1 bump and another piece that has 2 bumps.
• Cut the orange chenille stem into 2 bumps.
• Cut the yellow chenille stem into 1 bump.
• Twist the end of one tan chenille stem to the end of the second tan chenille stem.
• Wrap the long tan chenille stem around the outside of a paint bottle.
• Slip one 2 bump brown chenille stem under all the layers of the tan chenille stem. Twist once to hold all the tan chenille stems together. (The brown will make the head)
• On the opposite side of the paint bottle slide the following 2 bump chenille stems under all the layers of the tan chenille stem in one area: one each of red, brown, and orange. Position the tan chenille close together on top of the narrow part of the colored bumpy chenille.
• Bend the colored chinless in half and twist once to hold the tan chenille stems in place. (see photo)
• Slide the turkey body off of the paint bottle.
• Bend the head (brown) up and over slightly.
• Bend the 1 bump red chenille stem in 1/2 and twist around the neck of the turkey.
• Take the 1 bump yellow chenille stem on the bottom tan chenille stem and twist around the tan chenille stem. Bend the middle of the stem in towards the turkey to resemble feet.
• Separate (fan) the tan turkey body out to give it a more rounded shape.
• Glue a wiggle eye on each side of the turkey's head.
• Fan out the red, brown, and orange tail feathers.

• Brown Paper Bags 
• Scrap Construction Paper 
• Newspaper 
• Glue 
• Crayons 
• Scissors

Stuff the paper bag with newspaper, leaving about 3 inches to fold shut. Try to fold it so both ends look the same and then glue it shut. Cut out feather shapes and glue onto bag. Draw and cut out turkey head and neck; making two tabs where the base of the neck will be. Fold one tab forward and one tab back and attach it to the bag.