Handprint Crafts, Handprint Turkey, Fall Crafts, Thanksgiving Crafts, Cheap Crafts, Dollar Tree Crafts, DIY Turkey Painting

Hi friends,

It’s November 1st and time to think about all things turkey! In our case, fun, feathery, crafted turkeys. We used our handprints as guides, then various neutral colors, cotton balls, and construction paper, for these cute feathery fowls. Check out our super easy feathered turkeys below!

*Click on photos for a closer look

What You'll Need

Craft/Drawing Paper
Brown & Red Construction Paper
Pencil
Scissors
Glue
Craft Paints & Flat Brushes
Cotton Balls
Optional: Clothespins, Tablecover/Newspaper, Paint Tray

The Steps

Place both hands on the center of the paper, stacking the pointer fingers on top of each other.
Remove one hand carefully and trace the outer part of the opposite hand and fingers, stopping halfway down the pointer finger(no thumbs will be drawn).
Now place the opposite hand over the drawn hand, align the pointer fingers, and draw the rest of that hand(7 fingers total).
Connect the bottom lines to create a round bottom.

5. Use one of the browns and a flat brush to paint the body and partially into the finger/feather area.

We reserved the darkest/lightest colors to detail the feathers.

6. With a cotton ball and clothespin(optional), lightly dab paint on each feather, creating more in between each finger, and using different colors as well.

7. Continue layering the colors and adding the *details with either lighter/darker colors.

*Naomi used a flat brush to pounce the darker colors on, creating a softer, blurred effect. I kept it minimal and a bit more precise.

8. Paint the legs and feet next.

9. With your pencil, create an oval shape and cut out.

10. Glue the oval onto the body.

11. Using a clean brush, add eyes in a dark color, and a beak in yellow.

12. Draw a thick, curvy L to create the snood, the flesh hanging over the beak.

13. Depending on the direction of your beak, fold under the upper corner of the paper:

LEFT BEAK= face the snood curve away from the beak and fold the right corner under (shown above). RIGHT BEAK= face the snood curve away from the beak and for the left corner under. (Naomi’s, below)