Coffee Filter Turkeys

With it being Thanksgiving week, the kids and I have been working on a plethora of turkey crafts. These coffee filter turkeys turned out quite beautifully!  And all three of mine--at ages 7, 4, and 2--had fun with them.  All you need is coffee filters, markers, a spray bottle with water, construction paper, and googly eyes.  Kids can color the coffee filters with markers.  Then, holding the filter over a sink, spray with the water bottle, rotating a little so that the colors run together (you may want to wear rubber gloves for this part; it can get messy!).  Set aside the filter to dry.  Cut a turkey shape out of brown paper, and a nose out of orange paper.  Glue everything down and have the kids draw a waddle with red marker.  Once the filter is dry, you can glue that, too.  These are absolute works of art!

Thanksgiving Turkey Busy Bag

I looked around Pinterest for a Thanksgiving- or turkey-themed busy bag, but couldn't find any good examples.  So this is what I came up with. I cut a turkey out of tan felt (shaped like a butternut squash) and glued on a pair of googly eyes, beak, and waddle.  I cut out a rainbow of feathers to arrange and rearrange behind the turkey.  Then I designed a little pilgrim hat and a pink apron for some fun accessorizing.  My kids will have some fun with it this week!