Family Handprint Turkey

This cute twist on the handprint turkey uses handprints from not just your child, but you too! Parents and kids will make this adorable paper project together. Whether you are a family of three or ten, doesn’t matter!

 

Why this project works

Everyone loves a handprint craft. This family handprint turkey makes a great keepsake that you can keep and hand down to your children one day, or give to grandparents as a cherished gift. Be sure to make our Thanksgiving Handprint Tree on Thanksgiving day as well!

The supplies are super simple, but the impact is big when placed in an inexpensive frame and displayed on the fireplace mantel or a table in the entryway.

Helpful Project Information:

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• Age Level: everyone
• Mess Factor: Low
• Level of Difficulty: Easy
• Time to Complete: less than 15 minutes
• Cost Estimate: Less than $0.50 each

Craft supplies you will need

How to Make a Family Handprint Turkey

These step by step photos and instructions are here to help you visualize how to make this project. Please scroll down to simply print out the instructions!

1. Parents place their hand on a piece of construction paper. Trace around their hand and cut out.
2. Trace the hands of each child in the family onto different colors of construction paper. Cut out.

3. Starting with the largest hands, layer the smallest on top of the largest, and glue together.
4. Cut out a plump circle for the body and an oval for the head from brown construction paper. Glue on top of the smallest hand.

5. Cut out a small red heart for the gobbler and an orange triangle for the beak, glue in place. Glue on googly eyes.

6. Print out the phrases below using Notepad, Word, Wordpad, or similar word processing program, changing the name of the children and year:

To Mommy & Daddy with Love
from TJ & Dominic – Thanksgiving 2011

We will never be this size again
keep this picture to remember when

7. Cut out poems, glue the first one to the top of the green construction paper and the second one to the bottom, or just use the bottom poem if you like.

Expert Crafting Tips

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• If doing this as a class project, send home a note to parents to trace their hand on white paper and send back to school with their child. When the papers are returned, lay a piece of red construction paper under the white paper and use a pen or pencil to trace the hand, the indents from the pen will show where to cut on the red paper. Alternatively, you can send home a sheet of red construction paper with each child.
• We are also showing an example of using patterned scrapbook paper for a different, fun look!

This is an easy paper craft for the kids to make, and they will love that you are involved too!

More Handprint Crafts

• Handprint Easter Lily
• Handprint Lamb for Easter
• Christmas Handprint Crafts
• Halloween Handprint Ghoul Banner

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Family Handprint Turkey

This darling Family Handprint Turkey is an easy paper craft for the kids to make, and they will love that you are involved too!

Age Group: Kids Crafts

Project Type: Fall

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

• construction paper in red yellow, orange and brown
• 2 medium googly eyes
• white craft or school glue

Craft tools

• Scissors

Instructions

• Have mom (and dad) place their hand on a piece of red construction paper. Trace around their hand and cut out.
• Trace the hands of each child in the family onto different colors of construction paper. Cut out.
• Starting with the largest hands, layer smallest on top of largest, glue together.
• Cut out a plump circle for the body and an oval for the head from brown construction paper. Glue on top of the smallest hand.
• Cut out a small red heart for the gobbler and an orange triangle for the beak, glue in place. Glue on wiggle eyes.
• Print out the phrases below using Notepad, Word, Wordpad, or similar word processing program, changing the name of the children and year if needed:
• To Mommy & Daddy with Love

  from TJ & Dominic on Thanksgiving 2011

  We will never be this size again

  keep this picture to remember when
• Cut out poems, glue first one to the top of the green construction paper and the second one to the bottom, or just use the bottom poem if you like.

Expert Tips & FAQs

If doing this as a class project, send home a note to parents to trace their hand on white paper and send back to school with their child. When the papers are returned, lay a piece of red construction paper under the white paper and use a pen or pencil to trace the hand, the indents from the pen will show where to cut on the red paper. Alternatively, you can send home a sheet of red construction paper with each child.

This post originally appeared here on Oct 26, 2020 and has since been updated with new photos and expert tips.