PPFK: Turkey Handprint Napkin Holder
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- Colored heavy duty construction paper or posterboard
- Colored crayons or non-toxic markers
- White non-toxic craft glue
- Craft Feathers
- Safety scissors
- A piece of stiff cardboard
- Newspaper to protect your work area
- A crafter's apron or old shirt to protect your child(ren)
Preparation: Cover the work area in old newspapers or a vinyl tablecloth so that you don't harm your furniture with any accidental spills or other creative mishaps. Gather all supplies and have them ready at the table before you get your child, or if old enough, let them help. If your child is too young to do some of the following steps, have them completed before you bring them to the table, so they won't get impatient. Then bring your child to the table, making sure to put on their craft apron or old "painter's" shirt to protect skin and clothing. An old oxford shirt put on backwards works great and kids can personalize it with paints or iron-ons.
Step1: Lay out a sheet of construction paper or posterboard. Have your child place their left hand on the paper and carefully help them trace it around with a crayon or marker.
Step2: Repeat this step with the child's right hand on a separate sheet of construction paper.
Step 3: Draw a triangle at the end of the thumb, which will be the turkey's beak. You may also want to draw legs, or these can be attached as separate pieces later.
Step 4: Help your child use the safety scissors to cut out their handprints. Once this is done, add embellishments such as glues on feathers, different colors of construction paper or coloring in feathers, beak and face with crayons or non-toxic markers.
Step 5: When you have the turkey handprints finished, set them aside and cut a piece of stiff cardboard about 1 inch wide, and long enough that the bottom of the handprints will be able to attach to it at the sides, or just cut it a standard 1 inch wide and 2 inches long.
Step 6: Then glue a piece of colored construction paper on the top of the stiff cardboard. Make sure that it is the same length as the cardboard, but that at it's sides there is an extra 1.5 inches of paper, which will be glued to the inside of the handprint turkeys.
Step 7: Place the covered carboard on the table, and apply a thin coat of glue to the bottom of the excess construction paper. Then glue these sections to the inside of the turkey handprints which will give you the napkin holder. The left hand is one side, the right hand is the other side.
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