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Toddler Fine Motor Turkey Craft

Did Thanksgiving creep up on anyone else but me?  I can’t believe that it’s this Thursday!  I decided that J needed to have a little bit of turkey fun for Thanksgiving and so I made up this fun fine motor craft for him.

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It was super simple to make and J has loved playing with it.  I simply set out paint, with paint dabbers, along with clothes pins for him to paint.  He went right at it and he really enjoyed painting his “feathers”.

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While he painted, I made the the rest of the turkey.  I used cardboard for the body and cut out a beak, eyes, and the waddle (the red thing on their face…yes I had to Google the name of it).

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Once the clothes pins dried, J spent lots of time taking the feathers on and off the turkey.

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It’s not only a fun holiday craft, it’s a fun toy for J to practice his fine motor skills with.

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During this activity we talked about all the colors of the turkey and the sounds that a turkey makes.  It was a fun way to introduce Thanksgiving to J and an easy craft for toddlers.

Come on over to Pinterest to see what other fun stuff I pin for the holidays!

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This fine motor turkey is an easy craft for toddlers.

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by Amanda 9 Comments

Filed Under: Play Tagged With: arts and crafts, Fine Motor Play, holidays, homemade toys, Invitations to Play, Preschool, Thanksgiving

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  1. Deborah

    November 19, 2012 at 2:24 pm

    This is so stinkin cute! What a great idea!

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  2. Megan @ Coffee Cups and Crayons

    November 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Great idea!!! This would be great for my youngest!

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  3. Mud Hut Mama

    November 21, 2012 at 6:31 am

    That turkey is adorable! What a terrific idea for a toddler!

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  4. Dorothy

    November 22, 2012 at 2:13 am

    My daughter LOVES clothespins, every time she finds a lonely one around the house she snags it! I just made this today and the clothespins are drying now. I can’t wait to show her why we painted the clothespins when she wakes up tomorrow! Thank you so much for this great activity!

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  5. jackie @ happy hooligans

    November 7, 2013 at 1:10 am

    I love the simplicity of this craft, Amanda, and that it doubles as a great fine motor activity! Great idea!

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  6. Erika in Texas

    November 25, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    Thank you for a great idea! I plan to make this to add to my fine motor shelves in my preschool classroom. Thank you for sharing!

    (and pssst…..it’s actually spelled ‘wattle’ : )

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