Gobble! Gobble! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, it’s a wonderful time to dig into our festive crafts. Today’s turkey tissue paper by number craft is simple, fun, and educational. All it takes is a few materials you probably have lying around your house and some holiday spirit. Remember color by numbers as a kid? Instead of painting, let’s add a fun twist – tissue paper and glue. From number recognition, to color sequencing, to all-around “glue-and-stick” fun – as my son calls it – it’s sure to be a memorable one. We love paper by number so much, we made a heart tissue paper by number craft too.
You’ll need the following materials:
- Turkey Template
- Tissue Paper, various colors
- Black Marker
- Glue
- Scissors (optional)
Gather all our supplies – not much right?! Simply print out your turkey template (materials section), assign your color order – great for the kiddos to do, and spread them out. Before we could even decide our color order, C immediately starting naming the colors and numbers. “I want red as the number one Mommy,” replied C! “Red, yellow, orange, green, ow and wait – brown bag!” I didn’t have brown tissue paper on-hand, so I improvised with a paper bag!
Once he decided on colors and numbers, I numbered the turkey – with his help of course! Next, he ripped the paper into small strips.
He’s really into cutting now, so once he realized he could cut it instead of rip it, he ran into the house to get his kid scissors.
Squeeze the paper into small balls and apply! From the ripping to the scrunching, it really stimulates those sensory muscles too. Just incase you’re wondering, the paint on his hands is from an earlier project. 😉
Apply glue and stick! It’s that simple. C pulled each color and number as he glued. He’s fanatical about numbers and colors, so every-time he finished a color, he’d screech, “2! It’s a yellow 2!”
Just continue around the turkey until you’re all done. In the end, I added the orange twist strips to define the body and added a goggly-eye! Aside from that, it’s all kid tested and approved! Does your child love hands-on math activities? Our simple DIY geoboard with fabric loops is great for learning math, shapes, and developing fine-motor skills.
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Reblogged this on Bustamante.Pediatrics.Blog and commented:
There’s not as much pomp and circumstance surrounding decorations for Thanksgiving when compared to Halloween or Christmas, so this is small way to get a part of your home in the spirit of Thanksgiving!
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Thank you so much for sharing. I was just discussing that with a friend … Thanksgiving seems to get missed in the holiday shuffle. Enjoy!
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natural artwork
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What a great idea to combine tissue and counting by numbers.
I have featured this lovely activity on The Sunday Showcase: 20 turkey activities for kids. http://www.herecomethegirlsblog.com/2013/11/17/turkey-activities-for-kids.html
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Awesome Rebecca! Thank you so much! Off to share!
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This is such a CUTE Turkey craftivity =) I pinned it and added it to my Turkey Round up here (http://www.123homeschool4me.com/2013/10/35-turkey-crafts-kids-activities-for.html)
Thanks for linking up to TGIF! I hope to see you linked up again alter today.
Have a GREAT weekend,
Beth =)
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Thank you so much Beth! 🙂
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This is a great adaption on color by number. The craft looks supper cute and fun too! Thank you for sharing and for linking up this week to the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop.
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Thank you and thanks for hosting! Enjoy your week!
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What a fantastic idea as always. This would be a great Christmas craft activity too.
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Thank you Pinkoddy! That’s a great idea! Maybe a tree?
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I love this! Pinning to do with the kiddos this week. Thank you for sharing at our Pinning for Play link party!
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Hi Lauren. Thank you so much! Thanks for hosting too. 🙂
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Love this for my little preschoolers at home! And visitors who are coming!
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HI Ann. Thank you! I remember doing it as a kid and though my son would enjoy it too! 🙂
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Hi Heather! I would like to nominate your blog for the Sunshine Award! My post nominating you will be up on the blog tomorrow. We would love if you stopped by. Looking forward to getting to know you some more 🙂
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Love it. I love activities with tissue paper. Would you consider linking to Creative Saturdays where I am trying to build a community with crafts and art for kids.
Blessings,
Janis http://www.janiscox.com Author of Tadeo Turtle
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Hi Janis. Thank you! Absolutely, I’d love to link up each week. If you have a button I can add it to my link section too.
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How adorable! I couldn’t even tell the brown wasn’t tissue paper until I read it! 🙂
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I love it when you can sneak some color and math skills into a fun project! Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
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Thank you Mammas Like Me! =)
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That’s adorable! Love that math is in this fun art project! May have to make one! Thank you for linking to the Learn Through Play hop!
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Hi Leah! Thanks! I remember doing color by numbers as a kid! Thanks again. 🙂
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Oh, how cool is that! Great idea, my daughter would love it. Pinned, so I can remember it:)
Gosia | Kiddie Foodies
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thanks so much Gosia! 🙂
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This is adorable! But the link to the turkey template does not work.
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Thank you Jen. I have been having issues all morning with WordPress and FB! I appreciate you letting me know. 🙂
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