This one is a fun Thanks-giving craft to do daily with the kids that also gets them thinking about gratefulness and all of their blessings!
Parents I challenge you to say one thing you’re grateful for when doing the Gobblers with your kids!
It’s extremely easy. And doesn’t require much. You could also draw this Gobbler on white paper if you don’t have construction paper and let the kids colour a feather a day!
I have a print out of this, for free, on my website. Go here to grab it.
For the construction paper method cut out leaf shapes out of construction paper. For my size turkey, I folded a piece of yellow, red, and orange paper “hamburger” style and was able to cut out two shapes from the paper for a total of four feathers. Just alternate which way you’re cutting them and it’ll fit!
I used “crazy scissors” to cut mine out to give it a decorative edge but you don’t have to!
You could also have your older kids cut out the feathers to practice cutting skills.
For your gobbler, cut out a head and shoulders shape. I realize turkeys don’t have shoulders like I drew them, but it is what it is. It gives more space for feathers.
Cut out two white eyes, two black pupils, two orange triangles for the beak and a red squiggle for, what I’m calling, “the gobbler.”
Have your kiddos attach all of those pieces onto the turkey’s face.
Every day add a new feather onto the Gobbler with one thing your child tells you they’re thankful for.
We’ve done grateful activities before, but if you haven’t, you might have to explain the concept to your kids. It can be as simple as “something you’re happy to have.” And then you might have to explain that it can be a possession (like books, toys, a home, a tv, etc) or something more abstract (like health, friends, family, emotions, abilities, talents etc). Encourage older kids to think outside of their sphere (the planet, the recycling center, historical events, scientific things that benefit them (like photosynthesis to grow plants to feed us or make oxygen), etc)
At the end of the month you’ll have a beautiful turkey with feathers full of gratitude!
You can start this project any time! Either add on feathers for the days you missed or just start where you are. I started late so on our first day we added 4 feathers.
There’s no bad time to start being grateful!
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