I received a box of craft supplies and gift card as part of the #ElmersAcademy project! All opinions are my own!
Elmer’s is a brand I’ve trusted since I was a kid and a brand I buy regularly for my kids. They’ve recently added some new items to their line of products with the newest addition being a glue pen and glue stick that are perfect for small hands, as part of their Elmer’s Early Learners Line. Designed with small kids in mind these new items are big enough that my 3 year old can handle them on her own, but not too big that they’re over powering for her small hands. The caps are easy to remove, glue is washable, and they still hold the same quality that regular Elmer’s glue has, but less messy and more preschooler friendly!
With our new glue sticks in hand we set out to create some new art work for the fridge and this time we had Thanksgiving in mind! I’m a huge fan of craft projects that are cheap, use items I already have around the house, and that my toddler will get a kick out of creating. Since she’s big on tracing her hands these days I knew that something that involved her hand print was a must do and I remember making hand print turkey’s when I was a kid. Not only are they cute, but it’s a great keepsake item for when the kids get older and you want to remember just how tiny their hands use to be.
What you’ll need:
- paper plate
- construction paper – we used red, brown, orange, and yellow.
- scissors
- pen or pencil
- elmer’s glue
- crayon
- optional – googly eyes, feathers, and pom pom ball
Once you have all your craft supplies in hand you’ll want to trace your little ones hands on the construction paper. I traced her hand and then stacked the paper and cut out the hand print. We used 8 hand prints.
Once you have all your hand prints cut out you’ll want to help your little one glue them to the back of the paper plate so they look like turkey feathers.
Once all of the hand prints are glued on, let the hand prints dry for a little while. Once dry you can assemble the turkey’s face! If you don’t have feathers, googly eyes, and pom pom’s on hand you can use a crayon or marker to draw on the face. I placed glue on the ends of the feathers and then wedged them between the paper plate and hand prints, this is optional. Then the toddler glued on the eyes, nose, and drew the turkey’s mouth.
Now you’re all done and you have an inexpensive, but cute craft for Thanksgiving!
Elena
Saturday 29th of November 2014
Looks so cute! I love doing crafts with kids
James Robert
Monday 25th of August 2014
Great idea for Thanksgiving time for the kids to make, turned out great too
Lisa K
Thursday 24th of October 2013
This is a very cute craft. I have 3 young Children ages 3, 6 and 8. We really enjoy and have a lot of fun doing these types of projects. We made these really cute paper plate bunnies with pipe cleaners and cotton and googly eyes. We had so much fun. I am looking forward to trying this craft with them next month. Thank you for sharing. I really like the glue pen and the glue stick, I dont recall seeing those in the store, I will have to look for them.
Maralea
Wednesday 23rd of October 2013
This is super cute! I always love doing crafts with the kids:)
Julie Wood
Monday 21st of October 2013
These are so cute. I remember making these with my son, and I still have one. They are great to hang on the wall!