Pilgrim Turkeys…Gobble! Gobble!

November 9, 2011 · by · 45 Comments

 These Pilgrim Turkeys are so darned cute!  I knew that I was going to make turkeys to use up some extra styrofoam cups.   I was trying to figure out what to use for the turkey head and realized I had the perfect solution – shatterproof ornaments!  The pilgrim hats were inspired because the turkeys looked a little bald…
Hope these little guys make you smile and brighten your day!

Materials Needed:

foam or paper cup
acrylic paints (brown, red, orange, etc.)
shatter-proof ornament or large pom-pom
googly eyes
foam (red, orange, brown, black, yellow)
orange fuzzy sticks
scissors
hot glue gun (or white glue if you’ve got the time)
Pilgrim Hat Template

Directions:
Paint the styrofoam cups brown using acrylic paints.  I found that having the boys put one hand inside the cup while painting limited the mess somewhat.  You can also place the cup upside down on your work surface and work around it.  Punch the ornament through the bottom of the cup to make the turkey’s head.   You can glue it if it needs some stabilization.

Trace your child’s hand print (or your own) on a brown paper lunch bag.  Cut out the hand and you will have two sets of “feathers”.  If you want more feathers for your turkey, just repeat this step.
Paint the feathers using whatever colors you want. and let them dry.  If the paper starts to curl, wait until dry and lay a heavy book to flatten them out.  The curl looks cool too though :)
Glue the feathers to the back of the turkey.
Glue on some googly eyes.  Cut a triangle out of the orange foam for the nose and a heart from the red foam for the gobbler.  Glue on the nose and the gobbler (upside down heart).
To make the pilgrim hat, cut one rectangle and two circles out of the black or brown foam.  Form a cylinder with the rectangle and glue.  Glue the larger circle to the bottom and the smaller circle to the top.  I embellished the hat with an orange strip and some gold foil.  Glue the hat to the top of the turkey head.

 On the hat shown, I also glued brown felt to the foam to give it some texture.  I think it turned out super cute!


To make the feet, fold orange fuzzy sticks and glue to the inside of the cup.  You can also cut out feet from orange foam or construction paper.

I think these little Pilgrims turned out so adorable and they will definitely be adorning my Thanksgiving table.  

 Linking up here, Home Stories A2Z, and My Repurposed Life. 

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Comments

  1. Mindie Hilton says:
    November 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Cute gobblers :)

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  2. Elle and Lou says:
    November 10, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    What fun- makes me wish that we celebrated Thanksgiving in Australia just so I could make on of these little cuties! Lou

    Reply
  3. Beth (www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com) says:
    November 11, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Your turkes are adorable! WOW – you are super crafts & I’m impressed!! Thanks for linking up to TGIF – I can’t wait to see what you link up next!
    Beth =-)

    Reply
  4. Trish - Sweetology101 says:
    November 11, 2011 at 7:03 AM

    this is so cute – here from Tidy Mom – you inspired me to figure out a way to do this with food..maybe a sugar cone inverted and a donut hole ……hmmmmmmm off to figure it out! THANKS!

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  5. Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.com says:
    November 11, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    These pilgrim turkeys ARE so darn cute! Ha ha. Love them and it looks like you all had tons of fun making them. Thank you for sharing at Freshmen Friday, Trish!

    Reply
  6. TidyMom says:
    November 12, 2011 at 8:49 AM

    so cute!!

    Thanks for linking up!! I featured your post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2011/thanksgiving-ideas/

    Have a great weekend

    Reply
  7. Tenille says:
    November 12, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    What a cute and fun little craft for the little ones. I would love it if you could link this up at our linky party going on right now.

    http://junkintheirtrunk.blogspot.com/2011/11/link-it-up-wednesday_08.html

    Reply
  8. Rachel@I Heart Crafty Things says:
    November 13, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    Coming over from Sunday Showcase Link Party. These are DARLING! I’m pinning this and can’t wait to try it out. :)

    Reply
  9. Jenny says:
    November 13, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    These are so cute!

    Stopped in from TGIF.

    Reply
  10. Christina at I Gotta Create! says:
    November 13, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Doggone these are adorable! What a perfect project to do with kids!!

    Reply
  11. odetoinspiration says:
    November 14, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Super cute!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea!

    Reply
  12. Jenfier Harrod says:
    November 14, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Cool!
    My daughter said, she wished she had the cups to make these turkeys. They are cute!
    http://www.ladybugswithzoi.blogspot.com

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  13. Marilyn says:
    November 14, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Love it.. This is soo cuute Trish…. What a lovely idea.. I have to try it sometime (maybe this thanksgiving).. I would LOVE if you could please link it to my thanksgiving {three weeks of thanks} party pweease – I’m officially following ya with smiles.. Via http://theartsygirlconnection.blogspot.com/2011/11/thankful-for-food.html Wishing you an awesome start to your week

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  14. Mrs. No-No says:
    November 14, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    love this. I will be using it to keep the little ones busy while we are getting ready for thanksgiving!! thanks! :)
    carla :)
    http://www.mrsnonoknows.blogspot.com

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  15. MessyMissy says:
    November 14, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Adorable. Love the use of the ornaments too!!!

    Reply
  16. Ladybird Ln says:
    November 14, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    These are great! Don’t forget to link them up this Friday, to our special TUrkey show off party, we have lots of fun prizes in store!

    Carlee
    http://www.ladybirdln.com

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  17. Brit @ JandMs Eye Candy says:
    November 15, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    So cute! Perfect project for the kiddos today a “no school” day ;) So glad that I found you! Thank you thank you!
    Britney
    http://www.jandmseyecandy.blogspot.com

    Reply
  18. Aimee from Classified: Mom says:
    November 16, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Ha ha- This is fantastic- I just pinned it on Pinterest! Thank you for sharing this with us on The Sunday Showcase

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  19. June Scott says:
    November 16, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    These are adorable, Trish! Great one for the kids!

    Reply
  20. Lindsey @MakeandTakes says:
    November 16, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Absolutely adorable! We’d love you to submit this to the Make and Takes spotlight page–http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight

    Reply
  21. JDaniel4's Mom says:
    November 17, 2011 at 5:18 AM

    These are so cute! I love their heads!

    What a great idea! I hope you will link this post to my Thanksgiving Traditions link up!

    Reply
  22. Jamie says:
    November 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Those are adorable.
    Jamie
    http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/

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  23. Carrie says:
    November 17, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    I have a feeling your kids must think you are the coolest mom ever– you have so many clever ideas! I need to start doing more projects with my kiddos. Thanks for linking up to Refresh Your Nest Friday!

    Reply
  24. Alida - Radcrafter says:
    November 17, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    These are so cute! Perfect Thanksgiving decorations.

    Love to invite you to share this project at my Thingamajig Thursday party going on now…http://radcrafter.com/2011/11/thingamajig-thursday-party-3/

    Alida

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  25. Lindsi B says:
    November 18, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Oh for cuteness sake! These are so adorable. My kids will totally be doing these turkeys this year for Thanksgiving.
    I would love to you link up on my blog as well so my readers can see this awesome kid-friendly craft too!
    http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/11/introducing-fun-stuff-fridays.html

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  26. Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says:
    November 18, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Too cute!! Thanks for linking to Things I’ve Done Thursday!

    Melanie
    Sew Rugged @ bear rabbit bear
    bearrabbitbear.blogspot.com

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  27. Jenny says:
    November 19, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    These are so cute!

    Reply
  28. AllieMakes! says:
    November 19, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    Those are super fun! What a great craft for the kids!
    Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie this week! I can’t wait to see what you have for next week!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

    Reply
  29. Its So Very Cheri says:
    November 19, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    I featured your turkies

    http://itssoverycheri.com/2011/11/19/saturday-showcase-11-19-2011/

    Cheri

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  30. Marie says:
    November 21, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Super cute! Thanks for linking up with us and hope you join us again this Wednesday! Happy Thanksgiving!

    Marie
    mylilpinkpocket.blogspot.com

    Reply
  31. Crafty Mischief says:
    November 21, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Your turkeys are adorable! I found you through Creative Me Mondays. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  32. Tonna @ Navy Wifey Peters says:
    November 2, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  33. Christina at I Gotta Create! says:
    November 5, 2012 at 4:51 AM

    I Still love these ;)

    <3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
    Linky party with The Wildly Original Crowd.

    Reply
  34. Candie@Craftbaby.com says:
    November 8, 2012 at 9:10 PM

    I’m loving that these are kid friendly and so fun for them! You should enter your photos from this project into Craftbaby’s DIY Thanksgiving Crafts & Decor Challenge! :)

    http://www.craftbaby.com/contests/36/diy-thanksgiving-crafts-and-decor

    xo,
    Candie

    Reply
  35. Jessi @ Practically Functional says:
    November 9, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Oh my gosh, those are just too cute! Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

    Reply
  36. Chris says:
    November 10, 2012 at 7:55 PM

    These are really cute! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  37. Holly Lefevre says:
    November 14, 2012 at 9:50 PM

    Just beyond cute!

    Reply
  38. Jeanette says:
    November 15, 2012 at 7:22 PM

    Those are simply adorable! Pinning this one for next year!

    Reply
  39. Carlee says:
    November 16, 2012 at 6:20 AM

    Could these be any cuter? I am showing them off at my party this morning!

    Carlee

    Reply
  40. Dee says:
    November 17, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    Next week on The CSI Project is the Thansgiving crafts, Food and Gratitude challenge. Come link this up and you may WIN!
    http://Www.thecsiproject.com
    Link up begins Wednesday. Tutorials Monday-Wednesday.

    Reply
  41. Lauren Mills {mercyINK} says:
    November 17, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    Love these!!! How fun! Would love for you to share at our weekly heart&home link up, tuesday-sund at mercyinkblog.com :) anytime!
    hope you’re having a great weekend!
    lauren

    Reply

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