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Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet

By Amanda in Activities for Kids

preschool Thanksgiving turkey recipes

Thanksgiving is just around the corner! As soon as the leaves start to turn, my children are ready to began decorating for Thanksgiving. So today, my daughter Peyton and I are sharing a tutorial for cute Turkey Magnets made using a canning jar lid. This Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun and easy craft for kids, plus they’re adorable and you’ll love displaying them on your fridge, etc. 

This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts! this idea now...

I really enjoyed creating this fun turkey magnet with my daughter; it was such a simple project.  At 5 years old, she often gets frustrated when crafting requires adult help, or worse when she works hard, but can’t get her project to look exactly right.  This Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet had her smiling the entire time, as you will see in the following photos.  She loved this easy and fun the craft! In fact, we made several to give away too.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

Supplies:This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

  • metal canning jar lid
  • brown felt
  • red felt
  • orange felt
  • googly eyes
  • magnet
  • 3 different ribbons in fall colors

Directions:

Cut a circle the same size as the canning jar top from brown felt. Glue it to the back (not shiny) side of the canning jar lid.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

From your felt, cut an orange triangle for the turkey’s beak and a red tear drop shape for the turkey’s gobble. Glue them on the lid.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

Add two googly eyes.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

Cut 6 lengths of ribbon (3 from each color) each about 5 inches long.

*Note on ribbon- Don’t feel the need to go out and buy three new spools of ribbon just for this project. The beauty of this craft is that it will look wonderful with just about any ribbon.  So many colors would work well: different shades of yellows, oranges, reds, even browns and greens. I really like the effect of different textures of ribbon for the feathers on this turkey magnet. We used one satin, one grosgrain, and one velvet ribbon and the different textures really added to the visual appeal of the magnet.  I think dotted, striped or even patterned ribbons would also be adorable.  Use what you have!This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

Fold each ribbon in half, forming a loop and secure the loop with a dot of glue.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

Turn the canning jar lid over, so the shiny side is showing. Glue the 6 ribbon loops around the top half of the lid, forming the turkey’s feathers.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

Glue a magnet to the center of the canning jar lid.This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

All done! Just wait several hours for the glue to dry, then enjoy your magnet!

This adorable Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet is a fun easy Thanksgiving craft for kids that they'll love putting together and you'll love displaying! They also make great gifts!

I’m Amanda, guest posting from Big Family Blessings, and I hope you enjoyed creating this fun Canning Jar Lid Turkey Magnet as much as Peyton did!

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    Filed Under: Activities for Kids, Arts and Crafts, Seasonal, Thanksgiving Tagged With: preschool, Thanksgiving, turkey recipesPublished on November 11, 2014

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    Comments

    1. Mama to 5 BLessings says

      November 11, 2014 at 10:17 am

      That is SO cute! What a great idea to spruce up the jars, these would make cute hair accessories too!

      Reply
    2. Raijean says

      November 11, 2014 at 11:59 am

      I love how cute and simple this is. I’m going to do it with my boychild.

      Reply
    3. Danielle K says

      November 11, 2014 at 12:56 pm

      This is so cute and looks very easy to make. Will be doing this with my son 🙂

      Reply
    4. Kasandria says

      November 11, 2014 at 1:53 pm

      Simple and adorable! My niece would love this. THANKS!
      Kas

      Reply
    5. Amber says

      November 11, 2014 at 2:27 pm

      Super cute and easy fall craft! I love it! These will look adorable on our fridge.

      Reply
    6. Rosie says

      November 12, 2017 at 2:19 pm

      These come out so cute you’ll want them on your refrigerator for sure! Not too messy, either, and inexpensive. Nice!

      Reply

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