• naturalLiving
  • activitiesfor kids
  • Easyrecipes
  • yourhome
  • just formoms
  • Start Here
  • About
  • Start Here
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Natural Living
    • Essential Oils
    • Natural Homemade Ideas
    • Natural Solutions
  • Activities for Kids
    • Arts and Crafts
    • Playdough and Slime
    • Sensory Activities
  • Recipes
  • For Your Home
    • Backyard Chickens
    • Easy DIY Projects & Crafts
    • Organizing Tips
    • Tips and Hacks
  • For Moms
    • Caring for Yourself
    • Parenting
    • Product Reviews
    • Travel
  • About
  • Start Here
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • SHOP
↑

Living Well Mom

I help moms with simple, natural ways to look after their families. Find recipes, fun stuff for kids, and simple DIY ideas. Plus natural solutions made easy peasy!

  • naturalLiving
  • activitiesfor kids
  • Easyrecipes
  • yourhome
  • just formoms
  • Start Here
  • About
  • Home
  • Seasonal
  • Essential Oils
  • Natural Solutions
  • Autism

Turkey Pencils

By Melanie W in Activities for Kids

Thanksgiving turkey recipesThis post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

With Thanksgiving nearing, it’s a great time of year to focus on our many blessings.  These Turkey Pencils are a fun Thanksgiving craft to do with your kids plus a fun way to open up conversation about thankfulness. 

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for! this idea now...

How to Make Turkey Pencils

Materials Needed:

  • Pencils
  • Pom pom in assorted colors
  • Googly eyes
  • Felt
  • Hot glue gun
  • Scissors
  • Red ribbon, optional

Before starting, heat your hot glue gun. I feel like there should be an age rating on hot glue guns like there are on video games. Since I’m crafting with 7 and 9 year olds, my hot glue gun is rated PG. They’re pretty great crafters, and I know that with supervision I can trust them to use it safely.  But it’s up to you if you want to holster the glue gun when your young crafters are around.

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

To begin, you’ll need to create the body for your turkey. Using pom pom in assorted colors is a quick and easy way to make your turkey.  However, you can opt to use a pom pom maker to add another DIY element to your lil’ gobbler.

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

Cut out a diamond-shape out of orange felt to serve as the turkey’s beak. You’ll fold it in half & glue the bottom half onto the pom pom.  Having the top half of the beak free will allow for lots of gobbling.  I chose to put a small dab of glue on the inside of my beak to keep the triangle shape.

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

Attach 2 googly eyes to your turkey using your hot glue gun. 

After making mine, my daughter pointed out that the eyes were stickers and all I had to do was peel off the backing.  Adding to my thankful list “Children who are smarter than their mother.”

Now for the feathers! I wanted my turkey pencil to have multiple colors for its feathers, so I used a variety of felt. I cut 5 feather shaped pieces.  Don’t be scared of cutting your own. They’re basically ovals with a point. 

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

To attach the feathers, I first glued them to each other using my hot glue gun. I glued them at the bottom so feathers can rustle in the wind.

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

I had better luck sandwiching the pencil in between the pom pom turkey body and the feathers. It does eliminate use of the pencil’s eraser, but when you’re writing what you’re thankful for there are no mistakes.

We added a bow with red ribbon, but that’s totally optional. You could also add a wattle (you know, the red thingy under a turkey’s beak) with a bit of red felt to your turkey pencils. 

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

My girls and I had a great time crafting these Turkey Pencils for Thanksgiving. I want them to know that it’s more than just a day to eat pumpkin pie, and incorporate thankfulness throughout their days. These Turkey Pencils are a great craft for writing out all your many blessings and having some fun together.

If you love “thankful” activities with your kids, check out our Thankful Turkey Box too.

Turkey Pencils Craft for Kids - Kids will love crafting their own turkey pencils for Thanksgiving with this easy craft and when they’re finished, everyone can write what they are thankful for!

 

Dear Mom, Join the Living Well Mom Insiders

You’ll get exclusive content, “Sunshine for Your Day,” and more stuff Erika doesn’t share anywhere else!
    By entering your info, you’ll become a LWM Insider! Everything is delivered straight to your email inbox. You can unsubscribe at any time.

    Filed Under: Activities for Kids, Arts and Crafts, Fall, Seasonal, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Thanksgiving, turkey recipesPublished on November 8, 2016

    You May Also Love

    Pile of gluten free peanut butter cookies with bowl of peanut butter in the background.
    Chewy Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
    32+ Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids (That Will Keep Them Busy!)
    Bubble paint close up
    Bubble Painting – How to Paint with Bubbles

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Erika Bragdon sitting on a bench drinking a drink out of her mug

    Welcome! I’m Erika and I’m the creator behind Living Well Mom.

    More About Erika

    The Latest

    • Easy Homemade Fruit and Veggie Wash (That Actually Works)
    • Chewy Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies
    • 32+ Fun Outdoor Activities for Kids (That Will Keep Them Busy!)
    • Bubble Painting – How to Paint with Bubbles
    • Easy Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe (That Your Kids Will Actually Eat!)

    Trending Now

    • playdough in a container Make the Easiest Homemade Playdough Recipe That Lasts for Months {With Video!}

    • outside holding tick spray bottle with dog Simple All-Natural Tick Repellent for Dogs – with Video!

    • Taco Pizza is a great as an easy family dinner (you can even make it the night before) or a tasty appetizer. Kids love this recipe and the cream cheese/sour cream “sauce” and spicy taco flavor are a hit with adults too. Taco Pizza – The BEST Easy Dinner Recipe

    • homemade macaroni and cheese on plate Easy Baked Mac and Cheese Recipe (That Your Kids Will Actually Eat!)

    • big strong homemade bubble solution How to Make Bubble Solution (Easy + Strong Bubbles)

    • Hand pressed into a ball of fluffy slime Fluffy Dish Soap “Slime” (Borax Free)

    • Home
    • Seasonal
    • Essential Oils
    • Natural Solutions
    • Autism

    Living well is a journey not a destination

    copyright ©2025, Living Well Mom. / Site by Pixel Me Designs
    Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsDisclaimer
    56 shares