Paper Fan Turkey Craft

Kids will love creating this Paper Fan Turkey for Thanksgiving. It makes the cutest display in your home and it’s even sweeter when little hands get to help create the turkey.

Try making this Paper Fan Turkey for a kids’ table centerpiece at Thanksgiving this year. Kids will love helping with the holiday decorations. With just a few steps for adults and kids, this craft is the perfect way to spend some family time this fall.

What You’ll Need to make your own Paper Fan Turkey Craft:

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Colorful Cardstock paper
Self adhesive eyes
Hanging fans in a variety of sizes, colors, and patterns, (see below for our picks)
Elmer’s Craft Glue
Low Temp glue gun
Low Temp glue sticks
GlueDots
12″ wood stick

Step 1:

Choose three coordinating fans for your turkey. Here’s a quick list of some that would work great!

It’s fun to mix in bright colors, patterns and dark colors with calm white and polka dot.

Step 2:

Using scissors, trim down the smallest paper fan that will go in the front of the turkey feathers. Cut extra cardboard hanging pieces off the ends of each fan. You will have a large, medium and now newly made small paper fan for the turkey feathers.

Step 3:

Using a 12-inch paint stick and a glue gun, glue down each layer of feathers (paper fan), on top of the wood piece. After laying down a strip of hot glue, add one feather that is spread out into a half circle. Add the largest one in back, the medium one in the middle, and the smaller paper fan in front. Use small glue dots with the hot glue gun to add some adhesive between the feathers. Hold together until the glue has dried. This is a great step for adults to help kids with.

Step 4:

Download the Free Paper Fan Turkey Printable below! Using the printable templates, and brown, red and orange cardstock, cut out the turkey parts. Use red cardstock to cut out the gizzard, use orange cardstock to cut out the beak, and use brown cardstock to cut out the turkey body, head and wings.