Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids: Turkey Clothespin

Hang these gobbling friends from a bunting, or attach a magnet to the back and hang them on the fridge to hold artwork or school papers.

What you'll need:

• Approximately 1-inch diameter circle template
• Brown card stock
• Orange and red card stock or scrap paper
• Leaves from the yard
• Googly eyes
• Clothespins
• Glue
• Scissors
• Magnets (optional)

Instructions:

1. Using a pencil and a circle template that's about 1" in diameter, trace a circle onto the brown card stock. Use the scissors to cut out the circle.

2. Using the scissors, cut a triangle-shaped beak from the orange card stock or scrap paper. (You can trace the beak onto the paper with a pencil first, if you'd like.)

3. Cut a curved-edge rectangle from the red card stock or scrap paper.

4. Grab a pair of googly eyes and plan your turkey's face, deciding where the beak, wattle and eyes will go.

5. Glue the beak, wattle and googly eyes onto the circle. Allow the glue to dry.

6. Glue the turkey's face onto the center of the clothespin near the top, where the clothespin opens.

7. Close the clothespin around one of the leaves.

8. Optional: If you'd like, you can stick a magnet to the back of the clothespin (opposite the turkey face side) and stick your clothespin turkey on the fridge for a decoration.