Easy and Cute Thanksgiving Handprint Turkey Poem (Free)
Celebrate the season with our cute and free turkey handprint poem! This is such a fun craft and great keepsake for young children.
This sweet little turkey handprint art and poem is a great way to kick off the holiday season for little kids and makes a great preschool craft for the classroom. They love getting their little hands a little messy and the wild turkey is so cute. This craft is also a part of our Thanksgiving Handprint Art set that has even more!
If this fun handprint art isn’t enough and you have smaller kids or are a preschool teacher, be sure to grab our Fall Dot Marker Printables and see the 20+ Dot a Dot sheets that make great fall activities for the classroom. It also helps them to work on their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
Kids of all ages will love our fall scavenger hunt and the festive fall scattergories for the new season! Don’t forget to download the Thanksgiving handprint crafts as well! These will make another fun addition to the season and so much fun.
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This digital file is an instant download that you will receive via download link after subscribing. Our printables are for personal use only, no commercial use outside of the classroom. No physical item will be shipped.
🌟What’s Included
A printable template that a has a cute poem already printed. Simply add your child’s handprint and you have a fun thanksgiving craft and keepsake.
📌What You’ll Need
- Washable paint or ink pad – you’ll also need a paper plate if you are using paint to dip the child’s hand in. You can use a different color of acrylic paint if you would like, but we designed these for brown paint, orange paint, green paint, and red.
- printable file
- printer
- paper – you can use a regular piece of white paper, but white cardstock is great for keepsake art because it holds up better.
- Orange, Red, and Black Marker – for the eyes on the turkey, orange beak, and neck. You could also glue on googly eyes instead if you don’t want to draw.
- Note: The digital files doesn’t include the actual handprint, that is meant to be completed by the child or student.
✨Turkey Handprint Craft Instructions
- Once your have printed file of choice, let the kids choose their favorite color of paint or ink.
- We recommend starting with the fingers first for the turkey’s feathers since these are different colors.
- Press their fingers firmly on the paper without moving it around. Wash their hands.
- Then move on to using brown paint for the body of the turkey.
- Let your child’s handprints dry completely before moving it.
- Wash the little hands, and you are all done!
If you wanted to make the turkey all at one time, use a paintbrush to spread the different colors onto the child’s hand.
👇How to Download and Print
After entering your email address, you will receive a download link that contains the digital download via email.
Download the printable template to your computer. These are delivered in a US Letter PDF format.
Open and print as many copies as you need.
💡Helpful Tips
- We love laminating this fun thanksgiving art project to make them last longer and to keep as a keepsake gift.
- For best results, use a nice heavy card stock or white construction paper.
- Check your printer settings and ink levels first before printing your printable art. We recommend using the best quality mode for the most vibrant colors.
- No printer? Your local print shop can help, and they are usually reasonably priced or you can check an online print shop.
- While you could use construction paper, some of the colors may not show up as well depending on color.
- If you need another size other than US letter size – 8.5 x11, check your printer settings.
- Check the label to make sure you are using washable paint to make clean up easier.
- You could totally turn this handprint project into Thanksgiving cards for an extra special personal touch for friends and family members.
If you like handprint turkey crafts, be sure to check out our fall handprint art as well for another fun keepsake that can be used throughout the Thanksgiving season. We hope your little turkeys are bursting with excitement for the holiday season and sending lots of love your way!
