Grade: PreK-2
Age: 4-9

Submitted by: Jessica, a teacher from Oklahoma

What You Need:

• Paper grocery bags
• Several sheets of newspaper
• Yarn
• Paint (autumn colors)
• Pre-cut turkey heads

What You Do:

1. Give each child a brown paper grocery bag and several sheets of newspaper.
2. Have the children crumple the sheets of newspaper and stuff them into their bags until the bags are half full.
3. Twist the bags closed and tie them around the middle with pieces of yarn.
4. To make tails for their turkeys, have the children make several cuts from the top edges of their bags down to the yarn ties.
5. Let the children paint their turkey tails, using bright autumn colors.
6. Then give each child a precut turkey head shape to decorate.
7. Attach the head shapes to the fronts of the bags to complete the turkeys.