I have made these adorable turkeys for the past few years, inspired by Ms. Sarah Cooley. We do ours just a tiny bit differently...
First each little one colors a coffee filter (folded in half) with regular markers. They were thrilled when I told them that "scribble dibbles" were just fine! Hint: hide the brown, black and gray. I made the mistake of leaving them out for the first round of coloring and they come out not as cute.
Next, spray with water from a spray bottle. Ooh and aah as the colors spread, mix and blend. Let the filters dry overnight. You will probably need to flip them once or twice. I have a tray for each child that we use over and over again and I love this system because it keeps the mess in one place AND already had their name on it.
Last, add a head, waddle, beak, googly eyes and legs. I had my little ones fold the legs back and forth to sneak a little extra fine motor in.
Here is part of the flock... aren't they precious???
I also finally snapped some pictures of other Thanksgiving activities we have been up to. Click on the picture to download :)
Roll and Count freebie. They LOVED rolling the dot cube and stamping the correct number! For extra practice I had them write each number that they rolled on the bottom of the paper after finishing the stamping portion. We used do-a-dot markers for this.
Thanksgiving mini word wall displayed in an acrylic 8 x 10 frame
I am thankful for... mini word wall (front)
and the back.
I am thankful for... word cards on a ring.
All of these materials work so will with my "My Thankful Book" series and freebie writing prompt. You can check them out {HERE}.
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