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Gobble-Good Turkey
by Monica Resinger
This friendly little turkey is an ideal
hostess gift that you or your children can make in less than an hour. Simple
and inexpensive materials make this little guy fun for adults and kids.
Materials:
small brown paper bag
construction paper in orange, yellow, and brown
6" brown chenille stick
index card
magazine page with dark brown colors on it
1 cup rice
brown acrylic paint
small piece of sponge
stapler and glue
black marker or two wiggle eyes
hole punch
newspaper
3" piece of red twisted paper
small silk daisy
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What you do
Body
For the body, cut off the top half of the small brown paper bag and save
for use later. Put the 1 cup rice in the bottom half then gather the top
of the bag together and to a point then staple at that point. The bag should
now be stapled closed so the rice will not come out.
Put a small puddle of brown paint on a few layers of newspaper. Dip the small
sponge into the puddle of paint then pat on the newspaper to take off excess
paint. Now, dab the sponge all over the bag with the rice in it.
Wings
For the wings, take the top half of the bag and cut it at each side so you
end up with two pieces the same size. Dab these pieces with the sponge and
brown paint on one side as you did for the bag with the rice in it. Let dry.
Fold these two pieces accordion style then staple one end together so you
have a small fan. Now staple or glue one fan to each side of the body.
Legs & Feet
For the legs, cut two 1/2" X 8" pieces of orange construction paper. Fold
legs accordion style. For the feet, draw two 2" cup shapes with three 1/2"
toes onto yellow construction paper. Cut them out. Glue one foot to one end
of each leg, then glue top of the legs to the bottom of the body.
Editors note: We used a 6 ounce tomato paste can to trace a perfect circle
for the feet, and then simply drew on a few toes.
Tail
For the tail, cut the brown colored magazine page to a 5" X 7" rectangle
then fold into a fan and staple as you did for the wings. Glue or staple
the tail to the back of the body.
Head
For the head, cut out a 4" light bulb shape from the brown construction paper.
The head is the bigger part of the light bulb and the neck is the smaller
part.
Eyes & Beak
Cut a 1" X 2" diamond from the yellow construction paper and fold in half
the long way for the beak. Glue the back of one folded side to the head in
the middle in beak position. With the marker, draw on two eyes above and
on the sides of the beak or glue on 2 wiggle eyes. You can also color in
a red tongue with a red marker or crayon inside the beak.
Recipe
Now your turkey should be finished. All that's left to do is attach the recipe
card! On the index card, write the following recipe:
Gobble-Good Turkey Casserole
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 package onion soup mix
1 cup rice
1 1/2 cups milk
2 or 3 cups leftover turkey
Combine all ingredients in a large casserole dish.
Bake covered 45 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Punch a hole in the left corner of the recipe with right side facing. Thread
the brown chenille stick through the hole, then twist around the neck of
the turkey and secure with a knot.
Finishing Touches
To add a simple red bow tie, untwist 3" length of red twisted paper. Twist
in the center to create a quick bow tie and glue on throat. For lapel flower,
simple glue a small silk daisy or sunflower onto breast area of turkey.
Copyright 2000, Monica Resinger (photo copyright FamilyCorner.com 2000)
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About the Author:
Monica Resinger is editor/founder
of Homemaker's Journal E-Publications; a free e-zine published a few days per week that will notify you of new home and garden articles and other fun home and garden information.
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