A fun and creative turkey vase for you and your little turkey to create together for your Thanksgiving table. Depending on the age of your child he/she can be as involved as you’d like. This craft was shared with me when I was teaching and still remains a favorite! I was able to create this craft with my third grade students (8-9 year olds) and I only cut off the tops and did all the hot glueing. And Baybah loved helping my sister glue down the tissue paper when they made their Turkey Vase.
Turkey Vase Centerpiece – Thanksgiving Craft for Kids
Materials:
1 red ballon
Multi-colored tissue pack
Multi-colored feather pack (6 feathers used)
Orange cardstoke scrap
1 soda bottle (20 oz used for this example)
Googly eyes
Glue gun
Mod Podge
Craft glue (Elmer’s)
Sponge brush
Scissors
Cutting knife
- Wash soda bottle and remove label. Then using the cutting knife cut off the top of the bottle where it begins to funnel. Discard funnel.
- Layer desired tissue paper colors and fold in half to quickly cut several 1-2in. squares at a time.
- Using the sponge brush (or paint brush) apply a thin layer of mod podge to the entire outside surface of the bottle. I found it easiest to put my left hand (I’m right handed) within the bottle so I wasn’t touching the outside while I painted with my right hand.
- Place multi-colored tissue paper on the entire bottle layering edges. More Mod Podge be may be needed to keep tissue laying flat against the bottle. Allow tissue to dry for an hour or so then go over again with decoupage to add a finishing shine. Let dry over night.
- Fold orange cardstock in half and draw a triangle. Cut out triangle to create the beak. Set aside.
- Cut 1/2 of the neck off of the ballon. Set aside.
- Hot glue eyes on vase. Next hot glue red ballon so the round large part dangles leaving room for the beak. Then hot glue the beak on the top of the ballon to cover the seam.
- Turn vase around and use the craft glue to glue feathers going in a line up the back of the turkey. Start at the bottom and glue each one facing out a bit to alternating sides.
- Last, fill with fall flowers and water and use at your Thanksgiving table!
OH I love this! I think it would be great to send them to our family we can’t be with!!
PS – would the mod podge stay on glass?
Emily- Mod podge will adhere to glass. We used a plastic bottle though so that may work even better if you plan on mailing this vase to family. 🙂
Now that is just the cutest idea I’ve seen in a while. I love it!
How cute is that!
So creative…I love it!
Cute kid craft idea!
Super cute!
Kas
I love how he sticks his tongue out while concentrating, so cute!
This is so cute!
This looks like a great craft for Grandma to do with the kids! She’s great at that stuff, me . . . not so much! Looks great
Cute!! perfect activity for the kids.
That is adorable! I had to look twice before it registered that it’s a soda bottle! So, so cute!
that is darn cute! We are finally getting enough fine motor skill to maybe try this. With autism, fine motor skills can be very challenging and we haven’t always been able to do crafts.
This turned out so cute!
That’s really cute!
What an adorable idea and a great accent to any family table!
Very cute!
How cute!! I love that you use recycled bottles!
Cute and a great reuse of an old bottle.
This is so cute!
What a clever and fun way to start off the holiday season. Great way to unleash some creativity!
Aww — it’s cute!
I love kid crafts! My little guy would love to make that, and since he has all of next week off from school, I see this project in our future! Thanks for sharing.
That’s such a fun idea for table decor.
This is too cute!
This is so cute!
Oh, that’s nice!
This is a fun project and they can let all the guest know they made it. LOL!
Oh my gosh this is such a cute idea.
Oh that is such a cute idea!
What a really cute craft idea.
That is so cute. Great holiday craft for the kids.
oh my gosh this is TOO cute!!!
oh and I pinned it 🙂
Thanks Jennifer!
how cute is that so creative
What a cute project, I love googly eyes.
Love this idea!