Turkey Time

Turkey Time takes about the same amount of time as most of my projects, which is around one to two hours, at the most. As always, it depends on the ages of the children and how much of the project you let them do on their own. This one also take just a little more patience, both yours and your child's. But don't be put off by my comment, it is really a pretty easy project. And a fun one!

Supply List



1 clay pot  2 1/2 inch

1 Doll head/Knob 1 1/2 inch

Tacky Glue

Brown Paint

Red Paint

Yellow Paint

Light Pink Paint

Small foam paint brush

Small artist paint brush

Piece of ribbon

Raffia

Button

Black Sharpie/Marker

**Optional: Tan paint**

1. Using the small foam paint brush, paint both the pot and the wooden ball with the brown paint. The  bottom of the pot will become the top for the head. So be sure to paint the bottom. As always when  paint clay pots, the pot may need two coats of paint before the clay color is gone. If the wooden ball has a hole in the bottom put the ball on a tooth pick when painting. This makes it so much easier to paint.

2. It won't take long to dry. Once dry, with the pot upside down, glue the head onto the pot.

3. Now for the painting fun ! I use a sharpie or thin marker for the eyes.

4. For the rest of the painting you will use the small artist brush. Use the yellow for the beak. The best way to paint the beak is to paint a triangle, just make sure the point of the triangle is pointing  downward.

5. Next, while still using yellow, paint the feet. This is very easy. First make a wide V, and then a line  down the middle of the V.

6. For the turkey waddle under the beak, use red and paint two tear drop shapes.

7. For the blush on the checks I put a little paint on my finger, wipe it off a little and then rub my finger on the checks until I get the amount of color I want. Not too much. You want a light blushing.

8. Once the beak is dry, use the marker or Sharpie to make two SMALL dots, side by side.

9. Take a small piece of ribbon and tie a knot in the middle. Cut the ends to the size you want. Glue  under the "chin" of the turkey.

10. Glue a button on the belly and a bow of raffia or ribbon on top of that.

11. And lastly the feathers. This can be a little more time involved only because you need to hold the   feathers in place for a little bit. I like to use three different colors of feathers but any combo will  do. Put quite a bit of glue on the back of the turkey at the bottom rim. lay the feathers in the glue one at a time until you have all three in place. You can rearrange them as you need to, but you may also then need to add more glue afterwards. Hold in place for a few minutes.

***Optional*** If you look closely at the turkeys, you can see some speckles. If you choose to add the speckles you would do this just before gluing on the feathers. This is done by dipping a small, firm brush in the tan paint. Hold the brush in your hand with the brush end straight up in the air with the brush level with your thumb up in the air. Using your thumb, rub your thumb across the top of the bristles of the brush. This will lightly splatter the paint. I suggest you have the child practice on some newspaper before actually splattering it on the turkey.

HAPPY TURKEY TIME!!!!