Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s right in the middle of the holiday season and I love spending time with my family and some good food. We’ve been making turkey crafts and one of my favorites is this adorable clothespin turkey craft!
Make Your Own Clothespin Turkey Craft
We actually had everything we needed to make a cute clothespin turkey so I didn’t have to make a trip to the craft store. But in case you do need a few supplies, we’ve included our affiliate links and thank you for your support!
I love that you can change the colors just by using different feathers, although I went with very traditional fall colors on this little guy. It makes it easy to let your kids be creative and personalize their turkeys!
They would also be great name tag holds on the dinner table for the big meal!
What you need to Make a Clothespin Turkey
- Clothespins
- 3 feathers per clothespin
- 2 googly eyes per clothespin
- Orange construction paper scrap
- Red construction paper scrap
- Scissors
- Glue (craft glue or hot glue)
Wooden Clothespins
Turkey Flats, Assorted MixWiggle Eyes
How to Make this Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
- Glue the feathers on one side of the clothespin and allow to dry. We used Elmer’s school glue and it worked great. If you use hot glue, make sure little fingers are out of reach!
- Glue googly eyes on the other side of the clothespin.
- Snip a small triangle of orange construction paper below eyes.
- Cut a small squiggle shape of red construction paper and glue on side of orange beak.
- Let dry and enjoy!
It’s really that simple to make and these little gobblers are just too cute!
Our easy clothespin turkey is a great way to use up extra craft supplies you might have lying around then check out some of our favorite Thanksgiving-themed books to enjoy together!
Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks!Pete the Cat: The First ThanksgivingFancy Nancy: Our Thanksgiving BanquetPinkalicious: Thanksgiving Helper
Staci says
This little Clothespin Turkey makes me smile each time I see him! Love it and my girls will enjoy making one just like him. Pinned for later!
Karen Hartzell (@InTheKitchenKP) says
These would be so cute strung across a mantle intermixed on a cute Thanksgiving themed pennant style banner! Adorable idea!
Kecia says
This is such a cute Turkey Craft! I pinned it because I think my 3 year old would enjoy making a few of them. What to do with them – maybe add a magnet to the back so they could be fridge clips? We display my son’s artwork on our fridge and we could just clip it into the turkey!
Ashley McLure says
I like the idea of adding the magnet to the back for the fridge. You can also use them as “chip clips” to keep the holiday theme.
Cara says
LOVE this! How cute is that turkey craft and it would be simple for even preschoolers and toddlers to make!
Tiffany (Fabulous Mom Blog) says
My 2-year old just got so excited when he was this. He jumped for the screen. Very cute. Pinned for later.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says
THAT WADDLE IS AMAZING. It’s so cute! Do I have clothespins? *rushing to the sewing room…* I love the smallness of this craft. Easy to do for everyone!
Rachel says
I am always looking for crafts that my 2 year old can handle. This one is so simple and cute. Definitely pinned it for future reference. Thanks!
Mandi says
Ahh I love this little turkey! What a fun craft… I can just see my husband and I turning this into some ridiculous ‘puppet’ show LOL
Leila says
I love these! They look super cute and easy to do – perfect for crafting with the kids!
Ange says
What an adorable turkey clothespin craft!! Love it, I’m gonna have to do it with my niece and nephews :)
Sarah BB says
I really like Karen’s idea! So cute and what a fun project for my daughter.
Jen-Eighty MPH Mom says
What a cute idea…and it sure will make hanging laundry much more entertaining!
Janet W. says
This is so cute! I love the feathers! My grandsons would love to make these and pin them places around the house!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
This is just the cutest thing! It would really be cute on the dinner table with place cards or on the fridge for fun!
Debi says
OMG, that is the cutest darn thing. I was just telling my littlest we would make a cute Thanksgiving day Craft this afternoon. I think I just found it.
Kerri (TheMaven) says
Oh my goodness! I can’t wait to make these with the kids!
Stacie Connerty says
That is so darn cute. I love making crafts with my kids for the holidays. Its such a special time for us.
Danielle says
Adorable! I’m definitely making these for our Thanksgiving table setting.
shelly peterson says
These are too adorable! Love doing crafts with my son and grandson! Will have to make these.
Mel {MamaBuzz} says
That is so cute! I would totally slap a magnet on the back of that and use it on my fridge to hold things through the holiday season.:) Love it. Thanks so much for sharing on Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in next week’s issue.
karen medlin says
Going to share this with our little guy, he is just getting into working with glue and making projects. I would add a few to the filing cabinet with a magnet for little guy to hang his pictures on.
Lindsay Cyr says
Love this idea! So cute! My little girl will have fun making this with me :)
Sarah says
Such a cute (and quick) craft, my daughter would have so much fun with this.