Inside: Turkey Yarn Craft for Preschoolers Look at this face! Learn to make a perfect little yarn turkey craft

I can't fully articulate how much I love this little turkey friend.

Perhaps it's his goofy eyeballs, or the way he looks like he recently got away from a crazed lunatic trying to cook him for Thanksgiving. You know the chef in The Little Mermaid? He surely just escaped HIS clutches before becoming this little craft!

It's an easy and fun project perfect for kids of all ages, and it takes a little extra time to put together so it's great for those long Thanksgiving afternoons before food is ready.

My kids loved putting their own unique spin on these, and I loved seeing what they could create. These are perfect preschool classroom crafts, or if you stay home with your little, this one is a great craft to add to your Thanksgiving decorations.

We often put crafts like these on their windowsills or along their bookshelves in their rooms so they can have their own holiday decorations without spending too much, or being worried about them breaking my favorite decorations when they get rowdy in their rooms..

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Supplies for the Yarn Turkey Craft

Foam Paper (yellow, red, and orange) Shop
Yarn in various colors (I chose yellow and orange) Shop
Googly eyes Shop
Cardboard Shop
Glue Gun Shop
Glue (stick or white glue) Shop
Scissors Shop

How to Make the Yarn Turkey Craft

Step 1: Cut the cardboard shapes

Cut a large egg shape and a smaller circle from cardboard for the turkey's body and head. Cut yarn into one inch pieces, ahead of time or while kids glue.

Step 2: Start the yarn body

Glue the yarn pieces onto the egg shape. For small children, use double sided tape or white glue instead of a hot glue gun.

Step 3: Fill the body

Keep filling the egg with yarn, alternating colors often for texture. Adding small bundles of mixed colors speeds things up. Keep the yarn flat at the top so the head is easy to attach.