When my son was little we made a gratitude turkey with construction paper, a basket, and some clothes pins. That activity inspired this thankfulness turkey set. With this set, your children can explore various things they can be thankful for as they add feathers to a turkey. The set includes a turkey head, blank turkey feathers, labeled turkey feathers, and a page of areas you can be thankful for.

Getting Started with the Thankfulness Turkey Activity Set

Downloading the Set

You can download the Thankfulness Turkey Activity for Kids After that you will need to open it with a PDF reader. If you have Acrobat Reader available, it would be a good one to use.

Gathering the Supplies Needed for the Activity

You will need the following supplies for the thankfulness turkey activity.

• The Thankfulness Turkey Activity for Kids
• Clothespins
• Glue
• A Basket or Bowl

Getting the Basket or Bowl Ready

You will need to cut out the turkey head and attach it to a clothespin with glue. Then you will need to clip the turkey head to a small basket or bowl. Once the head is in place, you are ready to work on the feathers.

Deciding on the Feathers

You can use the feathers that already have areas to be thankful on them. The other choice is to have you or your children decide on areas they are thankful for. There is a page listing areas of thanks in the set. However, you can have your children come up with their own areas.  Once you have come up with ten areas, you can write those areas on the blank feathers.

Getting the Thankfulness Turkey Feathers Ready

Before you start attaching the feathers to a basket or a bowl, you will need to glue them to clothes pins.

Attaching the Feathers to the Turkey

There are several ways you can have your children attach the feathers.

• First, your children can attach each feather as they discuss why they are thankful for the word their feather displays.
• Second, you can attach all the feathers and point to each feather as you discuss it.
• Third, you can have your children pick the feathers they are most thankful for. They can then share why they are thankful for those areas.

Why Not Read About Thankfulness

After completing the thankfulness turkey activity, you may want to read a book about thankfulness or thanksgiving. Below you will find a collection of wonderful books that feature those themes.

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