Yield: 1
Coffee Filter Turkey Craft
Make these coffee filter turkeys for a cute and easy Thanksgiving craft project for kids. They make adorable fall decorations!
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
25 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Estimated Cost
$10 or less
Materials
- Wooden Spring Clothespins
- Round White Coffee Filters
- Assorted Googly Eyes
- Washable Markers in Brown, Red, Orange, and Yellow
- Glue Gun or Tacky Craft Glue
- Brown Acrylic Craft Paint
- Red and Yellow Craft Foam
Tools
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Scrap of Cardboard
- Non-Stick Craft Mat or Large Plastic Zip Top Bag
- Water Spray Bottle
Instructions
- Flatten out round coffee filters.
- Color filters with red, yellow, and orange washable markers.
- Place colored coffee filter on a craft mat or zipper bag and spray with water. Set aside to dry.
- Paint the entire clothespin with brown paint. Set aside to dry.
- Glue on two eyes using a low temp hot glue gun or tacky craft glue.
- Cut out a triangle beak from yellow craft foam.
- Cut out a wattle from red craft foam.
- Glue the beak and wattle (aka gobbler) below the eyes.
- Fold dry coffee filters in half and crinkle slightly to fluff them.
- Insert filter into top clip of clothespin to be the turkey’s feathers.
Notes
Easily make just one or several turkeys at a time. Drying times may vary and impact total time from start to finish of this project.