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Thanksgiving Wood Slice Turkey
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How to Make a Wood Slice Turkey

Turn a plain wood slice into the cutest little turkey with this easy Thanksgiving craft! With colourful leaves and a big dose of fall charm, it’s the perfect project to celebrate the season.
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Yield: 1 wood slice
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft Supplies

Step 2: Prepare your supplies

  • To make your turkey you'll need a collection of fabric leaves in fall colours. If you place the leaves like we did, you'll need 1 yellow leaf, 2 orange leaves, and 4 red leaves.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • You'll also need a wood slice coaster, 2 googly eyes, and craft foam sheets in 3 colours. Cut a beak from the orange craft foam, a wattle from red, and 2 feet from yellow.
    You can cut these free hand or use one of our turkey templates from another craft. Find more information below!
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft

Step 3: Glue on the feathers

  • Start by adding a line of hot glue to the front of the yellow leaf, near the bottom.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Place it on the back of the wood slice, near the top, so it's sticking out the top.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Then glue the orange leaves on either side of the yellow one, overlapping a bit. Remember to add glue to the front of the leaves.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Repeat, adding red leaves below the orange ones, again overlapping them.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Flip the wood slice over so you can see the front. Add glue to the back of a red leaf.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Place the leaf on the front of the wood slice, facing outwards. Set it near the edge, so there's enough room for the turkey's face. Then repeat with the last red leaf on the opposite side.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft

Step 4: Add the turkey details

  • Glue 2 googly eyes to the wood slice.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Add the wattle on a bit of an angle. Then place the beak so it overlaps a bit.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Finally, add glue to the top front of both feet.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Line up the feet next to each other and set the wood slice on top of them, so they're sticking out the bottom.
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft
  • Your wood slice turkey craft is complete!
    Wood Slice Turkey Craft

Notes

Looking for more wood slice crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
DIY Wood Coasters
Melting Snowman Craft
Pipe Cleaner Christmas Tree