Coffee Filter Turkey Craft for Kids

If you are looking for fun-to-make and cute turkey craft ideas, you will love this stunning coffee filter turkey project. This turkey project for preschool, kindergarten, pre-k, toddler, and first graders is sure to be a hit by both your young artist and those who see the artwork hanging in your home!

coffee filter turkey

If you are looking for fun-to-make and cute turkey craft ideas, you will love this stunning coffee filter turkey project! This project is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, pre-k, toddlers, and first graders and is sure to bring joy not only to your young artist but also to everyone who sees the artwork displayed in your home.

Crafting is a wonderful way for young children to express themselves and explore their creativity while also developing fine motor skills. The coffee filter turkey project is easy, engaging, and can be made with simple materials that you probably already have at home. All you need are coffee filters, colorful markers or crayons, some water, and a dropper or brush for the painting step.

First, children can decorate the coffee filter using markers or crayons, letting their imagination run wild with different colors and patterns for the turkey feathers. After that, with a little water, the colors will blend and create a beautiful tie-dye effect. Once dry, they can shape the filter into a turkey by adding construction paper cutouts for the beak, waddle, eyes, and feet.

This project is not only aesthetically pleasing but also provides a fantastic teaching moment about Thanksgiving and the importance of gratitude. It’s a fantastic way to keep little hands busy while also bonding with family and friends who can join in the fun of crafting.

Parents and teachers alike will appreciate how easy this turkey craft is to set up, and the results are absolutely stunning. The finished turkeys can be displayed as decorations for Thanksgiving or even given as gifts to family members.

We have lots more kindergarten crafts and thanksgiving activities for kids! Plus don’t miss our BINGO for Thanksgiving, free Thanksgiving story for kids printable, easy skittles turkey, marble painted turkey craft, and turkey name craft.

coffee filter turkey craft

All you need to make this super cute turkey craft are a few simple materials you probably already have on hand:

• coffee filters (any size)
• washable kid’s paint in fall colors (yellow, red, orange, etc.)
• pippette or dropper
• water
• scissors
• markers
• construction paper (orange, red, brown, etc.)
• turkey body template (optional)

turkey coffee filter craft

On a plate or tray, start by mixing paint and water in small container like film container. Pipe some of the watered down paint randomly on the coffee filter.

coffee filter turkeys

Continue adding different watered down colours unti you get the look you like.

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Allow coffee filters to dry completely. Make sure to do several so they are all drying at the same time. You will need about 2 per turkey project.

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Once the coffee filter is dry cut out feather shapes. You can get 3-5 per medium/large coffee filter.

turkey coffee filter

Now you can either make your turkey body out of construction paper or use our free printable turkey template at the bottom of the post – whatever you prefer!

To make your turkey body out of construction paper use brown paper to make a small and large circle, orange to make beak and feet, red to make wattle, and either google eyes or black and white construction paper for the eyes.

turkey with coffee filter

Affix your turkey together with glue or colour the turkey body with markers, colored pencils, or crayons.

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Tape or glue about 8 feathers to the back of the turkey body so it makes a semi-circle.

coffe filter turkey

Their you have a super cute turkey craft project for kids of all ages!

turkey craft coffee filter

You can make natural red, orange, and yellow turkey feathers or use fun colors. Either way it turns out super cute!