How to Make a Thanksgiving Card
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Mahalo expert Jaala Pickering shows you how to create a do-it-yourself card for the Thanksgiving holidays.
This holiday season you can learn how to make a handmade
Thanksgiving card from construction paper and googly eyes. This craft project is suitable for beginners. If you want to work on this project with a child, you can divide up the work and have him assemble the pieces while you cut them out.
To make this
turkey-themed card, you need to purchase googly eyes, scissors, glue sticks and a hot glue gun.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OahwGnEscko Also, it requires one sheet each of black, brown, orange and yellow construction paper.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OahwGnEscko The orange and brown sheets should be large. The supplies can be bought at a craft retailer like Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores or Hobby Lobby.
Step 1: Make the Turkey's Head
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First, cut a small, rectangular shape out of the edge of the brown construction paper. Set this piece aside for a moment. Next, cut out a circle in the same sheet of paper. This will represent the turkey's head. Squeeze a single dot of hot glue on the back of each googly eye carefully. Stick them on the round shape where you want the eyes positioned.
Take the yellow construction paper and fold it in half. Cut out the shape of a beak symmetrically. Use a ruler to draw the beak on the paper first if you have trouble cutting the shape without a guide. Once you have the beak, glue it below the eyes.
Now, use the first brown rectangle that you cut out. Fold it accordion-style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OahwGnEscko It should be glued to the back of the turkey's head. Let the head section dry while you move on to the feathers.
Step 2: Create the Tail Feathers
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To make the feathers, hold the orange and brown papers together. After you have them secure, cut out a feather shape. Repeat the process two or three times. These feathers will form the turkey's tail.
Step 3: Assemble the Card
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After folding the black piece of construction paper in half, glue the feathers to the top of the card. Finish it by gluing the turkey head to the front flap. Let the card dry thoroughly before writing a message in it.
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