Autumn Handprint Craft Two Ways! (aka handprint turkey)

What do I love more than a quick craft? A craft that uses all the same supplies I already have. And these next two crafts use the same exact supplies, but we reimagined our process to create two beautiful works of art. First, the handprint turkey.

We have a lot of family, and this year, I am feeling more crafty. You get a handmade Halloween card, and you get a handmade autumn craft, and you get a handmade craft. With a long list of recipients, my kids get tired of making so many. The handprints for Halloween proved to be a huge success for 1. my kids having fun, and 2. everyone who received them loved them. So I decided to continue our crafting through the end of the year.

Handprint Turkeys and Autumn Trees

We started making handprint turkeys. We were able to get through quite a lot. My youngest could do footprint crafts all day. Then they started to get bored, with the turkeys and we switched over to…trees!

Supplies:

• Brown paint
• Orange paint
• Red paint
• Yellow paint
• White paper
• Googly eyes (for turkeys)
• Orange paper (for turkeys)

Turkey Directions

1. Brush the bottom of your child’s foot with brown paint.
2. The toes are the bottom of the turkey. Place the foot on the white paper so the toes are closer to an edge. Let dry.
3. The handprints are pretty easy. I found that you should start with yellow paint, then orange, and then red. This way you don’t have to wash your hands between applications.
   1. Using yellow paint, place 1-3 handprints around your footprint. We’re going for a fanned feather look. Once you’re satisfied with the number of yellow handprints, apply 1-2 orange handprints. Then red. Since red is a such a bold color, we only applied 1 or 2. Let this completely dry.
4. Cut an elongated isosceles triangle out of the orange paper. This is the turkey’s beak.
5. Glue the beak to the heel area of the foot. The flat, unique side of the triangle should be facing the heel.
6. Eyes! Glue a googly eye to one corner of the beak. Do the same with the second eye.
7. Let dry and then frame!

Autumn Tree Directions

1. Brush the bottom of your child’s foot with brown paint.
2. The toes are the top branches of the tree. Place the foot on the white paper so the heel is closer to the bottom edge of the paper.
3. The handprints are pretty easy. Like the turkeys, you should start with yellow paint, then orange, and then red. This way you don’t have to wash your hands between applications.
   1. Using yellow paint, place 1-3 handprints around the toes. We’re going for a festive leaves look. Once you’re satisfied with the number of yellow handprints, apply 1-2 orange handprints. Then red. Since red is a such a bold color, we only applied 1 or 2. Let this completely dry.
4. That’s it!