M doesn't always have the patience for activities that require a lot of fine motor work but this kept his attention (I think because it used marshmallows). For this project you need an apple, toothpicks, something for a turkey face, and small food pieces that can be put on the toothpicks. We used marshmallows and Cheerios. If you're health-conscious you could do blueberries or small grapes. Anything works as long as it goes on a toothpick.
Here is M filling his toothpicks. It took a bit longer because he enjoyed putting them on then biting them off....
Here is our finished turkey....
We also did a toilet paper roll turkey that included my favorite- handprints. We made our handprints on thicker cardstock. M painted them with yellow, orange, and red paint then I cut them out and glued them to the paper roll, which makes the turkey's body. Unfortunately I can't find the pictures I took while we did this so we only have an "after" picture. This poor turkey has been a little man-handled and also survived one dog attack so he's a little worn but he's made it to Thanksgiving!
Hopefully we have a few more blog posts coming soon. We've done a few keep-busy projects since little G has arrived but haven't had time to post about them. Hoping to get caught up soon!
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