Thanksgiving Toilet Paper Roll Turkey Craft

This Thanksgiving turkey toilet paper roll craft is the perfect way for kids to show what they’re thankful for in a fun way! Here’s a tutorial to help your kids make their own thankful turkey craft.

Gratitude crafts for Thanksgiving

We love doing projects and DIY activities for the holidays, so this cute Thanksgiving turkey toilet paper roll craft was a lot of fun for us to make! This is a fun gratitude activity that kids can make themselves and entertain themselves before Thanksgiving dinner, all while learning how to be thankful for what they have.

All you need to make this grateful Thanksgiving craft are some toilet paper rolls, construction paper, and a few other things that you probably already have at home. Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or homeschooler, this toilet paper roll turkey craft is perfect for classrooms, family gatherings, or even Sunday school lessons focused on gratitude. You should totally make this thankful turkey with your kids this year!

Thanksgiving Turkey Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Check out our tutorial to make a turkey out of a toilet paper tube below. It is an easy and fun Thanksgiving craft for kids to share what they are thankful for. To make this adorable toilet roll turkey craft, you’ll need just a few simple materials:

Materials needed for this turkey gratitude craft:

Toilet paper rolls
Colored construction paper
Googly eyes
Markers
Scissors
White glue

Step 1: Trace and cut out turkey feathers

To start your making Thanksgiving toilet paper roll turkey, you’ll need to make 5 feathers out of construction paper. Freehand draw a feather shape about as big as the toilet paper roll itself and cut it out. Use it as a template to trace out 4 more feathers. Use any color construction paper you want!

Tip: If you’re crafting with younger kids, you can prepare the feather templates in advance for easier cutting.

Step 2: Have your kids think of 5 things they are thankful for

Fot this thankfulness craft, it’s time to challenge your kids to brainstorm what they are thankful and grateful for. Thought starters would include questions like:

“Who are you thankful for?”
“What makes you feel special or cared for?”
“What do you have or love that you know others may not?”
“What is something you couldn’t imagine life without?”

Write each thankful thought on one feather, leaving space at the bottom for gluing – all writing should be done on the top 2/3 of the feather. This makes each turkey feather a reminder of gratitude — a great social-emotional learning activity for Thanksgiving.

Step 3: Glue on the turkey’s feathers

Arrange feathers in the desired fashion and glue them onto the back of the toilet paper roll, slightly overlapping each feather and fanning them out so they can all be read. Glue them about halfway down. If you put them too high up, the feathers will flop and won’t stand well. Allow a few minutes for the glue to dry.

Step 4: Glue the turkey’s face onto the toilet paper roll

Now you’ll glue on the turkey’s face. We drew a freehand triangle orange beak, and a red waddle on our construction paper scraps. Arrange these pieces however you’d like, and allow the bird to dry completely. Your Thanksgiving turkey craft is finished!

Teach gratitude to kids this Thanksgiving

I love this turkey Thanksgiving craft; it is such a fun way to teach kids about gratitude, and to think about and share what they are thankful for! You can have your kids make this toilet paper tube turkey craft at the table while the Thanksgiving dinner is cooking or with cousins or other family members over the weekend.

While making their turkeys, children learn to appreciate the people and things that bring joy to their lives.

You can:

Have kids share what’s written on their feathers during Thanksgiving dinner.
Use these thankful turkeys as personalized place cards for the table.
Display them on a mantel or as part of a Thanksgiving gratitude display at home or school.

This simple project is a wonderful way to combine art, creativity, and thankfulness all in one easy Thanksgiving activity.

I hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Use this fun Thanksgiving turkey toilet paper roll craft as decoration around the house, at the Thanksgiving dinner table, or even have the kids share their grateful turkey craft while you all eat. Also, check out these other festive Thanksgiving activities for your family: