How to Make Turkey Puppets Out of Garden Gloves
Put an old garden glove to good use or buy a brand new pair and make a couple of adorable Thanksgiving turkey puppets. You can make several puppets and stage an impromptu Thanksgiving Day theatrical event, or just make one and use it as a unique centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Clean gardening gloves, new or used
- Small pieces of craft foam or felt (red, gold and brown)
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- Googly eyes
- Black fine point marker
Instructions
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Cut feathers from the craft foam or felt, one for each finger.
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Cut a wing shape out of red or gold craft foam or felt, large enough to cover most of the palm of the glove. Glue the wing to the palm.
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Trim 2 small triangles from gold or yellow craft foam or felt and glue them to the tip of the thumb.
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Make a long, red wattle in an oblong shape and glue it over the thumb by the beak.
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Glue a googly eye to each side of the thumb, lower down on the thumb than the wattle.
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Use the fine tip marker to embellish the feathers.
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Allow the glue to dry completely and use the garden glove puppet to stage a special Thanksgiving Day celebration.
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Tips & Warnings
Never let children use a hot glue gun without adult assistance and supervision. Craft glue can also be used to make garden glove turkey puppets. Just be sure to give it more drying time.
