Tissue Paper Turkey - Make Turkey Without the Oven!

These turkeys are ready to ruffle some feathers!  Made with layers of colorful tissue paper, these turkeys are perfect as place cards on the Thanksgiving dinner table!

Step 1: Step 1

Stack 8 sheets of 3x3 inch alternating yellow and red tissue paper together.  Cut scalloped edge.  Fold accordian style.  Fasten the folded tissue paper with a piece of floral wire.

Step 2: Step 2

Open up the accordian like a fan.  Pull up one layer of tissue paper at a time towards the bottom of the fan shape to form the turkey's feathers.

Step 3: Step 3

Glue a pom pom in the middle of the tissue paper.  Glue two googly eyes onto the pom pom.  Cut beak from yellow cardstock and glue onto the pom pom. 

Step 4: Step 4

The turkey is fastened onto cardstock by punching a small hole in the cardstock, then threading the wire through the hole.  On the other side, place a piece of scotch tape to fasten down the wire onto the cardstock.  Write the name on the cardstock.

For list of materials and other fun crafts: littlemisscraft.com/Tissue_paper_Turkey-14_1