I have over 45 fun Thanksgiving turkey crafts that adults and kids will both love to create! It’s a perfect thing to do while you are waiting for that turkey to cook!

I always feel bad because Thanksgiving gets kind of passed up–straight from ghosts and spiders to Christmas tree and egg nog! So let’s let the turkeys have their day and whip up these 45 fun and clever crafts and games just for TURKEYS! So many of these fun projects would so great to do in a classroom setting!

Thanksgiving turkey crafts

All these amazing projects will hopefully inspire you to craft up all the turkey things this Thanksgiving! Click on the link above each photo to take you to the tutorial!

Turkey windsock: Happiness is homemade

Shape turkeys

A great classroom activity!

Leaf Turkey DIY

Coffee Filter Turkey

Paper bag turkey

Kids will love playing puppets with these little turkeys!

Learn to draw a turkey

Turkey jar

Turkey tissue paper by number

Pinecone Turkey 

These are just the cutest! You could decorate your whole mantel in these little pinecones!

Turkey shirt 

Show up in style with a darling turkey shirt!

Scrap Paper Turkey 

Turkey Mask

Create this easy felt turkey mask!

Thanksgiving turkey hat

You can pair this hat with the mask above for a full turkey outfit!

Turkey crayon box- free printable

Cupcake Liner Turkey 

Crayon Holder Turkey 

Another cute way to add crayons to your Thanksgiving table! You could roll a piece of kraft paper down the middle for kids to doodle on!

Turkey Bowling 

Who wouldn’t have so much fun playing this?

Popsicle Stick Turkey 

Pinecone turkey craft

Leaf turkey craft

Hand Print Turkey

Thumb Print Turkey

A stamp pad in fall colors is needed to create this cute guy! You could turn it into a fun card to send in the mail!

Paint Sample Turkey

Looks like they used the turkey feathers to write what they are thankful for!

Thankful Turkey

Foot Print Turkey

Paper strips Turkey

Turkey paper fan

Paper Turkey Bag

Turkey puppet

Rainbow Turkey

This was one of my kid’s school activities! We ended up using magazine pages to create the turkey feathers!

Kleenex Box Turkey

Football Turkey 

I love this fun football spin on a turkey!

Turkey Tracks

What a fun painting project.

Button turkey  

Stuff the Turkey 

A fun toss game to help pass the time while the food cooks!

Paper strips turkey

Chapstick Turkey

This is a darling idea for a quick gift to give this Thanksgiving/fall season.

Turkey lunch bag

Turkey Balloon Launcher

Crayon holder 

Turkey tag

candy corn turkey craft

Footprint and photo turkey

Washi Tape Turkey

Thanksgiving painted placemat

Shooting turkeys

This game is such a fun one! Just grab some nerf bullets and balloons!

Bubble wrap turkey craft

If you’re like me, whenever I get a package with bubble wrap in it, it goes straight to my craft bin! Kids always love to paint with it and it makes for a cheap art project.

turkey food creations

Cinnamon roll Turkeys

So many people are worried about Thanksgiving dinner- but what about Thanksgiving breakfast? Kick it off with this darling idea!

Fun Turkey sandwich

Turkey treat ideas

Rice Krispie treat turkeys

Turkey pretzel treat

Juice Box Turkey

These would be so fun on a kids thanksgiving table!

Pretzel Turkey 

Turkey Treats 

Turkey treats with M&Ms

Make sure to check out my Thanksgiving activity sheets! All free printables and perfect for the dinner table!