Paper Plate Turkey using alcohol inks
Thanksgiving time is a great time to make turkey crafts. This activity is a fun one using alcohol inks. Alcohol inks are easy to create using simple markers, even dried out ones will create rich inks for crafts.
Kim
I used my alcohol inks to create a pattern on a paper plate to use as the feathers for my turkey. All you need to do is get a white paper plate and your selected colors of alcohol inks. I love to use these with craft pipettes. I purchased these craft pipettes on Amazon and I love them! They are easy for little ones to use and are easy to clean for repeated use.
I find the best method is to fill the pipette with liquid and then squirt it out. Then use what remains to decorate the plate. There will be some liquid, but not too much. This will create little drops all over the plate.
The pipette will spray the liquid out in a splatter on the paper plate.
Repeat this method using any colors you choose. Repeat until you are happy with the pattern you have created. This project will dry quickly since it is using alcohol inks.
This decorated paper plate will form the feathers for your turkey
After, print out the turkey body from the provided template. Cut out with scissors and glue onto the paper plate.
Print the turkey on brown paper or paint the template brown.
To complete your turkey add features to create the face. I used a scrap piece of orange paper to create a beak. I then made a wattle out of red paper. Last, I drew on eyes with a black marker.
Add features to your turkey's face using paper and markers.
