How Kids Can Make the Perfect Thanksgiving Feather Tailed Pine Cone Turkey

Kids will have fun making this pine cone turkey decoration with a real tail  feathers. It’s sure to brighten any Thanksgiving celebration.

Gather these supplies for the pine cone turkey:

• Feathers
• Scraps of brown and yellow cardstock
• Black marker
• Glue, double-sided tape, or glue dots
• Pine cone
• Feather Tailed Turkey template
• 15″ length Bowdabra bow wire
• Mini Bowdabra Bow Making and Design Tool

Let’s make the turkey’s feathered tail:

1. Fold the 15″ bow wire in half and put it in the Mini Bowdabra. Tuck the ends of the wire under the Mini Bowdabra to keep them out of the way.
2. Next, layer the feathers into the Mini Bowdabra.
3. Compress the feathers with the wand.
4. With the feathers still in the Mini Bowdabra, pass the wire ends through the loop, and tighten. Bring the wires to the back side of the feathers and tie a knot. Leave the wire ends long.
5. Fluff the tail feathers, and set aside for now.

Now, let’s assemble the turkey:

1. Print the turkey template. Trace the shapes onto the brown and yellow cardstock, and cut out.
2. Glue the beak in place on the turkey body. Add eyes with a black marker.
3. Glue the turkey body to the pine cone.
4. Use the bow wires to tie the feathered tail to the pine cone. Trim the wire ends.
5. Enjoy displaying your feather tailed pine cone turkey.