How to make a turkey paper craft
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Fold a square in half, cut a joined body, fan and feet through both layers, then open a symmetric turkey silhouette.
- You need
- Thin paper, a pencil, a ruler and scissors.
- Start
- Begin with a 12 cm square of brown paper, colored side up. A pencil will add the face after cutting.
Your model is ready
Smooth the centre crease. Draw two eyes, a small beak and a wattle on the head. Display the turkey flat, with its fan above its feet. The finished turkey silhouette, with its fan spread and both feet below its body.
Step-by-step diagrams
- 1
Fold the square in half
Bring the left edge to the right edge. Match the corners and press the vertical fold. Keep the folded edge on the left.
- 2
Cut the turkey outline
Start on the folded edge at the top of the head. Cut around the head, neck and three outer feathers, then around the body and foot to the folded edge below the body. Keep the body beside the fold and remove the surrounding scrap.
- 3
Open the turkey
Open the centre fold gently. The head, fan, body and both feet stay joined in one sheet.
- ✓
Finish
Smooth the centre crease. Draw two eyes, a small beak and a wattle on the head. Display the turkey flat, with its fan above its feet. The finished turkey silhouette, with its fan spread and both feet below its body.
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