Clay Dough Turkey

Thanksgiving Clay Dough Turkey


2 cups Flour
1 cup Salt
2 tbsp Oil
1 cup Cold Water*

Add all of the ingredients into a bowl and mix together.

Take the dough and form it into a turkey.

This dough can be left to air-dry over night or cook at 300 degrees in an oven for 1 hour or until done.

When your turkey is dry paint it with acrylic or tempura paints.

If you want to seal your turkeys paint you can use an acrylic sealer or even Hodge Podge!


* If the dough is too dry add more water.

Cooking the Perfect Turkey

"I make the best turkey ever!"

We asked for your best turkey tips and here is what we got!

"Soak your turkey in apple cider for 12 hours before cooking and cook your turkey upside down , so the white meat is nice and juicy, if you don't use a bag. I also like to add apples with the stuffing"
Jen~

"Lift up the skin on the top of your turkey (like you would do with a chicken) and place cold pats of butter under the skin. Making sure the outside of your turkey is dry, rub butter on the outside of the turkey skin, season it well with salt and pepper and cover with aluminum foil. The last hour of the cooking process remove the foil, baste the turkey and let it cook for the remaining hour. Let your turkey rest for 20-30 minutes and you should have a moist, well-cooked turkey."
Sandra~

"For a crisper skin, unwrap the turkey the day before roasting and leave it uncovered in the refrigerator overnight."
Brian~

"Once you get your turkey in the oven let it cook! Every time you open the oven to baste or look at the progress of the turkey you let out the heat and it takes the oven time to regain the heat that was let out from opening the oven."
Romaine~

"Carve your turkey with a very sharp knife or an electric knife."
Rick~

"A turkey cooks better if you don't densely stuff the cavity of the turkey."
Gerri~

"Thawing a turkey is just as important as cooking it right. I usually get a 20-22 pound turkey and it takes about 3 days to fully defrost it in the refrigerator."
Betsy~

Thanksgiving Wreath

Happy Thanksgiving


Cardboard, cut into a 12" circle
Construction Paper: Red, Brown, Orange, Yellow & Green
Glue
Ribbon

Cut a piece of cardboard into the shape of a 12" circle.

Fold each construction paper in half and then fold it in half again.

Place your child's hand in the corner of the folded construction paper and trace their hand with a pencil.

Keeping the paper folded, cut the hand print out. Do this for the remaining colors of construction paper.

Starting at the top of the ring, glue the first hand print on the ring putting glue only on the palm of the print, leaving the fingers free.

Changing the color of the hand print as you go, glue the next hand print clockwise from the first hand print. This direction will allow the fingers to stay on top instead of being covered.

Glue or staple a ribbon in place on the back of the wreath. This will allow the wreath to hang from a door or window.

You can have your child add a "Happy Thanksgiving" sign to the wreath or Thanksgiving stickers or any other decoration to spice up the wreath.

This project is easy and you'll be able to find these items already in your house.