OT Activity of the Day:
Thankful Turkey
Target Age Range: 2 and up
We can’t let this holiday sneak by without making a “thankful” turkey. You can do this in a variety of different ways. I used squished up paper to decorate my feathers, but if you would like to continue to focus on cutting, you can cut out individual feathers from construction paper. You can then write your gratitude items on the actual feathers if you also want to focus more on writing. If you have glitter or sequins, feel free to use that to decorate the feathers as well!
For my particular variation, I wanted to make a turkey puppet, so I used a paper bag for the body, but feel free to continue to use an empty toilet paper roll if that’s what you have! This version is also geared towards my younger preschoolers so squishing paper and gluing it down is right up their alley!
Either way you decide to make your thankful turkey, the best part about it is that you are working on building and supporting your child’s fine motor skills. If you’re opting to squish up the paper like I did, try to have your child use the tips of their fingers versus the palm of their hand. This will promote more fine motor manipulation and finger isolation which is going to help when it comes time for your child to hold the pencil and write!
Enjoy!