# Trivet Turkey > Paint a cork trivet in bright feather sections, then glue on a cork coaster head, googly eyes and a construction-paper beak, wattle and feet to build a colorful turkey. This is an easy, low-mess Thanksgiving craft that also works on fine motor skills. - URL: https://www.funlittles.com/turkey-crafts-kids-trivet-turkey/ - Ages: 3–7 yrs · Difficulty: easy · Mess: low - Time: prep 25 min, activity 30 min - Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class · one batch serves about 1 kids - Skills: fine-motor, colors, painting, vocabulary ## Materials (one batch) - 1 piece Cork trivet (round) - 1 piece 4" cork coaster - Acrylic paint set - Solid tempera paint sticks (Kwik Stix) (optional) - 1 piece Paintbrushes - 1 piece Pencil (household) - 2 piece Googly eyes - Construction paper (orange, yellow, pink or red) - Glue (household) - 1 piece Scissors (household) ## Substitutions - Instead of acrylic paint: Solid tempera paint sticks (Kwik Stix) (Low-mess 'paintless' painting. The author got almost similar results with both.) - Instead of cork coaster: Colored paper circle (For the mini turkey: a coaster becomes the body and a brown paper circle becomes the head.) ## Safety - Googly eyes are small parts and a choking hazard. Supervise closely with young children who still mouth things. - Acrylic paint can stain clothes and surfaces. Cover the table and use smocks or old clothes. - Adult handles scissors or pre-cuts the paper pieces for younger children. ## Before you start - Cut a beak, wattle and feet for each turkey from construction paper. - For a group, paint the trivets ahead (or in an earlier session) so they are dry before building. ## Steps 1. Gently draw pencil lines to divide the cork trivet into sections, like feathers fanning out. 2. Fill in each section with a different color of paint or Kwik Stix. 3. Let the paint dry. 4. Set out the painted trivet, a cork coaster, googly eyes and the paper beak, wattle and feet. 5. Glue the cork coaster onto the lower middle of the trivet for the turkey's head. 6. Stick on the googly eyes. 7. Glue the beak and wattle onto the head and the feet at the bottom. Name each turkey part as you go. 8. Show off your finished colorful turkey. ## Tips - The trivet is for the body and the coaster is for the head of the turkey. - Based on the age of the child, you decide how much the supervising adult needs to be involved. - Children can identify the parts of the turkey while gluing them on. It's a great fine motor and learning activity. - Peel-and-stick wiggle eyes work great when you want to keep it quick and easy. - A set of 24 coasters comes in handy when the kids want to try out multiple designs. - We got almost similar results with both the low-mess solid paint sticks and the regular acrylic paint. ## The original post by TurkeyMom (2016) An easy and low mess turkey craft for kids with trivets, coasters and paint. Making this trivet turkey was a fun activity since we kept fawning over the cute turkey. Googly eyes make everything cuter. Don't you think? ### *Trivet Turkey* **Materials** **[Cork Trivets](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000CFPQ9/?tag=blmemo-20)** **[4 " Cork Coasters](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FVXIHSC/?tag=blmemo-20)** **[Acrylic Paint Set](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATJSD8I/?tag=blmemo-20)** **[Solid Tempera Paint Sticks](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GNAVT0U/?tag=blmemo-20)** **[Peel and Stick Wiggle Eyes](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8V66O/?tag=blmemo-20)** I purchased these relatively inexpensive **[cork trivets](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000CFPQ9/?tag=blmemo-20)** which comes as a set of three along with this set of **[cork coasters](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FVXIHSC/?tag=blmemo-20)** which comes in a set of 24. Those 24 come in handy when the kids want to try out multiple designs. I love that I get 24 of them for a smaller price and that also means experimenting with them for a variety of [**kids crafts**.](https://www.funlittles.com/category/crafts/) The trivet is for the body and the coaster is for the head of the turkey. We used a cork trivet for the body of the turkey. Divide the circle by sections by gently drawing lines. For this turkey craft we used **[acrylic paints](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ATJSD8I/?tag=blmemo-20)** to fill in the sections. However you can also use our new favorite **[Solid Tempera Paint Sticks](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GNAVT0U/?tag=blmemo-20){ Kwik Stix}** for low mess "paintless" painting method. Turkey craft made with these Kwik Stix is at the end of the post. Read more about this fabulous no mess solid tempera paint sticks on our [**Rainbow Initials Art**](https://www.funlittles.com/mess-free-art-projects-kids-rainbow-initials-art/) post. Now on to building! Build a Turkey - Turkey Craft for kids Set out cork coasters, the painted trivet along with googly eyes and eyes, beak and feet cut from construction paper. Based on the age of the child doing this turkey craft, you decide the extent to which the supervising adult needs to be involved. It's a great fine motor and learning activity. Children can identify the parts of the turkey while gluing them on. On a side note, I see that these **[Peel and Stick Wiggle Eyes](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000F8V66O/?tag=blmemo-20)** work great for crafts when you want to keep it quick and easy. Our finished colorful turkey. He was supposed to be posing cute according to my 7 year old. But we all know how he *really* looks like. Terrified about the Thanksgiving Day dinner. This one is painted with **[Kwik Stix](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GNAVT0U/?tag=blmemo-20).** Our mini turkey with the coaster for the body and colored paper for the head. I love that we got almost similar results with both the low mess solid paint and the regular acrylic paint. Trust me the colors are amazing. {just a poor light shot..:-( } Thanks for reading More [**Thanksgiving Crafts and Turkey crafts for kids**](https://www.funlittles.com/category/holidays/thanksgiving-holidays/) here. Pin this so YOU don't forget!!