This is a really cute craft idea for Thanksgiving and so easy to make! Just collect pinecones and all them to fully dry. Spray with a clear shalleque if desired. Use pipe cleaners for the head, beak and feet. Cut out feathers from contruction paper.
You could even turn this into a place card by writing the names of your family members on the feathers or have the child write what they are thankful for on the feathers!
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This can be done with a large pompom glued on for the face, google eyes glued on and use a pipe cleaner rounded and glued to a thick popsicle stick so it will stand up and then hot glue feathers on it. So cute.
Sorry, another way to make this is to do it the way I mentioned. The pipe cleaners are for the legs.
Hope this makes sense.