Cute Turkey Thanksgiving Favors
My dear friend Becky gave me a Cute Turkey Thanksgiving Favor a couple years ago. She is so good at making small favors to give on holidays. It always makes me feel special.
I took a picture of that favor and that inspired this post. Thank you, Becky, love you lady!
Thanksgiving Party Favors
This Thanksgiving favor is fast to make and would be easy to make in bulk for a larger gathering or school group. It is fun to have Thanksgiving favors for guests.
I mean it when I say this went together quickly. I can imagine a couple grandkids, other relatives or friends sitting around the table making these together. What a great time for visiting.
Making the Thanksgiving table favors
Start with the tulle netting
Lay the brown tulle netting down flat and use a dinner plate as a pattern to cut around. Cut one layer or two layers for each favor. I used two layers.
Put the netting down over a coffee cup or custard cup. Measure ¼ cup of candy and pour it onto the netting, letting it settle down into the cup.
Pull the netting up around the candy and secure it with a small rubber band. This is the body and tail of the turkey.
Make a head for the turkey
Curl up a brown pipe cleaner (like a snail shell) until you like the size compared to the body. Cut the pipe cleaner so it is about 2 inches long below the head.
Pull an orange pipe cleaner through the front of the curled head for a beak. Twist it into a beak shape and clip it off.
Then pull a red pipe cleaner through the front of the curled head, under the beak, for the waddle. I twisted this around until it was larger than the beak and then clipped it off.
Tip: In the video I show scissors being used to clip the pipe cleaners. I was using old scissors that I didn’t mind using for cutting the wires. You may want to use a wire clipper instead so you don’t damage your good scissors.
Make two legs for the turkey
Making the feet is fun.
Make three zig-zag bends in a yellow pipe cleaner starting about one inch from the end. These are the three toes on the foot, so they are about ½ inches in size. Then twist the pipe cleaner ends together to keep the toes in place. Bend the longer end of the pipe cleaner upwards for a leg and clip it so it is about 2 inches long.
Of course you will make two legs.
Put the turkey together
Poke the neck of the head into the body of the turkey. Poke the two legs into the body of the turkey.
Add the eyes
Finish up the turkey by gluing on two googly eyes, one on each of the head.
Thanksgiving gifts for guests
You are done! Isn’t this cute? They will make such nice Thanksgiving gifts for guests! Although they may not make it home because of that candy inside!
More Thanksgiving Crafts and Recipes
Looking for more ideas for your Thanksgiving holiday? How about a pumpkin pie or apple pie recipe? Check these crafts and recipes out from around the site!
- Nana's Perfect Pumpkin Pie Recipe
- Nana Great's Apple Pie with Lattice Crust
- How to make pumpkin puree and baked pumpkin seeds
- Candy Turkey Thanksgiving Table Favors
- Easy Thanksgiving Table Decorations
- How to Make a Gratitude Jar
Enjoy!
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Cute Turkey Thanksgiving Favors
Equipment
- Plate (for a pattern)
- Coffee cup or custard cup
- ¼ cup measuring cup
- Scissors or wire clippers
Items Required
- Brown tulle netting
- Pipe cleaners (brown, 2 yellow, orange, red)
- ¼ cup candy per favor (I used M&Ms)
- Small rubber band
- Googly eyes (2 small ones)
- Glue
Instructions
- Lay the brown tulle netting down flat and use a dinner plate as a pattern to cut around. Cut one layer or two layers for each favor. I used two layers.Put the netting down over a coffee cup or custard cup. Measure ¼ cup of candy and pour it onto the netting, letting it settle down into the cup.Pull the netting up around the candy and secure it with a small rubber band. This is the body and tail of the turkey.
- Curl up a brown pipe cleaner (like a snail shell) until you like the size compared to the body. Cut the pipe cleaner so it is about 2 inches long below the head.
- Pull an orange pipe cleaner through the front of the curled head for a beak. Twist it into a beak shape and clip it off.
- Then pull a red pipe cleaner through the front of the curled head, under the beak, for the waddle. I twisted this around until it was larger than the beak and then clipped it off.
- Make three zig-zag bends in a yellow pipe cleaner starting about one inch from the end. These are the three toes on the foot, so they are about ½ inches in size. Then twist the pipe cleaner ends together to keep the toes in place. Bend the longer end of the pipe cleaner upwards for a leg and clip it so it is about 2 inches long. Make two legs.
- Poke the neck of the head into the body of the turkey. Poke the two legs into the body of the turkey.
- Finish up the turkey by gluing on two googly eyes, one on each of the head.
Video
Supplies for Cute Turkey Thanksgiving Favors
- Brown tulle netting
- Plate (for a pattern)
- Coffee cup or custard cup
- ¼ cup measuring cup
- Scissors or wire clippers
- Pipe cleaners (brown, 2 yellow, orange, red
- ¼ cup candy per favor (I used M&Ms)
- Small rubber band
- Googly eyes (2 small ones)
- Glue
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