This is such a fun and adorable centerpiece. And, it’s pretty easy to do! If you’re interested in making this gorgeous guy for your Thanksgiving table…read on. I’ll show you how!
Turkey Centerpiece Craft:
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Supplies needed:
- A large pumpkin
- Brown spray paint – I used chocolate brown
- Styrofoam Ball – Sized Proportionate to your pumpkin – You’ll use this as the turkey’s head
- Chocolate Brown craft paint
- Orange craft paint
- Clothespin
- Red felt – cut a piece like a long skinny triangle for your waddle
- Large googly eyes (2)
- Low temp glue gun
- Drill with a Speedbor drill bit that matches the circumference of your candlesticks – or a knife to carve out a hole for the candlesticks
Now, On to the craft!:
- Spray paint the large pumpkin brown – set to dry
- Paint the Styrofoam ball with the brown craft paint – set to dry
- Paint the clothespin orange – set to dry
- When everything is dry
- Make the turkey’s face:
- Add goodly eyes, orange clothespin and red felt ( glue the wide end to the clothespin and let the skinny long part hang down like a waddle) to the Styrofoam ball with hot glue
These are Speedbor drill bits – A 3/4 inch would probably be the right size for most candlesticks.
- An adult should carefully Drill 4 holes in the top/back of the pumpkin – going around the back about 1&1/2 inches apart
- Don’t drill the holes too large, so the candlesticks slip down
- Place a wooden dowel into the front of the pumpkin – where you envision your head to go – leaving a few inches out to stick into the Styrofoam ball
- Slide the head onto the dowel – you can secure it with hot glue
- Place candlesticks into your 4 holes on top – hot glue to secure
- You’re done! Enjoy!
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