Learn how to make the cutest coffee filter turkey craft for Thanksgiving!

These are so easy and FUN to make for kids of all ages.

Youll be bleeding markers (easy), painting, and gluing.

Coffee filter turkeys

Many of you are familiar with the story of Elliott, mypinecone turkeythat I made in the second grade.

Elliott was one of my favoritekids Thanksgiving craftsever, at least until recently.

When I got a chance to try a coffee filterturkey craftwith my nieces, who are 4 and 2.

Coffee filter turkey craft

And it wasso fun!

I had some coffee filters left over from thewreathI made; actually quite a few of them.

Then I also had clothespins left over from someclothespin crafts.

Coffee filter turkey

Youre starting to see how this project came together.

Gotta love that!

The littles get to dye the coffee filters with markers, and they just love watching the colors spread!

Coffee filter turkey craft

Heres what you better make them.

Gather These Supplies

Tips and Thoughts for This Project:

These cuties can stand up by themselves!

My nieces squealed when I showed them.

Coffee filters, craft foam, washable markers, clothespins, scissors, googly eyes, paintbrush

If youre ready to get crafty for the holiday, check out the how to card below.

PS we also made somecoffee filter bats for Halloweenandcoffee filter snowflakes so you oughta check those out too.

Four washable markers on top of a coffee filter

Drawing on the coffee filter with brown marker

Drawing on the coffee filter with red marker

Coffee filter covered with brown, yellow, and red washable marker

Spraying the filter with water

Marker bleeding across the coffee filter

Dried coffee filter dyed with markers

Painting a clothespin with brown paint

Cut out pieces from craft foam

Gluing the googly eyes onto the clothespin

Turkey beak and waddle glued to the clothespin