Turkey Puppet by Uppity Owl

"Turkey Puppet"

by Uppity Owl

 

Recently, the 6 year old and I took a day to craft and play. This turkey puppet was the result of my craftiness and my sons was this...

 

He said he wanted to make an owl mask, so this was my quick design to do so. But, I'm sure you can see it looks more like a super hero, and after he decorated his mask...it really looked like a super hero. lol Who cares, we both we're having so much fun!

 

So while my son created his super hero mask, I mean owl mask...I planned what I wanted my puppet turkey to look like. Lucky me though, I did have inspiration. Recently, I was able to craft a turkey costume for my husband. It was a church thing. It was so funny and awesome! It would take another blog post just to talk about the entire night. So, back to the costume...let's just say I had a lot of left over feathers. lol

 

"Gobble Gobble!"

"Waddle Waddle!"

 

 I'm sorry, but my husband is so much fun! Love him! :)

So, now that you know where my inspiration came from, here's how to make your own...

SUPPLIES

• Scissors
• Hot Glue Gun
• Paste
• Brown Paper Lunch Bag
• Black Construction Paper
• White Construction Paper
• Orange Construction Paper
• One Quarter
• One Penny
• Assorted Feathers: I used red, yellow, orange, brown and light brown. (It's what came in the package.) You will need a red feather for the waddle.

DIRECTIONS

• Cut 2" - 3" off of the bottom of the bag.
• Use quarters to trace circles for the eyes.
• Use pennies to trace the black pupils.
• Cut two beaks...one to go under the flap and one to go directly on top of it.
• Paste all of the above onto the bag before adding the feathers.
• Arrange the feathers in the order you'd like them to appear on the bag. Make sure they bend forwards.
• Hot glue the feathers onto the back of the bag.
• Finally, hot glue the red feather waddle onto the beak. If your feather waddle is covering up the entire beak...slightly wet your finger with some water to tame it to the side.

When your children can use their imaginations and lose themselves in make believe play, you know you've created something right!

Gobble Gobble!

Upcycle Craft - Owl Bag

 

Don't you just love looking at creative crafts that inspire?  It's one of the reasons I love Pinterest so much. It's a great place to get and share great ideas. This upcycle craft was inspired as such and I'm really excited to share it with you!

This Upcycled "Owl Bag" was constructed from a used cereal box upcycled with duct tape. It's a great way to "wrap" a gift for a friend, use to tote Hot Wheels around (as my preschooler does) or set on display with your latest owl loving decor. Whatever you do, you'll have a hoot of a time!

Materials:

• Used Cereal Box
• Duct Tape (3 different colors, 1 of them a shimmering color)
• Wax Paper
• Sissors
• Ruler 
• Owl Print of Choice to Trace
• Pretty Rhinestones that match/stick or whatever else you'd like to use. ;0)

Step 1: Wrap

Tape the top flaps down to the inside of the cereal box. 

Then wrap the box with duct tape from the top to the bottom. Alternate your 2 different colors. Don't use your shimmering duct tape yet.

When you reach the bottom, and if you have any hang over, cut the sides then press them flat onto the bottom of the box.

Wrap the sides of the box from side, to the bottom, up the other side covering entirely. This will give a finished look on the sides.

Wrap the top of the box with the shimmering color.

Cut corners, fold down.

 

Now that the wrapping is done, it's time to start adding the details.



Step 2: Adding the Top Edging

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3: Make Handles

Measure two strips of tape, two different colors with one of them being the shimmering color.  Tape them together (sticky side to sticky side) and twist.

Tape handles to the inside of the box.  Then add a long strip of tape to the inside for an extra layer of support.

Step 4: Make Owl 

Trace an owl of your choosing onto a piece of paper. Place wax paper over the drawing and trace the drawing with a sharpie.

Cover drawing with shimmering duct tape. Do Not press the duct tape down at all. You want the tape to come off easily when you peel it off of the wax paper.

Flip over and cut along lines.

 Peel off wax paper.

 Tape onto the box. Press tape down firmly.

Step 4: Decorate!

I even decided to use the left over shimmering duct tape and wax paper to make some additional stick on decor.

I also added some matching stick on rhinestones.

Have a Great Weekend!
Whoo Whoo!
~OvO~

Shopping with an Owl Lover!

I went shopping the other day...no matter where I go, Owls find me! I just had to snap some photos of these wonderfully creative, super adorable owls. I must say...I'm definitely inspired and feel some owl projects coming on!  So grab your hot tea and join me on this whooty shopping spree!

Spooky Owls

Owls in the Woods

Owl Friends

Other Adorable Owls

Whoo Whoo!
~OvO~

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