Sometimes, you want to make a turkey in disguise, and other times it’s time for the turkey to fight back! 🙂 These turkey pom pom poppers are an easy craft and a fun way to get some energy out. You can launch them at contact paper and try to make them stick to things, or you can take aim at each other!
You only need a few supplies for this craft. If you don’t have a brown cup you can use a paper towel or toilet paper roll. A paper towel roll is a bit sturdier. If you do grab a pack of the brown cups save some to make football pom pom poppers too! I’ve included a printable with the feathers and turkey face- it’s the same one I used for this turkey paper bag puppet craft!
Turkey Pom Pom Popper
Ready In: 10 minutes
Makes: One pom pom popper from a cup and ballon!
Supplies: You’ll need a cup or paper towel roll, a brown balloon, a pair of scissors and pom poms.
Why You’ll Love It: This is a fun craft for Thanksgiving loving kiddos and they’ll enjoy launching the pom poms out of the cup!
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Key Supplies
- Brown cup or paper towel roll (they’re a bit sturdier than a toilet paper roll!)
- a brown balloon
- scissors or x-acto knife
- Turkey printable
How to Make a Turkey Pom Pom Popper
Step 1. Color in and cut out your turkey legs, feathers and beak.
Step 2. Cut out the bottom of your cup- have an adult do this part! You can use an x-acto knife or I just used scissors and then tore it out.
Step 3. Cut the top off of a brown balloon and then tie the balloon.
Step 4. Slide the ballon onto the bottom of the cup. Secure with tape.
Step 5. Cut out and glue on your turkey feathers and face. Fill your cup with mini pom poms or mini marshmallows. Pull back the bottom of the balloon and let it go to make it fire.
Turkey Printable
Use this downloadable PDF to get the eyes, feathers and beak for your turkey. Use it to make a headband or puppet next!
Get the Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 brown cup
- 1 Brown cup or paper towel roll (they’re a bit sturdier than a toilet paper roll!)
- 1 a brown balloon
- 1 page Turkey printable (available in post)
- 1 handful pom poms (or mini marshmallows)
Equipment
Instructions
- Color in and cut out your turkey legs, feathers and beak.
- Cut out the bottom of your cup- have an adult do this part! You can use an x-acto knife or I just used scissors and then tore it out.
- Cut the top off of a brown balloon and then tie the balloon.
- Slide the ballon onto the bottom of the cup. Secure with tape.
- Cut out and glue on your turkey feathers and face. Fill your cup with mini pom poms or mini marshmallows. Pull back the bottom of the balloon and let it go to make it fire.