Kid's Thanksgiving Crafts Table Placecards

Kid's Thanksgiving Crafts Table Placecards

Tan polymer clay, approximately 1 ounce per foot base (we used Premo by Sculpey in ecru)
Butter knife
Cloth-covered floral wire, 20-gauge
Wire cutters
Mini clothespins
Scissors or pinking shears
Card stock in 6 colors, including light brown, tan, white, and red
Double-sided tape
Tacky glue
Black marker
Colored marker or crayon (for writing name cards)

Time needed: About 2 to 3 Hours
1. For each turkey, mold 1 ounce of polymer clay into a 1/2-inch-thick fan shape, as shown, then use a butter knife to cut V shapes for toes. Make a small hole in the middle of the foot base by pushing floral wire halfway through. Be sure not to press the wire all the way through. Remove the wire and bake the base according to the package directions.

2. Meanwhile, push one end of a 6-inch piece of floral wire through the metal spring of a mini clothespin (the beak), bend it around the pin, and twist it back around the wire. Next, use scissors or pinking shears to cut out 3 semicircles in graduated sizes from different colors of card stock. Cut a small light-brown oval for the head, a tan beak, and a red wattle.