Turkey Snack Craft

The most popular animal of November has got to be the turkey.  Today I am sharing a fun turkey snack craft that most every child can make.  My 2, 4, 6, and 9 year old LOVED this activity, though they probably loved the eating part the most.

First, each child will need 1 doughut (any flavor is fine, I chose cinnamon since all 4 of my kids like that flavor), 4 toothpicks, 2 round candies, 1 candy corn, and a handful of round cereal (we used Cheerios since that is what I had on hand, but Fruit Loops or any other cereal of that nature will work). 

*Note that the candy corn is not pictured.  My brilliant 9 year old came up with the idea to use the candy corn for the beak as I told her I didn't think I had anything that was triangle we could use.  I had totally forgotten I had them until she asked.* 

First, place the 4 toothpicks on the back of the doughnut.  Smaller children may need help with this step to get the toothpicks in the right location.  As long as you leave room for the eyes, the toothpicks can be anywhere on the doughnut.

Then, string the cereal onto the toothpicks.  My youngest only wanted to do one, as she was too impatient and wanted to eat right away!

Next, place the 2 round candies for the eyes and the candy corn for the beak. Now you have completed the turkey and finish with gobbling it up!  This was by far the favorite part of this activity for my crew!

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Cookie Fraction Project

I like to incorporate cooking into our home school routine, and its a bonus if those cooking activities can help reinforce skills learned in other areas of the curriculum.  My oldest is in the midst of a fraction unit in her third grade math book, so I thought creating a fraction cookie would be the perfect way to review those simple unit fractions.

We started by gathering our ingredients.  The great thing about this is you can alter the toppings to what your kid likes!  Mine love all things sweet, but a fruit cookie could be done as well with whipped cream and 3 of your favorite fruits!  

We then took the cookie dough (I went store bought to save time, but your favorite cookie dough recipe will work too!) and pressed it down in a 12 inch pizza pan.  We left some space around the edge because I knew the dough would spread while it cooked.  If you don't want to go through the cooking process, purchasing cookies that are approximately 6 inches in diameter would work as well.  

After the cookie was done cooking, we let it completely cool before going to the next step.  

Next my daughter spread the frosting over the whole cookie.  Again we went store bought to save time, but homemade icing will work just as well.  

Next we chose a topping to put over half of the cookie.  She chose chocolate chips.

Then, we chose a topping to put over 1/3 of the cookie.  For this, she chose the candy.

Finally, she took her sprinkles and covered 1/4 of the cookie.  We then cut the cookie into 8ths and she was able to enjoy a slice of her work!  

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