Material: Feather

Sticky Feather Knockdown Challenge

Sticky Feather Knockdown Challenge

Steps:

  • Secure a piece of cardboard vertically onto a stable wall or door using masking tape.
  • Use strips of masking tape, sticky side OUT, to create a large landing zone at the bottom of the cardboard.
  • Lightly secure several feathers across the upper area of the cardboard using small pieces of masking tape. They should be easy to knock off.
  • Fill the trigger style spray bottle with water. Encourage the child to hold the bottle firmly.
  • Aim the stream of water directly at one of the feather targets. Squeeze the trigger hard to knock the feather down.
  • The goal is to aim the feather so it falls into the sticky landing zone below. Repeat until all feathers are rescued.
  • Collect the rescued feathers and repeat the challenge by sticking them back onto the cardboard.

Safety Tip:
Constant and direct adult supervision is required. Ensure the child aims the water stream only at the target and never towards people or electrical outlets. Confirm the cardboard is securely fastened and cannot fall during play.

Feel the Turkey

On brown contraction paper, draw the turkey’s body.

On different colors construction paper draw 6-7 turkey feathers.

Place a variety of materials with different textures on the table. I used cotton balls, Velcro, buttons, felt, dry beans, googly eyes, and feathers.

Ask the child to cut the turkey’s body and feathers. Then, have him glue the feathers to the back of the body. You can also let the child draw the turkey’s face on.

Present the child with different materials. Talk about the different textures (soft, smooth, rough, ticklish, etc.). Ask the child to glue a few pieces from each material on each of the turkey’s feathers.

You can use this turkey as a seasonal tactile board. Gobble, Gobble!

Paper Turkey

On a brown construction paper, trace the child’s hand or have the child trace his own hand using the pen/markers/crayons.

Make sure the thumb is extended and the fingers are spread apart while tracing the hand.

Let the child cut the traced hand. This will be the turkey’s body.

Glue the traced hand in the middle of the paper plate.

Use one bean as the turkey’s eye and glue it on the traced thumb. On the rest of the fingers, let the child glue feathers.

Take a piece of orange or red tissue paper and let the child crumble it. Glue the crumbled piece as the turkey’s wattle.

Using the markers or the crayon, let the child draw the turkey’s legs.