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Pineapple Turkey


My family has a Thankgiving tradition of setting up a pineapple turkey. If you do a Google image search for 'pineapple turkey' you'll find that we're not the only family with this tradition. We have an old felt turkey head that would have been part of my mom's thanksgiving table growing up. Then one year it went missing. The tradition needed to live on, so we made a new one.

Pineapple Turkey

We eventually found the vintage turkey, but decided that the new one was cuter. To up the cuteness a little more, I made a set of printable turkey heads so you can have a pilgrim or Native American (or both!) pineapple turkey on your table this year!

Pineapple Turkey

Download the Printable Pineapple Turkey Head PDF.

Print the page(s) on card stock, and cut around the shape. Fold the head in half so the two sides match up.

Pineapple Turkey

Punch a hole in the center of the fold.

Pineapple Turkey

Use double-sided tape (or glue) on one half of the head, then slide a short wooden skewer through the hole and lay it on the tape.

Pineapple Turkey

Fold the other half of the head down and press the edges to hold it together. Try not to press firmly in the skewer, as it will crease the neck.

Pineapple Turkey

With the pineapple laying on its side, stick the turkey head in the bottom of the pineapple.

Pineapple Turkey

If you're feeling extra industrious, add some feathers in the top part of the pineapple. But actually that part works perfectly well as tail feathers all on its own.

Gobble, Gobble!

3 comments:

  1. This is so ridiculously adorable – I've never seen this tradition! It's our second year hosting, and I think we need to start some new traditions!

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  2. We do that too, along with apple turkeys! http://janalynmarie.blogspot.com/2013/12/other-peoples-crafts-part-2.html

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  3. Heehee - too cute! Thank you!

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