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=ART PROJECTS = = = []  The Navajo Natives still paint with sand They make fine designs - they do it by hand. As well as an art piece, the sand is a way, To keep all the old evil spirits at bay. Using sand from the beach and some paint and some spoons, you can make sand art as bright as the moon.

What You Need:

 * Empty jars or plastic yogurt containers
 * Powdered tempera paints in a variety of colors
 * Sand (from the beach or playground)
 * Paper, pencils, glue and popsicle sticks
 * Plastic spoons and a plastic or styrofoam tray

What You Do:

 * 1) Draw out a picture on your paper and remember to keep it simple.
 * 2) Once the pencil sketch is complete, pour some sand into an empty container. Choose a color of powdered tempera and add just a little to dry sand. You will have to experiment when mixing the sand and the tempera to see how little or how much tempera you need. For more vibrant colors add more tempera.
 * 3) Once there are a few colors of sand mixed up, the "painting" can begin. Work at one small section at a time. First decide where the color is going, put an even layer of glue on the paper and pour some colored sand onto the glue using a plastic spoon.
 * 4) Repeat until the entire paper is covered..
 * 5) Let the sand painting dry and seal it using either artist's fixative, hair spray, or spray it with a mixture of glue and water (80% glue, 20% water).

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What you'll need:

 * Construction paper: yellow, orange, red, green and brown
 * Black marker
 * Scissors
 * 48” of green yarn
 * Miniature clothespins

How to make it:

 * 1) Cut out simple leaf shapes from construction paper.
 * 2) Have all students write things they are thankful for on a leaf.
 * 3) Hang a piece of yarn on the wall.
 * 4) Attach each leaf to the garland using a miniature clothespin.

Tips:

 * Miniature clothespins are available from your local craft store.
 * If you don’t have clothespins, use paper clips or even tape to hold your leaves on the yarn.
 * If you run out of room, start another!

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Hands-and-Feet Turkey Craft
Children will enjoy tracing their hands and feet to create this one-of-a-kind paper turkey craft for Thanksgiving.

What you'll need:

 * Construction paper in brown, tan, orange, red, yellow and white
 * Scissors
 * Glue
 * Wiggle eyes (optional)

How to make it:
Cut out all the hands and feet tracings. Put the two feet tracings together to make the turkey body and head, placing the heels together one on top of another, and spreading the bottoms apart as in the illustration. Glue. Cut two feet out of the orange scraps, then cut a diamond shape for the beak. Draw the eyes on white paper and cut them out, or use wiggle eyes. Make the wattle out of red construction paper. Glue each piece onto the body as shown. Glue the red, orange, and yellow construction paper hands behind the brown body to make the tail. Position the two tan hands on either side of the body to make the turkey's wings and glue them in place. Enjoy your decoration. Be sure to put the date on the back, so that in future years you'll be able to know when it was made. Have fun making a whole flock of turkeys — or enjoy making a turkey each year to chart how much your child has grown.
 * Before You Start**
 * 1) Find a place to work, and protect it with a large sheet of paper.
 * 2) Gather all your materials.
 * 3) Read all the directions.
 * Making Your Hands-and-Feet Turkey**
 * Step 1 - Trace the child's hands and feet**
 * 1) Trace two feet (with shoes on) on brown construction paper.
 * 2) Trace two hands on tan construction paper.
 * 3) Trace two hands on red construction paper.
 * 4) Trace two hands on orange construction paper.
 * 5) Trace one hand on yellow construction paper.
 * Step 2 - Cut out all the pieces**
 * Step 3 - Make the Body**
 * Step 4 - Attach the tail**
 * Step 5 - Wings**
 * You're Done!**

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Keep kids entertained while waiting for Thanksgiving dinner this year by making these cute pilgrim paper finger puppets. Kids can have a puppet show while they eagerly wait for the turkey to emerge from the oven. Make sure to visit [|our Thanksgiving index] for even more fun including [|Thanksgiving crafts], [|holiday printables], [|recipes] and more.

What you'll need:

 * Construction paper: white, brown, black and yellow
 * 2 short or 1 long cardboard tube(s)
 * Scissors
 * Glue stick
 * Peach and pink crayons
 * Black marker
 * Pattern

How to make it:

 * 1) Color a 2” x 6” section of white construction paper with the peach crayon. Cut out section then cut in half. You should now have 2- 2” x 3” peach pieces.
 * 2) Glue the peach strips to the top of the 2 cardboard tubes. These will be the faces.
 * 3) Cover the remainder of the cardboard tubes with black (man) and brown (woman) construction paper, overlapping the peach face a little.
 * 4) Cut 2 collars from white construction paper using pattern. Glue to top of shirt, wrap around and glue in place.
 * 5) Cut woman’s hair from yellow construction paper using pattern. Cut man’s hair from brown construction paper, cut a strip about the width of the woman’s hair. Wrap around the back of the cardboard tubes, peach paper in the front, and trim if needed. Glue in place.
 * 6) Cut hat from black paper and bonnet from white using patterns. Cut a small strip of brown for the hatband, glue and trim. Cut small strips of white paper for the buckle. Glue to the hatband. Glue hat to man’s head and bonnet to woman’s head.
 * 7) Use pink crayon to add rosy cheeks.
 * 8) Use black marker to add eyes and smile.
 * 9) Insert fingers into bottom of tube and play with your puppets!