Make Your Own Brown Bag Turkey for Thanksgiving 16

Instructions:

Begin by cutting an 8.5×11″ sheet of white paper in half lengthwise.  I used my paper cutter to make it easier, since with scissors, I can NEVER cut straight.  Once you have it cut, fold the piece in half (again lengthwise) and use some scissors to cut little strips (on the folded side).  Repeat this with the other one, as well. These will be your “Frill Booties” for your “turkey”.

Next, get out your lunch bags and put your fist in them, wrinkling the edges to make the “legs”.  Then, using tissue paper or packing peanuts, fill up the leg to about 3″ or 4″ to the top.

When you have them stuffed up how you want them, twist the ends a bit to secure the pieces inside.  Then using the “Frill Booties” you made at the beginning, add a dot of hot glue to the end and then twist the piece around.  Secure the last part with more glue.

Now that you have the “drumsticks” done, you can start on the main body.  If you have a bag that has a lot of markings, just turn it inside out.  This one only had the logo on the bottom, so I just went with it to make it easier.  Push in the corners of the bag to start rounding it up in the body form.

Once you have it kind of close to how you want it, start filling up the inside of the bag with popcorn.  I used Black Pepper and Sea Salt popcorn, which started to leave marks in the bag pretty quickly, so you might want to just use plain, if you need it to last awhile.

Now, start sealing up the end of the bag with more rounded corners and then tape it closed.

After you have it sealed up, use your glue gun to attach the legs to the edges.  Be sure to hold them until the glue cools.

Now, just display it where you wish.  I ended up giving mine to my son’s school and a bunch of the kids “carved” the turkey and enjoyed the popcorn!

Hope you like it!  Please take a minute to leave me a comment and let me know what you would do different, or what you would add, etc.  Be sure to tweet, pin, share, etc. – thanks!!

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