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An Easy & Quick Thankful Turkey Homeschool Activity for Thanksgiving

November 23, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  Leave a Comment

Thankful Turkey Activity + coloring page

A cute Thanksgiving activity for parents looking for a quick Thanksgiving activity to do with the kiddos.

assortment of colorful target brand crayons laid across a thanksgiving activity

I found myself disappointed while digging around for a quick homeschool activity to do with the kids for Thanksgiving.

The cute ones required payment and the others didn’t have enough of a learning aspect to them so I decided to create my own instead and share it with all of you.

Below you will find an adorable turkey activity that can incorporate social studies, language, creativity, and even a little science.

My 3 year old wasn’t able to cut everything on her own so I made a Turkey coloring page for her which I have also included as a free printable.

thanksgiving turkey coloring page that is already colored in with pink, blue, and brown crayon.

supplies

  • scissors
  • crayons
  • glue or tape

step by step guide

  1. print out your Thankful Turkey by clicking one or both of the options below.
thankful turkey free printable activity
thanksgiving turkey coloring page free printable
  1. draw the wattle

educational fun fact: All turkeys have wattles but only the males gobble. The males use their special gobble noise to attract females.

I chose to not include the wattle in the printable so the kids learn this as one of the identifiers for a turkey.

line drawing of a turkey with a wattle being drawn on
  1. Color the rest of it in

I chose more traditional Thanksgiving turkey colors but feel free to really get creative with it.

line drawing of a turkey colored in using brown, black, and orange crayon

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  1. fill in the blanks

write down what you’re thankful for in the feathers then color those in too. It’s ok to go outside the lines because you’ll be cutting everything out in the next step.

  1. cut, assemble, and glue

cut your turkey and the feathers out then glue the feathers to the back of the turkey. It might be easier for the younger ones to just tape everything on.

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Easy Corn Husk Doll Tutorial – Native American

September 25, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  3 Comments

Easy Corn Husk Doll Tutorial – Native American

Easy Native American Corn Husk Doll tutorial you and your kids’ will love while learning a little about Choctaw tradition.

5 Native American corn husk dolls. 3 male 2 female all with various colored hair ranging from white, black, brown, and orange.

These little dolls are the perfect STEAM activity for your kids. Although we didn’t originally start making these with the intent of it being a homeschool lesson, it sure did turn out that way.

Science: The kids were able to see cause and effect from when you dip the corn husk in water.

Technology: Learning how the Native Americans recycled every bit of the corn to keep their carbon footprint as low as possible.

Engineer: Little hands learning how to construct a toy from things around the house.

Art: Aside from building these traditional dolls, my older ones started seeing what other creations they could come up with. Planes, eagles, babies…all made from their imagination.

Math: basic counting skills -> 5 cornhusks, 20 pieces of hair, etc.

…and a fun, traditional story to go along with it.

5 native american corn husk dolls laying on a piece of natural wood.

scroll down for video

Supplies

  • 5 corn husks
  • yarn (in any color you want the doll’s hair to be)
  • scissors
  • container of water

Instructions

Step 1. fan 4 cornhusks out onto your work surface.

Step 2. cut 20 pieces of yarn to use as the doll’s hair and place them in the center of the fanned out corn husks.

NOTE: It’s better to make your hair long to begin with then trim at the end if necessary.

Step 3. Using the corn husks as a tortilla, roll the yarn up like a burrito.

Step 4. Tie a double knot towards the top to secure the yarn and corn husks together.

NOTE: You should have a little stem at the top now.

Step 5. Pretend your corn husk is a banana and grab “the stem” then start pulling the corn husk flaps down – just like your peeling a banana.

TIP: DIP YOUR DOLL IN THE WATER FOR 3 SECONDS TO MAKE IT EASY TO MANIPULATE.

Step 6. Decide how long or short you want your doll’s head to be and tie your second knot.

Step 7. Take your 5th piece of corn husk and roll it up like a taco all by itself. Then tie a knot at each end to make the doll’s hands.

Step 8. Turn the doll to the side and split it in half. Then stuff the arms up into the body

Step 9. Decide how long or short you want the body to be then tie a double knot.

You can choose to be done here or keep reading if you want a boy doll.

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Step 10 – BOY CORN HUSK DOLL. From the body and on down, use scissors to cut the doll in half to make two legs then tie a double knot at each end to create feet.

Corn Husk Doll video here.

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Other corn husk dolls we’ve made to show there is no right way to do this fun activity.

9 differently made corn husk dolls ranging from tall, short, and orange, white, black, or brown hair.
Yield: 1

Easy Corn Husk Doll Tutorial - Native American

5 different native american corn husk dolls with either brown, orange, black, or white yarn hair
Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 5 minutes
Additional Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Materials

  • 5 corn husks
  • any color yarn - for hair
  • container of water

Tools

  • scissors

Instructions

  1. fan 4 cornhusks out onto your work surface.
  2. cut 20 pieces of yarn to use as the doll's hair and place in the center of fanned out corn husks.
  3. using the corn husks as a tortilla, roll the yarn up like a taco.
  4. tie a double knot towards the top to secure the yarn and corn husks together.
  5. grab the top, flip it over, and start pulling the corn husks over and down. Just like peeling a banana.
  6. decide how long or short you want your doll's head to be and tie your 2nd knot.
  7. take your 5th corn husk and roll it up like a taco to make 1 long arm then tie a knot on each end for hands.
  8. split the doll in half and stuff the arms up into the body.
  9. decide how long or short you want the body to be and tie a double knot.
  10. (making a boy doll) from the body and on down, use scissors to cut the doll in half to make 2 legs. Then tie a double knot at each end to create the fee.

Notes

  • it's better to make your hair long to begin with and trim if necessary at the end.
  • dip your doll in the water for 3 seconds to make it easy to manipulate.

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The First Corn Husk Doll – a Native American Tale

The first corn husk doll was made by the Corn Spirit. The doll was made with a beautiful face and played well with the Native children but the doll was told over and over how beautiful she was. Hearing this often, she began to become very conceited then started to treat the children badly that would play with her.

The Corn Spirit warned the doll not to be so vain but the doll didn’t listen. So to teach the doll a lesson about humbleness and humility, the Corn Spirit took the beautiful features away from the doll.

Now,  corn husk dolls remain faceless to remind people not to ever think they are better than others.  

Bonus Story – The Gift of Corn

Long ago, 2 Choctaw men were camping along the Alabama River when they heard a beautiful but sad sound. They followed the sound until they came upon Ohoyo Osh Chishba, Unknown Woman, standing on an dirt mound. The men asked how they could help her so she answered with “I’m hungry.”

The men gave her all their food but Unknown Woman only ate a little then thanked them with a promise.

She said, “Tell no one you saw me and I will ask the Great Spirit to give you a gift. Then return here at the new moon.” So the Choctaw men went home and said nothing.

The next day they returned to the river as instructed, but Unknown Woman was not there. Instead, in the place where they had seen her, stood a tall green plant. That plant was corn and a great gift indeed.

native american corn husk dolls with orange, brown, and black hair. female and male dolls shown on vintage hutch

Category: CREATE, DIY's, homeschoolTag: choctaw nation, choctaw nation ok, christopher columbus, corn husk doll, indigenous people, native american, Native American Day, traditional native american story

Coloring Page Pinata – How To Decorate

March 10, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  Leave a Comment

How To Decorate A Coloring Page Pinata

Easy coloring page pinata for when you want to make a pinata but don’t want all the extra decoration work.

pinata covered with white butcher paper

These instructions are how to DECORATE a pinata. If you need instructions on how to MAKE A PINATA CLICK HERE.

showing the supplies you need to make a pinata

Scroll to the bottom for printable instructions

After making my 9th or 10th pinata, I really grew tired of the long tedious process of it all. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy making them for my kids’ birthdays or family events or even for friends that request them but after a while it becomes more of a job than a fun DIY.

various examples of different pinata designs from the tattooed momma

One day I was feeling a little burnt out so my sweet oldest child was attempting to help anyway he could. While I was working on a Ninja turtle pinata for a friend, he says to me, “Could you print me a coloring page ninja turtle so I can show you what colors you need for that?”. I thought it was the sweetest thing that he wanted to help his tired mom.

As he started coloring his coloring page, I began thinking of ways I could let him help. What could it hurt? I was looking for a quicker way at this whole thing anyway. Maybe I could just take some extra time and really show him because it’s not like it’s hard to glue pieces of crepe paper down. But not today, I needed to finish this thing by morning.

Then it hit me!!!!

COLORING……………….PAGE………………PINATA!

painting a black outline with acrylic paint onto white butcher paper to make it look like a coloring page pinata

So I went to work. I already finished one side as I normally would so all that was left was to create a coloring page on the back side. And you know what, the little girl and my friend loved it. It served as a party activity for her guests and occupied the little ones while the mom finished up with her own party decorating. Win win. Happy customer and I saved an awful lot of time.

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The only materials you’ll need for this method are white paper, preferably butcher paper, and black paint. You are able to substitute the paint for a thick black marker but the paint makes doing the border a cinch.

NOW, HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR OWN COLORING PAGE PINATA?

keep scrolling for the printable how to

  1. White Butcher Paper. Put glue around the edges of the front side of your pinata but do not put glue in the center because it will leave creases in the final product. Once you’ve glued 2 layers of white butcher paper down, repeat this process for the back side.
    • NOTE: 2 layers is usually enough to hide the raw parts of the pinata, but you can add as many layers as you feel are needed.
white butcher paper being glued down to a pinata frame to create a coloring page pinata
  1. Trim. Cut the extra butcher paper off, leaving about about 2″-3″ of excess then glue down the left overs to the sides of the pinata.
  1. Pinata Sides. Cut 4″ strips of butcher paper and glue them to the side of your pinata. Add 2 layers of butcher paper so the raw parts of the pinata dont show through.
    • NOTE: When you get to the rope, cut a slit in the tissue paper and pull the rope though.
step 3 for coloring page pinata
  1. Finishing Touches. Trace around the entire edge of your pinata using black acrylic paint.
    • NOTE: Alternatively, you can use a thick black marker or any black paint if you don’t have black acrylic paint. I just prefer acrylic paint because it dries quickly and glides on easy.
painting a black outline with acrylic paint onto white butcher paper to make it look like a coloring page pinata
  1. Finally, let your child do the rest of the decorating by coloring it in with either paint or markers.
  • pinata covered with white butcher paper

Need more help? Click the video below.

Yield: 1

Coloring Page Pinata

pinata covered with white butcher paper

Easy coloring page pinata for when you want to make a pinata but don't want all the extra work.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Materials

  • White Butcher Paper
  • Black Acrylic Paint (or black marker)
  • Glue

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    Step 1. White Butcher Paper

Put glue all around the edges of the front side of your pinata. Do not put glue in the center or it will leave creases in the final product.

Glue 2 layers of white butcher paper then repeat this process for the back side.

2 layers is usually enough to hide the raw parts of the pinata, but add a 3rd layer of white butcher paper if needed.

Step 2. Trim

Cut the extra butcher paper off, leaving about about 2"-3" of excess. Then glue down the left over butcher paper to the sides of the pinata.

Step 3. Sides

Cut 4" strips of butcher paper and glue them to the side of your pinata.

When you get to the rope, cut a slitin the tissue paper and pull the rope though.

Add 2 layers of butcher paper so the raw parts of the pinata dont show through.

Step 4. Finishing Touches

Trace around the entire edge of your pinata using black acrylic paint or a thick black marker.

Step 5.

Let your child do the rest of the decorating with either paint or markers, like a coloring page,










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Project Type: pinata / Category: DIY's

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Quick Baby Carrier DIY – no sew

January 28, 2021 //  by thetattooedmomma//  4 Comments

Quick Baby Carrier DIY – no sew

An easy and quick DIY baby carrier wrap – no sew. And it’s just as good as those pricey name brands.

tattooed mom holding infant girl in a blue hand made knit baby carrier - no sew

This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you but I only recommend products that I actually use and love. Read the full disclosure here.

If you’ve never sewed before, don’t worry because this DIY only requires scissors, measuring tape, and some stretchy fabric.

Scroll to the bottom for printable instructions

When our 3rd baby arrived I couldn’t get away with just setting her down to play while I did the daily chores since her 2 toddler bothers, I mean brothers, would get too excited and innocently frustrate her all day long. This led to me constantly tending to a fussy baby.

mom displaying how short a 20" hand made baby carrier isn't tall enough to cover baby's head

So I decided to purchase one of those fancy Moby wraps I had seen all the moms sporting but I didn’t like the patterns OR THE PRICE!

Were they really worth that much?

Lucky for me (and you), my aunt had just bought herself a Solly Wrap so I was able to get a closer look at just how “special” these things were.

I soon realized,they are all just ONE GIANT LOooooooooNG PIECE OF FABRIC!

The Tattooed Momma cutting blue fabric in half to baby a no sew baby carrier.

It’s also worth noting, you can make these for $2! No, that’s not a typo, it’s $6 total but comes out to be $2 DOLLARS A WRAP – and it’s way easy! If you know how to use a pair of scissors, you can do this.

I know what you’re thinking, this all sounds too good to be true and it’s not gonna hold up or will be super uncomfortable…but no – it’s perfect!

I used mine through Prim’s first year and it is still like new just waiting for the opportunity to snuggle the next infant.

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The wrap is essentially just a cross back baby carrier so it distributes the weight of the baby evenly. It was very lightweight on my back and the most comfortable baby carrier I’ve used so far.

Now to the good stuff – HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR OWN BABY CARRIER WRAP?

  1. Get 6 yards of any knit fabric.
    • Note – Knit fabric is just fancy sewing talk for stretchy fabric. (I got mine for a dollar per yard at Walmart.)
  1. Figure out how TALL you want it. This is the part that covers the baby from head to toe so choose any height between 20″ and 30″.
    • So you get an idea, the black/white wrap on the left is 20″ tall and the blue wrap on the right is 30″ tall.
    • NOTE: most wraps range b/w 20″ to 30″ wide by 5 & 1/2 yards to 7 yards long.
tattooed mom holding infant girl in a blue hand made knit baby wrap
  1. Cut your fabric at however tall you have chosen (20″-30″).
    • NOTE: you won’t have to do any cutting for the LENGTH. The length will always be the original 6 yards you started with.
The Tattooed Momma measures width of double sided stretchy knit fabric with blue measuring tape
  1. And you’re DONE!
    • NOTE: you will now have 2 or 3 wraps.

Need more help? Check out the video below.

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Yield: 2-3 wraps

Easy DIY Baby Wrap Carrier

The Tattooed Momma using DIY baby wrap to carry infant

DIY Baby Wrap Carrier. Easily replicate those expensive name brand baby wraps.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost 6

Materials

  • •6 yards knit (stretchy) fabric

Tools

  • •Fabric Scissors or Rotary Cutter
  • •Measuring Tape

Instructions

    1. 1. Purchase 6 yards of ANY KNIT FABRIC (aka stretchy fabric)
    2. 2. Figure out how WIDE you want your wrap to be. Choose
      between 20" to 30"
    3. 3. Cut your fabric at the WIDTH you have chosen.
    4. 4. ALL DONE! wasn't that EASY?

Notes

view below for more detailed instructions

➡DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS
1.Purchase 6 yards of ANY KNIT FABRIC (knit fabric just
means STRETCHY fabric

2. Figure out how WIDE you want your wrap to be. Choose
between 20 inches to 30 inches. This is how tall your wrap will be and
what covers the baby from head to toe. NOTE: most wraps range b/w 20 inches to 30 inches wide. and range between 5 & 1/2 yards to 7 yards long

3. Cut your fabric at the WIDTH you have chosen. (20", 21", 22", 23", 24", 25" ,26", 27", 28", 29", or 30") NOTE: you won't have to do any cutting for the LENGTH. The length will still be the original 6 yards you started with. All you are doing is making your original 6 yard long piece of fabric into MORE 6 yard long pieces

4. ALL DONE! wasn't that EASY? NOTE: At this point you should have either 2 or 3wraps, depending on how wide your fabric was to begin with and depending on how wide you chose to make them.

If you don't already have a good pair of fabric scissors, it is definitely worth investing in a pair for this project. It makes things easier and quicker. I used a regular pair of scissors on my first wrap. Once I upgraded to fabric scissors though, I wished I had done it sooner.

If you want to lessen the bulk of your wrap, taper it on both sides. To Taper: make or become gradually smaller toward one end.

I did this with the double sided knit fabric (that I bought at Walmart) because the knot ended up being too bulky. My goal was to have a warmer blanket like wrap during the winter months. Tapering the ends made it possible to have a warm wrap without it looking like I made it myself, if you catch my drift.

WINTER WRAP - if you want a warmer baby wrap, choose a warmer or thicker knit. Examples of warmer/thicker knits: sweat pant or sweat shirt type fabric.

SUMMER WRAP - if you want a wrap that will allow you and the baby to stay cool while being so close, chose a lighter/thinner knit. Examples of lighter/thinner knits: yoga pants material or tank top material.

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