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2 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK NOVEMBER 24, 2021
WA Fun Way To Stuff A Turkey
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 4-6 sheets newspaper (like MidWeek)
• 12 inches twine or ribbon
• 4-by-4-inch brown cardstock, for head • 1-by-1-inch orange cardstock, for beak • 1-by-1-inch red cardstock, for wattle
• 2-by-3-inch white cardstock, for eyes
• brown acrylic paint, for body
• yellow, orange and red acrylic paint, for feathers
• black Sharpie
• tacky glue, or low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
• scissors
• foam paintbrush
ith one more day to Thanksgiving, we’re Thanksgiving, after all, and don’t forget that Santa is talking turkey! Yes, turkey ... smothered watching, too.)
in gravy next to a huge scoop of mashed While I’m being such a silly turkey, here’s another
potatoes. It’s the ultimate comfort food. My friend Dean fun fact. Did you know that a group of turkeys is called
always tells me that it’s the tryptophan in the turkey that makes me sleepy afterward.
a rafter? It’s because they often were found nesting in the rafters of buildings. So, if you create one or a rafter of turkeys, email a photo to joyofcrafting@gmail.com.
Well, here’s a turkey that won’t get you stuffed and sleepy. Its “stuffing” is made of recycled newspaper (like from MidWeek). This turkey is a fun upcycled project that the whole family can do.
If your turkeys are featured here, I’ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card. Wow, that would be full cir- cle — turkeys made from MidWeek pages featured in the pages of MidWeek! If you need the recipe for these turkeys and other projects, go to benfranklinhawaii.com.
(I know some of you are saying, “But there already is a turkey behind the desk.” Now, now, be nice. It is
Take four to six sheets of newspaper and scrunch them into a ball shape.
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Take two sheets of newspaper and lay them on top of each other to form a double thickness. Place the ball of newspaper in the center.
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7 From the brown cardstock, cut a 3-inch circle for the turkey’s head. Cut a triangle for the beak from the orange cardstock
and a wattle from the red cardstock. Cut two white circles, color in with black markers for the eyes. Refer to the picture for guidelines.
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Take the twine
or ribbon and tie around the gathered newspaper to secure. Shape the turkey by pushing the gathered top toward the back. This will be the turkey’s tail.
Gather up the newspaper around the ball.
6 Spread the gathered “tail” out. Paint the tail with yellow, red
and orange acrylic paint or leave the “feathers” as is. Let paint dry.
8 When the body and feathers are dry, glue the head to the body.
5Paint the rounded bottom of the newspaper with the brown acrylic paint and let dry.
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Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column, and 3x3 block. Use logic and process of elimina- tion to solve the puzzle. The difficulty level ranges from Bronze (easiest) to Silver to Gold (hardest). Answers are on page 7.
RATING: BRONZE
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