Mom to Mom – Candy Turkey

Today on Mom to Mom, we are making Thanksgiving party favors for kids!

It’s almost turkey time, and we’ve got a fun way to keep your kids occupied on Thanksgiving. And it can also be used as a cute little party favor for those kids! We’re making Candy Turkeys, filled with all types of goodies for your kids to enjoy!

You’ll need some clear, food-safe gloves. Make sure that they’re powder-free. You can get these at Walmart or on Amazon. You’ll also need googly eyes, glue, yellow construction paper, clear rubber bands, REESE’S Pieces, M&M’s, whatever favorite candy your kids love that’s fall-ish looking, and some popcorn, of course!

These Candy Turkeys look so cute once you put them all together! First, take your red M&M’s and put them in the thumb of the glove as the little gobbler for the turkey. Then you’re going to fill the rest of the fingers with your yellow M&M’s, your brown ones, or you can use REESE’S or whatever candies to make it look fall-ish! Once you get all the candy in the fingers of the gloves, you’re going to fill the glove the rest of the way with popcorn! Stuff it pretty good. Once you have the popcorn in, take your clear rubber band and tie off the glove.

Now, we’re going to take our googly eyes and glue it on top of the glove. Grab your construction paper, cut off a little triangle, then you’re going to glue that a little bit under the eye.

Once you’ve got your turkey all dried and sealed, they’re ready to be put onto the Thanksgiving table! Your kids would love doing this activity. It’s just a lot of fun and it’s super cute!

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• Mandy Williamson