My mom made these Tootsie Pop turkeys for Thanksgiving, one for each place setting. It made me laugh. I laughed because it looked like something Clover would make and I was surprised that anyone has that much free time when they're cooking a meal for 25.
When I noticed she'd even bought Thanksgiving cups, she announced that she'd made them too.
When you give a grandma a glue gun...
UPDATE 2011: I posted this last year because my mom was so proud of her craftiness, even though it looked like something my son would make at preschool. Due to a demand for details, I called her to get directions, but she had just left for the "gym" (a Curves-like place near her house). Once back, she excitedly shared how she made it:
Imitation leaf
Brown Tootsie Pop
"Kissy candy" (Hershey's Kiss)
two black beads for the eyes
orange felt triangle for the beak
red felt for "whatever that gobbly thing is."
All glued together.
She asked twice where I posted this photo, and even though I've been blogging for over five years, I had to explain it again. Also she said she wished she'd gotten a manicure before the photo was taken and that this year not expect anything so crafty.
Cute! Just found this on Pinterest and am going to *try* and make them with my 3- and 2- year olds.
Posted by: Amory/Irish Twins Momma | November 10, 2011 at 03:47 PM
I have a sucker holder that looks like a turkey...with holes around the top where the feathers would be....these would look so cute stuck in there...thanks for sharing:)
Posted by: teri tracy | November 14, 2011 at 03:42 AM
These are so cute! Great job grandma! I'm going to make these for my kids and their cousins for Thanksgiving dinner. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Brandy Miller | November 15, 2011 at 08:24 AM
oh my gosh! I LOVE her directions and the GREAT CRAFT! I switched it up to be "preschool" friendly and did- paper leaves, black paper eyes and used glue-dots instead of the hot glue gun with the kiddos! SO much fun we're making more to give away!!! ^_^ Thank you and I'm "re-pinning"!!!
Posted by: Elle | November 16, 2011 at 06:00 AM
Very cute! Just shared this today... http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2011/11/fun-finds-friday_18.html
Posted by: Jill @ KitchenFunWithMy3Sons.com | November 18, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Cute I am going to make them with my Sunday School Class this week :)
Posted by: Jennifer Spriggs | November 22, 2011 at 01:20 AM
This is so cute. Wonderful idea with simple materials.
Posted by: Maureen Wagner | February 29, 2012 at 06:27 PM