Turkey Art Project
Great project for people with Alzheimers. They love how the colors blend when dropped on watercolor paper.
Supplies
watercolor paper
brown and black construction paper
black markers
googly eyes
watercolor brushes
scissors
glue sticks
Instruction
Before class
Make your own art piece first. ( It is good to have something to show reminding them along the way what they are doing).
Draw feather shapes, feet , beak and waddle on back of watercolor paper with black permanent marker
Precut turkey body
During Class
Hand out watercolor paper and have them sign their names on side of pre-drawn feathers. Flip paper over.
Drop dots from squeeze bottle of liquid watercolors red, yellow, orange, and mangenta.
Let them touch the dots with their brush and make any design they are inclined to do.
Put aside to dry.
Give each person a brown piece of construction paper.
Sign the back.
Flip over and glue turkey body on paper leaving 2 inches from bottom.
Glue googly eyes.
Set aside.
Take dried watercolor paper and cut out shapes
Draw spine of feather with black marker
Fold feather in half along spine
Take away cuttings and have them glue feathers all around turkey head.
Save two small feathers for wings, glue along side of turkey body
Glue beak, feat and waddle
Show off to class
Thoughts: You can revise to make the project less intensive by cutting the leaves ahead of time and painting each leaf.