Turkeys!

Kindergarten Turkey Paintings

Ask me if you can draw a "Hand Turkey." Go ahead. Ask.

......."NO!" 

While telling kids that there is a right or wrong way to draw anything makes my skin crawl, I cannot stand Hand Turkeys! Since Kindergarten artists want to draw turkeys one way or another, I help them create more unique versions using simple lines and shapes. 

We drew with pencils, traced the lines with black oil pastel and then painted with tempera paint cakes.

Turkeys!

Turkeys!

We were asked to make some decorations for our annual Thanksgiving lunch.  Notice that not one student decided to trace his hand to make his turkey!  Artists were encouraged to use unrealistic colors to paint their turkeys.