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How about a little pheasant to go with your turkey this Thanksgiving? These cute fellas are easy to make and act as both a place card and party favor your guests can take with them.
Craft a Special Place Card
Not only is this clever place card adorable, it's also a party favor your guests can nibble on during the Thanksgiving celebrations and (if there are any treats left) take home with them.
Use the feather template attached above to create five feathers out of brown construction paper (Image 1). Use a black marker to draw lines on four of the feathers (Image 2). Write the name of a guest vertically on the fifth feather (Image 3).
Cutting Brown Construction Paper Feathers for Thanksgiving Place Cards
Use the feather template attached to this HGTV article to create five feathers out of brown construction paper for your Thanksgiving place cards.
Draw Lines on Construction Paper Feathers for Thanksgiving Place Cards
Use a black marker to draw lines on four of the construction paper feathers. This will add a simple detail to your pheasant place cards.
Writing Guest Name on Feather for Thanksgiving Place Card
For fun Thanksgiving place cards, write the name of a guest vertically on one construction paper feather.
Make Pheasant Face
Cut out the circles on the template and use them to create three small shapes out of red, green and white construction paper (Image 1). Glue all three circles together (Image 2). Add googly eyes and a small yellow construction paper beak to finish the pheasant face (Image 3).
Circle Templates for Thanksgiving Pheasant Place Cards
Cut out the circles on the template attached to this HGTV.com article and use them to create three small circles out of red, green and white construction paper to create a pheasant face for Thanksgiving place cards.
Glue Paper Circles Together for Thanksgiving Turkey Place Cards
After cutting the three colored circles to make a turkey face for your Thanksgiving place cards, glue the layers together to form the head.
Eyes and Beak on Pheasant Face for Thanksgiving Place Cards
After attaching the circles to form the pheasant head for your Thanksgiving place cards, give your decoration a little personality. Add googly eyes and a small yellow construction paper beak to finish the pheasant face.
Add Feathers, Face and Treats
Use hot glue to secure the place-card feather to the top edge of the cup (Image 1) then attach the four remaining paper feathers to the cup on either side of the place-card feather (Image 2). Use hot glue to secure the face to the front edge of the cup (Image 3) and finally fill cup with treats for your guests (Image 4).
Glue Name Card Feather in Center for Thanksgiving Place Cards
After cutting out all of the pieces, it's time to start constructing your Thanksgiving place cards. Use hot glue to secure the place-card feather to the top edge of the cup.
Glue Construction Paper Feathers to Cup for Thanksgiving Name Card
After centering the name card feather in the center of a plastic cup, hot glue four construction paper feathers on either side of the center feather to create the pheasant's tail feathers.
Glue Turkey Face on Cup for Thanksgiving Place Card Cup
After you have secured the feathers on your Thanksgiving place cups, use hot glue to secure the turkey face to the front edge of the cup.
Filling Thanksgiving Decoration Cup With Candy
After you have put together your Thanksgiving cup place cards, fill them with the treat of your choice for guests to enjoy.
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