Counting Turkey Activity for Preschoolers

Thanksgiving is around the corner and I’ve got a fun counting turkey activity for your preschoolers! It’s easy to set up and a great way to practice number sense and counting.

Here’s what you need for the activity:

brown, yellow, red, green, and orange felt
2 googly eyes
white puffy paint (affiliate link)
glue

To set up the activity, you’ll need to cut out some pieces from the felt:

1 round circle with the brown felt. (I used the shape of a cd to cut my circle out.)
1 bigger round piece from the brown felt for the turkey’s body.
2 turkey feet with yellow felt
1 orange beak
1 red turkey gobbler
10 colorful feathers (I did 2 for each color to make 10 feathers)

Glue on the eyes, beak, gobbler, and feet to the turkey.

Next, write the numbers 1-10 using a paint pen onto the feathers. Allow time for them to dry before doing the activity.

For the activity, have the preschooler decorate the turkey by putting the numbers in order from 1-10. You can mix up the numbers to make it harder for the child.