turkey leg placecard

Kids love surprises. Put anything into a brown paper bag, tell them it's a goody bag, and watch their eyes get big with anticipation. Use it as a place card... or should I call it a place bag?... and you get double the pleasure.


Last year, we made an amazing popcorn turkey centerpiece fashioned out of a paper bag and The Daughter was inspired to make individual drumsticks for the kids for extra fun. Unfortunately, the post never made it into final copy and is wasting away in draftland. This year, I was determined at the very least to get these legs finished.

Materials needed:

white copy paper

brown paper bags

stencils

assorted snacks

markers, scissors, stapler, glue gun

 First, the frill:

1. Fold a piece of paper width-wise and cut.

2. Fold again in half, length-wise.

3. Cut slits about ⅓ the width of the paper.
Trim the paper to about 6-inches long and set aside.

For personalization:

I downloaded stencils from here

 and took a trip back to kindergarten with my washable magic markers.

Form the turkey leg:

Open the bag, fold corners in (in the interior) for a rounded look and staple them down.

Stuff the turkey leg:

You could include an assortment of goodies and use up all those leftover Halloween treats,

or settle on a snack bag of chips, which fit perfectly into the bag.

Staple the bag shut.

To finish, glue or tape the frill together and glue gun it onto the leg.

This post is linked to the following: kitchen fun, show and share, holiday haven, tatertots and jello, frugalicious fridays, frugal girls, show and tell, tasty tuesdays, tip me tuesday, home stories a to z, crazy sweet tuesday, wow me wednesday, sugar and dots, somewhat simple, something swanky, momnivores dilemma, Sundae Scoop, made by you mondays, this chick cooks, friday flair, inspiration friday c.r.a.f.t., show me what you got,