Glue-less Turkey Papercraft

The Toymaker website is a true delight. The site has dozens of lovely hand-drawn printables for all occasions. A few years ago I made this glue-less papercraft turkey as a table decoration for our Thanksgiving dinner. I would call it a 3D papercraft, but because the head, legs and tail feathers are flat, it is probably more accurate to call it a "2.5D" papercraft. The PDF template for this turkey may be downloaded from The Toymaker's Thanksgiving section. It should be noted, unlike the photo where the turkey's tail is blank, in the template the turkey has the words "WE GIVE THANKS" across his tail.

Other Thanksgiving Papercraft:

Origami Turkey
Easy Mayflower Ship
Cooked Turkey Origami

Origami Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving! To celebrate the holiday here is an awesome origami turkey by Jo Nakashima. To create the design, Jo modified a previously designed pigeon origami. Video instructions for how to fold the turkey may be found here. May you find an abundance of reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving!

Other Holiday Papercraft:

Cooked Turkey Origami

Simple Mayflower Model
Printable Advent Christmas Tree
Origami Advent Calendar

Angel Tree Topper Origami

Thanksgiving Turkey Origami

When I first came across this origami, the first thought that came to my mind was: Thanksgiving turkey. However, as I discovered later, it is not an origami turkey. It's a roasted chicken! Be that as it may, it still works well as a Thanksgiving decoration. The crease pattern for the turkey, er I mean chicken, was created by Joseph Wu and may be downloaded here. Build photo by Shuki Kato.