An Easy Accordion Leaves and Turkey Banner Decoration for Thanksgiving

Accordion Leaves and Turkey Banner  Decoration for Thanksgiving 

This Thanksgiving decoration is a fun and easy project for children and adults alike. I made these leaves as a craft project in my mother's senior living facility a few years ago and they enjoyed it.  The construction of the leaves is very simple.  The paper is folded like an accordion and then folded in half.  A tab is glued or taped to hold the accordion together.  Embroidery thread is strung through the holes of the leaves and turkey to complete the banner.

I made four different types of leaves.  The green heart shaped leaf is an American basswood leaf.  The red leaf is a maple leaf.  The yellow leaf is a birch tree leaf.  The brown leaf is an oak leaf.

I used very thin scrapbooking paper to make these accordion leaves and turkey.  The thinner the paper, the easier it is to fold the accordions in half.  

Here is the PDF.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rS1OUFyE7g5zq1agxV34p0YeA5NNI7ba/view?usp=sharing

Here is the .Studio file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nyj2jKQLJnsgwY5-xWKoGdidctM1Wzug/view?usp=sharing

Here is the SVG.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCa_8diBKkURuc-UxQu7PUADTWgb7-iO/view?usp=sharing

Accordion fold the paper

Fold the accordion in half.

Glue/tape the tab.

Glue the body and face details on the turkey. Cut a string and thread through all of the holes in the leaves and turkey to complete the Thanksgiving banner.