As part of their Thanksgiving celebrations, the third graders get to make "plump and perky turkeys" to display in the library at school. There is a really funny story called A Plump and Perky Turkey about a town, Squawk Valley, whose turkeys won't hop into pots anymore. They are too smart for that. So the townspeople hatch a clever plan. They host a turkey-themed arts and crafts fair and lure a vain bird into town by advertising for an artist's model. Peter the Turkey, proud of his well-stuffed form, takes the bait but doesn't fall for the trap. The townspeople create all sorts of turkeys, and to go along with the story, the third graders can too.
Brandt took this to heart and went with me to select turkey making materials. Blythe, of course, got into the spirit of the thing and insisted on also doing a turkey. Although she is not in third grade, because I volunteer in the library, she was able to display her turkey too. And here are their turkeys, both made of left-over Thanksgiving pumpkins used as decoration from the front porch, and both plump and perky.
Blythe insisted on pink feathers for her bird.
Brandt wanted a Robin Hood turkey,
so this bird has a jaunty hat with a green feather in it.
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