Thanksgiving Turkey Tidbits

There are many symbols and traditions we associate with Thanksgiving. The most popular of these seem to be related to turkeys! Can you imagine a Thanksgiving dinner without turkey? Enjoy these fun turkey facts and crafts, and have a great Thanksgiving!

• A male turkey is called a Tom and a female turkey is called a Hen.
  • Make a Foot and Hand Turkey

• The turkey's scientific name is Meleagris gallopavo (mel-e-ay-gris gal-low-pay-voe).
  • Make a Hand Print Turkey

• Wild turkeys are black with red and green shine to their feathers. There is a tannish coloration on their wings and tail feathers, and they have black and white markings on their wing feathers.
  • Make a Paper Plate Turkey

• Wild turkeys love to sit in high trees - Their favorite being evergreens.
  • Make a Turkey Centerpiece

• When wild turkeys get scared they can fly for about a mile as fast as a car usually drives, about 55 miles per hour.
  • Make a Tiny Tom Turkey

• Benjamin Franklin, among others, wanted the turkey to be the United States national bird instead of the bald eagle!
  • Make a Turkey Candy Holder

• Only Tom (male) turkeys gobble; the Hen (female) makes more of a clicking noise.