Turkey Callers

Materials

• 8-ounce paper cups
• cotton string
• paper clips
• ball point pen
• construction paper or turkey stickers
• craft glue or tape
• wet sponges or a small pail of water

Female turkeys do not gobble. They can make many different calls but the most common is a yelp. The yelp attracts the male or Tom turkeys. These turkey callers really do bring in the males.

Preparation

Take a paper cup.
Use a pen to make a hole in the bottom.
Put a string through the hole.
Tie a paper clip to the string so that the clip is inside the cup.

Children may use construction paper to decorate the cup making it look like a turkey. Younger children may want to use turkey stickers.

Help the children to get their string wet. They then pull their fingers along the string to make a female turkey yelp.