Turkey Oranges

Today I made the girls a couple turkey oranges. I got the idea from Make and Takes. She is planning on doing a healthy alternative Thanksgiving table favor. Here is her post. I am not sure I am committed enough to do these as place settings, but I thought it would be something fun to do. So, today for lunch I made each girl a turkey. They seemed to really like them! Note to self for next time: Be sure to tell them that they should pick off the dates and almonds to eat them, not bite into the orange with peel and all to get them off. Oops! :-)

What you need: Clementines, almond slivers, dates, and a knife.

First, you make three rows of feathers. To do this, you make small slices in the clementine with a knife so that you can insert an almond sliver in each slit. The first row has five almonds, the second row has four, and the third row has five.

Next, you cut a slit for the nose, and insert another almond sliver. Then, you cut two small pieces off of a date to use for the eyes. After that, cut a small strip to use for the wattle. Finally, you cut two longer pieces of the date for the feet, and simply rest the clementine on top of the pieces.