Keep Ms. Turkey safe this Thanksgiving by using our disguise a turkey mermaid template from our collection of turkey disguise project ideas!
Transforming her into a little mermaid will allow her to blend seamlessly into the underwater scenery, far from the festive table. After ensuring her safety, dive into our collection of Thanksgiving crafts for kids to keep their creativity flowing.
Thanksgiving is a time for food, family, and fun One fun tradition many families have is disguising the turkey to protect it from becoming the main course! A popular disguise is turning the turkey into a mermaid This creative craft is a great way to get kids involved in the Thanksgiving preparations while sparking their imagination. In this article, I’ll provide step-by-step instructions on how to transform a turkey into an undersea maiden.
Why Disguise the Turkey?
Disguising the turkey is a playful tradition that dates back decades. According to folklore, disguising the turkey as another animal or character would confuse the farmer so he wouldn’t recognize the bird come dinnertime. This fun family activity allows kids to unleash their creativity and use art to “save” the turkey. It also helps teach them about the history of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Fun Turkey Disguise Ideas
While the mermaid is a popular option, there are many creative disguises you can try:
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Disguise the turkey as a penguin with black and white feathers
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Turn the turkey into a bunny with long ears and cotton ball tail.
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Give your turkey a superhero cape and mask
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Dress your turkey up like a pirate complete with an eye patch and bandana.
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Transform the turkey into a princess with a glittery crown and jewelry.
You’re only limited by your imagination! Allowing your kids to come up with their own silly disguise makes this activity even more memorable.
How to Make a Mermaid Turkey Disguise
The mermaid disguise is a favorite because of its whimsy and the turkey’s resemblance to a mermaid’s tail. Follow these simple steps to create this underwater disguise:
Supplies Needed
- Turkey coloring page or craft turkey
- Construction paper or cardstock in green, blue, purple, pink
- Glue or tape
- Scissors
- Markers, crayons, or paint
- Sequins, glitter, or other embellishments (optional)
Step-by-Step Instructions
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Print out a turkey coloring page or grab a turkey craft if you have one. This will be the base for your disguise.
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Cut out mermaid tail and fin shapes from green paper. Glue or tape them to the back of the turkey.
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Cut out seashells from pink and purple paper. Glue them to the turkey’s front.
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Use blue paper to cut out hair and bangs shapes for the mermaid. Glue them to the turkey’s head.
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Draw a mermaid face on the turkey’s body using markers. Add eyebrows, eyes, blush and lipstick.
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Optional: Add glitter, sequins or other embellishments to give your mermaid sparkle!
And just like that, your turkey is ready to dive under the sea and avoid becoming the main course!
Creative Mermaid Turkey Disguise Ideas
Once you’ve mastered the basics, get creative with your mermaid disguise!
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Use varying shades of green for a rainbow fish tail
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Cut the hair out of colorful tissue paper for a unique look
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Add starfish, shells, and coral made from felt or foam
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Use sparkly pipe cleaners to make a mermaid crown
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Attach shiny beads for earrings and necklaces
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Give your mermaid a magic wand made from a chopstick
The ideas are endless when you let the kids use their imagination. Not only is it fun for them, but they’ll be so proud of their unique mermaid turkey disguise!
Fun Ways to Use the Disguised Turkey
Once your masterpiece is complete, how you use the disguised turkey is up to you!
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Set it as the table centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner
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Use it as a photo prop and take silly pictures
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Create a whole underwater scene with the turkey as the star
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Let the kids put on a mermaid play to tell the turkey’s story
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Place the turkey around the house for others to find
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Hide it and have a turkey hunt on Thanksgiving morning
However you choose to use your creation, it’s sure to add playfulness and whimsy to your Thanksgiving traditions. The kids will love knowing their handmade disguise helped save the turkey from becoming dinner!
Bring Thanksgiving Traditions to Life
Disguising the turkey as a mermaid is a fun craft that allows kids to dive into creativity, storytelling, and the meaning behind Thanksgiving. This unique tradition turns an ordinary paper turkey into an underwater heroine on a mission to avoid being eaten! Let your kids take pride in their silly, sparkly masterpiece. Display it proudly and let their imaginative disguise bring some playfulness to your Thanksgiving festivities.
How To Disguise A Turkey As A Mermaid
Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this turkey disguise to life!
First, guide your child to glue the bangs to the top of the turkey’s body, then glue the main hair piece to the back of the turkey’s head.
Take the mermaid’s tail and glue it to the bottom of the turkey’s body.
Next, help your child to glue the seashells on the top part of the turkey’s body.
Place the snood in the middle of the head, just below the eyes, and glue it in place.
Glue the beak on top of the snood.
Finally, encourage your child to glue the mermaid to the blue feathers.
Now that Ms. Turkey is disguised, it’s time to have more fun with our Thanksgiving crafts for kids!
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Thanksgiving Crafts For Kids
Crafting is a great activity for kids because it’s not only fun but also a chance to learn and grow. Kids develop fine motor skills and stretch their creativity. They can also express themselves artistically and even relieve stress! Keep reading below for some of our favorite crafts to do this November.
Handprint Pilgrim Craft – Have your kids learn about the pilgrims on the first Thanksgiving while doing this fun and easy pilgrim craft. This holiday craft has a boy and girl template that your kids will personalize with their handprints.
Mayflower Handprint Craft – Let’s go sailing on the Mayflower! Raise the sails with your kiddo’s sweet handprint sail to catch the wind. While doing this fun craft, the kids can learn all about the pilgrim’s journey to Plymouth.
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Name Turkey Craft – We’re teaching our little turkeys to spell their names with this fun holiday craft! They’ll gobble up the fun while learning to use scissors and hone their fine motor skills. They’ll love to display their cute Thanksgiving project, showing everyone they know how to spell their name! It’s also great for a classroom project to show off all the little turkeys in the class.
Thankful Turkey Craft – Gather the kids to make this cute turkey craft as a family! Recycle an oatmeal container to make your thankful turkey, and use it as a cute holiday decoration. It’s a great craft to help kids reflect on what they’re grateful for!
Incorporate learning into the Thanksgiving holiday with these turkey worksheets. These educational worksheets will keep the kids busy gaining knowledge and having fun at the same time. To start gobbling up fun and learning, download and print these free printables.
Our disguise-a-turkey printable activity is a hit with crafty kids! Grab the printable and let them make a masterpiece.
Looking for a fun learning activity for kids? Then you’re in the right place. These are perfect for Thanksgiving since the holiday’s mascot is featured in these turkey do a dot printables. Your kids will enjoy working on counting, letter recognition, fine motor skills, and more with these cute turkeys!
Do your kids love to show off their art as much as a turkey shows off its feathers? Then, you’ll want to print these free turkey coloring pages! These Thanksgiving-themed coloring pages will give them the perfect opportunity to show off their artistic skills. They’re a great no-prep activity that your kids will love to display this Thanksgiving holiday.
Be sure to use these Thanksgiving do a dot printables when the kids need a fun learning activity. With these printables, kids will work on various skills, have fun, and keep the screens away. These pages are full of cute fall characters and objects that your kids will love and keep them engaged.
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Disguise a Turkey as a Mermaid
FAQ
What’s the best way to disguise a turkey?
Start with a felt sheet. Use acrylic paint for the outfit. Use pipe liners for the hair. Use the biggest wiggly eyes. Paint stripes on the shirt with white acrylic paint. Use a piece of cardboard to make the turkey sturdy. Use gemstones for a background with memory balls.
How to make a turkey look like Elsa?
- Step 1: Print out two copies of a turkey and glue one turkey to a thin piece of cardboard (like a cereal box). …
- Step 2: Cut the body of the turkey using the blue glitter foam sheet. …
- Step 3: Tape or glue tissue paper covering the feathers. …
- Step 4: Add glitter.
What are the rules for the turkey disguise project?
Because we have so much to do in class, I send our Disguise a Turkey class project home with my students. Their goal: make the turkey unrecognizable! There are no rules to this project. The only rule is to not reveal any part of the original turkey!
What does disguise a turkey mean?
Description. This activity is a cute way to have parents involved in their child’s learning at school. The students are asked to take home the turkey and disguise it so it can hide from the farmer and not be caught for Thanksgiving.
How do you disguise a Turkey as a mermaid?
Take the “I am not a turkey, I am..” sheet and fold it along the dashed line. Apply glue on the folded part, bellow the turkey’s belly. Glue the turkey disguised as a mermaid on top, neatly aligning the turkeys. All done! This disguise a turkey as a mermaid craft template allows the turkey to quickly disguise itself when need be.
What color should a mermaid disguise be for a Turkey?
The body od the turkey can be any color your kids want – they can go with turkey looking colors, skin colors or even colors like green. Mermaids are after all fairy tale creatures so there are no set rules on how they should look. Color in the mermaid disguise for the turkey.
Are Turkey mermaids looking for disguises?
Turkeys are frantically looking for disguises to avoid becoming dinner and with our free printable template, the disguise will be a success. The template also includes a writing prompt so this disguise a turkey mermaid craft also encourages creative writing.
How do you make a Turkey look like a mermaid?
The hair and bangs make the turkey look like a lovely mermaid from the ocean. Take the mermaid snood (the fabric under a turkey’s beak) and glue it to the turkey’s head just below the eyes. Then, glue the beak accessory right on top of the snood. This helps incorporate the turkey’s iconic wattle and beak into the disguise.
Can mermaids make turkeys look like swimmers?
Your little mermaids will love to create this disguise to make their turkeys look like graceful swimmers. This is a great turkey disguise project to create together this holiday to work on your child’s fine motor skills, following directions, and using their big imaginations. Click here to see our favorite kids’ craft supplies.
How do you make a disguise off Turkey?
If your kids will be using regular print paper, crayons, and coloring pencils are great for creating this craft, markers might wrinkle the paper though. Have your kids color in the template parts. If you want them to make a “disguise on, disguise off” turkey, they will need to color two turkeys.