Mermaid Turkey Disguise Craft For Kids [Free Template]

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.

Easy Disguise a Turkey Mermaid Craft

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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.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Mermaid turkey template (unlock the free template at the end of the post)

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!

Try this Turkey Cupcake Disguise Craft

Thanksgiving Ideas For Kids

Thanksgiving is a great time to engage kids with crafts and activities that teach them the history of the holiday. It’s also a great opportunity to teach our kids to be thankful for all they have and can do.

We have many ideas to keep them learning, all while creating something fun and creative. We’ve gathered some of our favorite ideas that your kids will enjoy. Keep reading below to choose projects and activities to do together this Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving Books For Kids

This Thanksgiving break, take the opportunity to spend time with your children by reading together. Reading not only helps children expand their vocabulary and learn new concepts but also enhances their empathy and imagination. Additionally, frequent reading is linked to better grades and test scores, making this a beneficial and memorable holiday tradition.

Related: Thanksgiving Worksheets

Below are some of the top Thanksgiving books for kids!

Turkey Trouble – If you’ve never read this book, you have to add it to your holiday collection! It’s so cute and fun and kids just love it! Follow the turkey around the farm as he disguises himself as different animals so the farmer doesn’t catch him for Thanksgiving dinner!

How To Catch A Turkey – Kids who love the How To Catch books will want to see all the crazy contraptions kids make to try to catch a turkey loose at the school!

Pete The Cat: The First Thanksgiving -Every Pete the Cat book is fantastic, but this one takes it up a notch with flaps for the kids to open. It’s a great way to get the kids excited about reading and Thanksgiving!

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.

Fun Disguise A Turkey Like A Cow Craft

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!

Kids’ Thanksgiving Activities

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.

Pete the Cat Thanksgiving Craft

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