Farmer Turkey Disguise Project Idea [Free PDF Template]
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Help Mr. Turkey outsmart everyone with this farmer turkey disguise project idea. This turkey dressed as a farmer will look ready to gather eggs, feed animals, and plant crops, so no one will suspect he’s actually trying to stay off the Thanksgiving menu. Grab some paper, glue, and scissors so kids can give their turkey overalls, a straw hat, and a shovel to blend in as a farmer!
This engaging Thanksgiving project is great to do in classrooms or at home as a family. Be sure to take a look through our other turkey disguise project ideas for more inspiration.
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Farmer Hide The Turkey Craft
This farmer turkey disguise project is a hilarious and hands-on way for kids to help Mr. Turkey hide out before the big feast. They’ll design a farmer turkey that looks ready to milk cows, feed pigs, or drive the tractor!
It’s an easy project that will bring lots of smiles and creativity to your Thanksgiving celebrations. Kids can choose which colors to use so each turkey will be unique. It’s a great way to keep little hands busy while waiting for holiday festivities to start.
A turkey disguise craft like this makes for the perfect fall activity. Kids will be excited to show off their finished work and may even make up a fun story about their disguised turkey working hard on the farm. Scroll down to download the free template and follow the simple instructions to get started.
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Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Farmer Turkey Disguise Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)
Directions
Start by downloading and printing the template. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this farmer turkey to life!
Grab the turkey body and green overalls from your template pieces. Then, glue the green overalls onto the turkey’s body.
Now, let’s give our farmer some personality with eyes! Glue the eyes onto the turkey’s head, making sure they’re evenly placed.
Next, we’ll add the snood, which is that little red fleshy bit turkeys have. Glue the red snood right below the eyes.
Grab the yellow paper beak and glue it carefully on top of the red snood.
Every good farmer needs sun protection. Glue the farmer hat on top of the turkey’s head, covering the very top edge. This is starting to look like a proper disguise!
Now for a finishing touch on the hat! Glue the hat band to the base of the hat.
Our farmer needs legs to work! Glue the orange legs onto the back and bottom of the green overalls.
Let’s give our turkey some bright, beautiful tail feathers! Glue the orange paper feathers behind the turkey’s body so they fan out nicely.
A farmer isn’t complete without a tool! Color in the shovel and glue it onto one of the turkey’s wings. Your adorable farmer is ready to work!
Don’t you just love how sneaky this farmer turkey looks? Your kids will have so much fun putting together this disguise! Be sure to check out some of our other favorite Thanksgiving crafts while you’re here.
Thanksgiving Books for Children
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!
Simple Thanksgiving Crafts
Mayflower Handprint Craft – Turn little hands into sails for the Mayflower with this fun activity! Kids will trace and cut their handprints to make the ship ready to set sail with the pilgrims to America. It’s a hands-on way to learn history and get creative!
Spy Turkey Disguise Craft – Mr. Turkey is going undercover with this spy disguise. Kids can add sunglasses, a tie, and fedora to help him sneak past the dinner table. They’ll love to be able to help the turkey on his top secret mission to stay safe this Thanksgiving.
Paper Plate Pilgrim Craft – A plain ole paper plate becomes the canvas to this pilgrim boy. Kids will use this kitchen staple, paint, and our free template to bring history to life when learning about the pilgrims and Thanksgiving. It’s the perfect mix of art, learning, and holiday fun!
Shape Turkey Craft – Get kids excited for Thanksgiving with this adorable turkey made out of basic shapes. They’ll use circles, triangles, and rectangles to put together their feathered friend. It’s a fun and engaging way to practice shape recognition while making a festive decoration!
Thanksgiving Printable Activities
Celebrate Thanksgiving with these fun and festive Thanksgiving worksheets for kids. Your little learners will practice letter recognition, patterns, handwriting, and more with these themed activities that feature turkeys, cornucopias, and pumpkins.
These printable pages are great for keeping kids busy and engaged at home or in the classroom. Kids will love the activities that will have them tracing, cutting, and solving mazes. Print them out and make learning a part of your Thanksgiving celebration!
Keep the story going with these fun How to Catch a Turkey activities. These pages inspired by the holiday book have kids practicing early learning skills while also enjoying the turkey chase!
They’ll finish patterns, dot their way through Pp is for Pilgrim, label a pilgrim, trace lines, and review flashcards with illustrations from the book. These engaging worksheets are a great companion to storytime whether you’re at home or in the classroom.
Kids will love these festive Thanksgiving connect the dots! They’ll reveal a fun holiday image like a pilgrim hat, a cornucopia, and corn with each dot they connect.
This activity helps them practice counting, sharpen number recognition, and gain patience. Once the image is uncovered, they can color it in to complete their works of art. Print out a set and grab the crayons for kids to get in on the Thanksgiving fun.
This turkey cut and paste book is a great way for kids to practice reading repetitive text, spot sight words, and predict what comes next while helping a turkey try out 13 jobs like a firefighter, pirate, and doctor. After they match the job titles to the pictures, they can color in each page to create a turkey book they’ll be proud to share!
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Farmer Turkey Disguise Project Idea
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers or crayons
- Farmer Turkey Disguise Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin by gluing the overalls onto the turkey's body.
- Then, glue the eyes onto the turkey’s head.
- Next, glue the snood right below the eyes.
- After that, glue the beak on top of the snood.
- Continue by gluing the hat on top of the turkey’s head.
- Then, glue the hat band to the base of the hat.
- Next, glue the legs onto the back and bottom of the overalls.
- Now, glue the feathers behind the turkey’s body.
- Finally, color in the shovel and glue it onto one of the turkey’s wings to complete your farmer turkey.
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