Fireman Turkey Disguise For Kids [Free Printable Template]
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Slide down the pole and jump into the fire truck to go save Mr. Turkey from the dinner table this Thanksgiving! Bring him this fireman turkey disguise to blend in with the firefighters and avoid the attention of the farmer. Kids will use our free printable template with simple supplies to complete this engaging holiday activity and help out their feathered friend.
Kids will be proud to show off their turkey in a fireman costume! Be sure to explore more turkey disguise project ideas for even more ways to rescue Mr. Turkey this season.
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Hide The Turkey As A Firefighter
Creating this turkey disguise is a fun and imaginative way to celebrate Thanksgiving! Kids can either color in our firefighter turkey template or use colored paper to build a fireman suit, hat, and boots. This project encourages creativity while giving Mr. Turkey a heroic new look!
This simple activity is an easy way to get children excited about the holiday while encouraging them to imagine their turkey saving the day. Parents, siblings, and friends can work together to bring this turkey firefighter to life for a fun group project.
Kids can add their own touches, give their turkey fireman a name, and even write a story about his adventures. Download the free template and follow the step-by-step instructions below to get started.
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Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Fireman 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 firefighter turkey to life!
Take the eyes from your template. Glue them below both of the eyebrows.
Grab the red paper snood. This goes right below the eyes on the turkey’s head. It gives our turkey that signature look!
Next, take the yellow paper beak. Glue it right on top of the snood.
Time for the hero gear! Glue the red firefighter helmet on the top of the turkey’s head.
Don’t forget the badge! Glue it right onto the front of the red helmet.
Now, color in the body with markers or crayons.
Take the completed turkey head and glue it onto the body piece.
Take the wings and glue them onto the back and sides of the sleeves.
Grab the black paper boots and glue them to the back and bottom of the pants. Your uniform is now ready from head to toe!
To complete your turkey’s disguise, grab the orange paper feathers and glue them onto the back.
Don’t you just love how this turkey disguise turned out? Your kids will have so much fun showing off their creative twist on this festive craft! Be sure to check out more Thanksgiving crafts to keep the holiday creativity going!
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!
Cute Thanksgiving Crafts
Corn Puppet Craft – For some fall fun, have kids turn a simple paper bag into a corn puppet! Kids will love seeing the bright yellow kernels, green husks, and a cheerful face come together to make a-maize-ing puppet. It’ll make harvest time extra fun and give kids a way to get creative, play, and celebrate.
Turkey Headband Craft – Your kiddos can turn into little gobblers this Thanksgiving with this fun, hands-on project! They’ll make a turkey headband to wear and get into a festive spirit for the upcoming holiday. Grab a few common supplies and our free template to get gobblin’!
Mayflower Handprint Craft – Set sail to an afternoon of fun with this fun project that uses your kids’ own handprints! They can give the pilgrims aboard the Mayflower a helping hand by making the ship’s sail out of their handprint. This project will be the perfect addition to history lessons about pilgrims and their journey.
Wizard Turkey Craft – Kids can help Mr. Turkey pull off the ultimate escape by transforming him into a spell casting wizard! This fun project will be too magical to miss, so grab our free template, some basic supplies to get creative!
Free Thanksgiving Activity Ideas
Thanksgiving will be extra fun with these turkey do a dot printables! They’re perfect for little kids that love to dab with their dot markers. They’ll use their dot markers to fill in a turkey, practice counting, fine motor skills, and letter recognition.
This is low prep activity since all you have to do is print out the sheets and grab the markers. Use the printables at home or in the classroom to keep little hands busy and learning!
If you need a quick and festive Thanksgiving activity that everyone will love, then you’ll want to download these turkey coloring pages. They are just the thing to get kids in the spirit of the holiday.
Grab crayons, markers, or colored pencils for them to create their own colorful turkeys. There’s four Thanksgiving themed turkeys included in this set that kids will be proud to display during this year’s feast!
Thanksgiving Letter Maze Worksheets
Mr. Turkey is trying to avoid being the main course, so these disguise a turkey printables can help him out! Kids can use the template to turn him into something silly, surprising, or totally unrecognizable!
We’ve included several templates to choose from so kids can let their creativity lead them to what he should dress up as. Be sure to print them out and grab supplies for a festive Thanksgiving activity that’s fun and imaginative!
These Thanksgiving pattern block printables are an engaging way for kids to build turkeys, a cornucopia, pilgrim hats, and more! They’ll practice shapes, colors, focusing, and early math skills finding the blocks that fit the different Thanksgiving themed puzzles. These mats are a fun way to keep little hands busy during classroom centers or a fun activity to do at home.
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Fireman Turkey Disguise
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Fireman Turkey Disguise Template
Instructions
- Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Start by gluing the eyes onto the turkey’s head, just below both eyebrows.
- Then, glue the snood right below the eyes.
- Next, glue the beak on top of the snood.
- Glue the helmet on top of the turkey’s head.
- Take the helmet badge and glue it to the front of the helmet.
- Color in the body piece with markers or crayons.
- Now, glue the finished turkey head onto the top of the body.
- Glue the wings onto the back and side of both sleeves.
- Then, glue the boots to the back and bottom of the pants.
- Finish by gluing the body onto the middle of the feathers.
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