Ms. Turkey is in a bit of a pickle! She wants to avoid being Thanksgiving dinner, so she needs a clever disguise.

Kids can help Ms. Turkey stay out of trouble by making this adorable turkey cupcake disguise complete with a cherry on top!

If you’re looking for more ways to keep your turkeys safe this Thanksgiving, check out our other turkey disguise project ideas that will have your kids excited and your turkeys feeling relieved!

Disguise A Turkey As A Cupcake

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This activity is a fantastic way to bring the family together. It’s an opportunity for kids to think creatively, use essential skills like cutting and gluing, and enjoy some quality time with loved ones. The end result is a cute and clever turkey that’s perfectly disguised as a sweet cupcake.

Get the kids started customizing their cupcake turkey disguises by gathering up a few simple supplies along with our free template.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Turkey cupcake template (unlock the free template at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this turkey to life!

First, guide your child to glue the eyes below the eyebrows.

Next, glue the snood just below the eyes, on one side of the face.

Position the beak at the bottom and center of the eyes and glue it in place, on top of the snood.

Now, glue the icing to the top portion of the head.

Cut out small pieces of paper and glue the sprinkles around the icing body part of the turkey cupcake. Alternatively, use markers to draw on the sprinkles.

Position the head on top of the body icing and glue it in place.

Take the cupcake wrapper and glue it to the bottom portion of the body icing piece.

Next, help your child glue the wings to the side of the wrapper.

Place the feet on the bottom portion of the wrapper and glue them in place.

Now, glue the cherry on the top of the icing.

Finally, encourage your child to glue the stem to the back and top of the cherry.

Be sure to check out our Thanksgiving crafts while you’re here! Your kids will love creating more fun DIYs like this one!

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Thanksgiving Ideas For Kids

Keep kids engaged and learning throughout the holiday season with some fun Thanksgiving ideas. We’ve gathered a few of our favorite hands-on projects and activities that are sure to grab your children’s attention and keep them entertained.

Read on below for some fantastic ideas for new books to read, DIYs to make, and educational activities to try this Thanksgiving. Be sure to save your favorites so your kids can enjoy them throughout the holiday!

Thanksgiving Books For Kids

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

Pete The Cat Thanksgiving Craft – Kids can help Pete get ready for Thanksgiving by giving him a pilgrims hat to wear. This is a great companion activity to the book, Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving, and will get kids excited for the upcoming holiday.

Try this fun Disguise A Turkey As A Ghost Craft!

Astronaut Turkey Disguise Craft – Mr. Turkey is headed to outer space instead of the Thanksgiving table with this creative costume! Kids will help him dress up in an astronaut disguise with this fun project.

Turkey Gnome Craft – This little gnome is excited for Thanksgiving! Kids can help him dress up as a turkey sporting a pilgrim’s hat when they make this cute DIY. Grab our free template to make it a breeze.

Handprint Pilgrim Craft – This fun and engaging activity is a good way to introduce the story of the First Thanksgiving to your children. While they’re making their pilgrims using their own handprints, you can chat about what it means to be thankful.

Thanksgiving Activities For Preschoolers

Make Thanksgiving an opportunity to learn with these turkey worksheets. These printables focus on writing and recognizing the letter Tt and understanding the parts of a turkey.

Kids will make their way through a letter maze recognizing uppercase and lowercase letters, practice writing the letter Tt and turkey, then label and color in a cute turkey!

Use these no prep sheets at home or in the classroom with your preschool or kindergarten children to make Thanksgiving learning both interactive and fun.

These turkey do a dot printables are a fun learning activity for kids! They’re an enjoyable way to work on counting, fine motor skills, and letter recognition. It’s a simple way to incorporate learning into Thanksgiving, so use them at home over the holiday break or with students in the classroom.

Cheetah Turkey Disguise Project

This freebie set includes 5 pages including dotting turkeys, the letter Tt, along lines for fine motor control, and the amount of each Thanksgiving themed item.

If your little detectives love hidden pictures and puzzles, they’ll be excited to do these Thanksgiving I Spy printables! They’re a great addition to the kids’ table or anytime during the holiday!

These fun worksheets boost visual recognition and keep kiddos entertained with 6 unique pages featuring easy and hard versions. Kids can hunt for the hidden items solo, race against siblings, or team up with friends to find all the hidden Thanksgiving items!

Get ready for some alphabet fun this November with these Thanksgiving alphabet worksheets! These activities feature all the letters of the alphabet, along with festive images like turkeys and pumpkins.

Your preschoolers and kindergarteners will have a blast coloring pictures and identifying letters with cute Thanksgiving graphics. These printables require no preparation, making them perfect for using at home or in the classroom. Just print, grab some crayons or a pencil, and let the holiday alphabet fun begin!

Try these fun Thanksgiving Worksheets!

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