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Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and Mr. Turkey is doing his best to stay off the dinner table by going undercover! With this colorful turkey disguise peacock craft, your kids can help him hide in plain sight by transforming into a bright and beautiful bird.

It’s a fun and creative hide the turkey activity, perfect for preschool classrooms or at-home holiday crafting. Little ones will love using their imaginations while building fine motor skills.

You’ll love the giggles and bonding time that come with it! Want even more ways to help Mr. Turkey escape? Check out our other turkey disguise project ideas for a truly turkey-tastic Thanksgiving!

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Peacock Turkey Disguise Project

To get started, you’ll need a few simple supplies, which are easy to find around the house. We’ve also prepared a free template to help guide you through the process. With the supplies listed below, and a dash of creativity, your turkey peacock disguise will be ready in no time.

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Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Turkey Peacock template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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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 peacock to life!

First, guide your child to take the outer spot of the feather and glue it along the tip of each feather.

hand gluing the outer eyespot on the feather of peacock turkey disguise

Glue the inner spot to each of the outer spots.

hand gluing the inner eyespot of peacock turkey disguise

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Next, help your child to glue the turkey’s body to the center of the feathers.

hand gluing the peacock body to the feather

Glue the eyes to the middle of the head, just beneath the eyebrows.

hand gluing the eyes of the peacock turkey disguise

Place the snood just below the middle of both eyes and glue in place.

hand gluing the snood of the peacock turkey disguise craft

Now, glue the beak on top of the snood, covering the lower part of the eyes.

hand gluing the beak of the peacock turkey disguise craft

Finally, encourage your child to glue the feet on the bottom part of the turkey’s body.

hand gluing the feet of the peacock turkey disguise craft

Now your child has an adorable peacock turkey friend! We’re sure they’ll love creating other Thanksgiving crafts too! Be sure to check them out while you are here!

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Thanksgiving Children’s Books

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!

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Printable Thanksgiving Crafts

Ladybug Turkey Disguise Craft – Mr. Turkey is counting on your kiddo’s creative talents and disguise making skills to keep him safe this Thanksgiving! Transform the turkey into a charming ladybug that’ll surely confuse anyone eyeing it for dinner.

Related: Thanksgiving Activity Sheets

Turkey Handprint Card Craft – Kids can turn their handprints into adorable turkey cards that’ll melt the heart of the recipient. While the kids make this festive keepsake card, they’ll also have the opportunity to exercise some important skills!

collage of printable thanksgiving crafts

Turkey Craftivity – This activity is the perfect blend of craft and writing, allowing kids to showcase their favorite Thanksgiving moments and things they’re grateful for. This is an ideal family project to create a Thanksgiving keepsake while expressing gratitude in a unique way with just a few simple materials.

Thankful Turkey Craft – Thanksgiving is all about gratitude, and this year, kids can get in on showing it with a creative twist! This cute turkey craft is made from an old oatmeal container, and lets kids reflect on the good in their lives while enjoying a fun, recycled activity.

Simple Thanksgiving Activities

Use these Thanksgiving do a dot printables when the kids need a fun learning activity to do this November!

Try this Paper Plate Turkey Craft

Kids will work on various skills, have fun, and keep the screens away when they work on these engaging and fun printables. These pages are full of cute fall characters and objects that your kids will love and keep them excited to learn.

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Add a splash of color to your Thanksgiving celebrations with these fantastic Thanksgiving color by number printables for kids! These worksheets are the perfect way to get your little ones in the holiday spirit while honing their number recognition and color word skills.

There are six Thanksgiving themed illustrations your child can enjoy coloring while enhancing their skills. Grab the crayons and these pages for your kids to make some festive holiday art!

collage of simple thanksgiving activities

Gather up the watercolors and the paint brushes so kids can show off their artistic skills with this fun turkey art project! They’ll paint all the pieces of the turkey template and background how they like, then cut and paste them together on the background to complete their turkey scene.

Your little gobblers will enjoy making this fun Thanksgiving art and be proud to display it as a festive decoration.

Give your little ones a fantastic opportunity to enhance their cognitive and physical development while having a blast with these adorable turkey line tracing printables. These engaging activities are perfect for honing fine motor skills and preparing kids to learn different movements used in handwriting.

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