Turkey Disguise Template: Free Printable + 30 Ideas

The "disguise a turkey" project is back: the turkey wants to hide so it isn't Thanksgiving dinner. Print the blank turkey below, then help your child dress it up as someone (or something) else. Free, no sign-up, prints on US Letter or A4.

Print the turkey template

How the turkey disguise project works

1. Print the blank turkey on regular paper or card stock.
2. Pick a disguise together (ideas below). Kids do the planning; grown-ups help with glue and scissors.
3. Use what you have: crayons, cotton balls, yarn, tissue paper, foil, buttons, scraps of fabric.
4. Write the turkey's new name on the line, plus one sentence about why nobody will find it.
5. Bring it to school or hide it at home and let the family guess.

30 turkey disguise ideas

1. Santa Claus (cotton-ball beard, red paper hat)
2. A superhero with a cape and a letter on the chest
3. A pirate with an eye patch and a paper hook
4. An astronaut (foil helmet circle, flag sticker)
5. A ballerina (tulle or tissue-paper tutu)
6. A football player in the family's team colors
7. A chef with a paper hat and a wooden-spoon drawing
8. A firefighter (red hat, yellow stripes)
9. A doctor or nurse (cotton-swab stethoscope)
10. A scarecrow (yarn hair, patched overalls)
11. A snowman (cotton balls all over, carrot nose)
12. A cowboy or cowgirl (paper hat, bandana)
13. A mermaid (sequin tail over the feet)
14. A unicorn (paper-cone horn, rainbow yarn mane)
15. A pumpkin (orange paint, green stem hat)
16. A crayon (wrap in a crayon label)
17. A queen or king (glitter crown, felt cape)
18. A dinosaur (paper spikes down the back)
19. A police officer (blue hat, star badge)
20. A teacher (glasses, tiny paper apple)
21. A ninja (black paper band with eye slit)
22. A gingerbread man (brown paper, icing-pen squiggles)
23. A basketball (orange circle with black lines)
24. A rock star (paper guitar, sunglasses)
25. An elf (green hat, pointy ears)
26. A penguin (black and white paper, orange feet)
27. A soccer ball (black-and-white pattern)
28. A bee (yellow and black stripes, wax-paper wings)
29. A favorite book character (ask the teacher about trademarks first)
30. A ghost (white tissue paper, draw two eyes)

Tips for teachers

Send the template home with a due date and a supply note ("anything from the junk drawer works"). Ask each child to present their disguise in one sentence; it doubles as a speaking activity. Make a "Can you find the turkey?" hallway display.

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