15 Kids Disguised Their Paper Turkeys for Thanksgiving: a Crayon Box, a Helicopter and the School Principal

Family & kids
10/26/2026
15 Kids Disguised Their Paper Turkeys for Thanksgiving: a Crayon Box, a Helicopter and the School Principal

In Mrs. Alvarez’s fourth grade, we traced our hands to make turkeys, and mine came out with six fingers because I traced my thumb twice. My mom hung it on the fridge anyway and said the extra feather was for luck. These 15 kids got a much harder assignment, to hide a paper turkey before Thanksgiving, and their disguises are better than mine.

A Turkey Disguised as a Box of Crayons, Made for a 15-Month-Old’s Daycare Contest

Daycare sent home a “turkey disguise” project with my 15-month-old. They are giving away tuition credits for 1st-3rd place.

I was absolutely just supposed to let him color with crayons and forfeit the competition. But here we are. Do I submit it for the contest or hang it up at home for a fun festive decoration?

A Turkey Disguised as a Helicopter, After the Kid Rejected Every Other Idea

My kid was asked to disguise a turkey so it isn’t caught on Thanksgiving and he chose to dress it up like a helicopter.

I can’t stop laughing. Kids are the best. Of all the suggestions- he rejected ALL of them and committed himself to “helicopter”.

A Snowman Turkey, Made the Night the Project Turned Up in the Backpack a Day Late

Just found a “disguise a turkey so it won’t be eaten” project in my 5yo’s backpack due yesterday. Ma’am. I cannot disguise the fact that I’m losing my mind.

I present: snowman turkey

From the author:

When my mom worked nights, school projects happened at the kitchen table before 6:40, when she left for her shift. Her one rule for glue: whatever we made had to be dry before she went out the door. Most of my projects went to school a little damp at the corners. Teachers never seemed to mind. A wet corner just means somebody was racing a clock.

A Turkey With a Blond Wig, Glasses and a School Badge That Looks a Lot Like the Principal

These turkeys aren’t fooling us! Anna Maria Elementary School students created some brilliant “Turkey in Disguise” masterpieces this week. And is it just us... or does one look a lot like Principal Fradley?

A Teacher Explains the Rules: Disguise the Turkey With Your Parents, Then Bring It Back to Class

“Students disguise their turkey with their parents so they won’t get eaten on Thanksgiving Day. Then they bring it back to school to share with the class.”

A Turkey Made Invisible With Whiteout, Because the Project Comes Back Every Year

My 9 has to disguise a turkey for homework, so I’m using whiteout to make it invisible, bc she’s had this project every year & I’m sick of it.

A Turkey Hidden Behind a Bunch of Balloons, Made in One Evening

Disguised Sadie’s turkey tonight. This kid is so fun!

A Whole Family of Turkeys in Disguise, and a Vote for the Best One

Ford fam Thanksgiving needs your votes! Which turkey is the best disguised?

From the author:
When I brought the six-fingered turkey home, the kids from across the street came over to see it, and their little brother added a seventh feather in green crayon while I was getting juice. Mom said that made it a team project. It stayed on the fridge all November with seven feathers, and nobody counted them but me.

A Turkey Disguised as a Jack-o’-Lantern That Might Be Cursed

“My son has a school project to hide a turkey. He chose a jack-o-lantern disguise. It might be cursed.”

I would definitely leave that turkey alone.

A Turkey Disguised as a Football Player, With a Little Costume Made at Home

Bryce’s school project. He wanted to disguise his turkey as a football player, so I made a little costume for it.

A Turkey Disguised as a Ballerina by a Girl Who Loves Ballet, Sent to a Proud Grandparent

This is my granddaughter’s Turkey Disguise and of course she made her turkey into a ballerina since she loves ballet...when she sent me the picture, I was quite impressed!

A Turkey Cutout a First Grader Disguised With a Parent Over the Weekend

“My First Grade (SPED) son and I had fun doing his homework over the weekend. The assignment was to disguise a turkey cutout so he would not be discovered.”

It was more of a fun project and to get creativity flowing. Anything is teachable if you do it right.

We cracked ourselves up lol.

From the author:
Mrs. Alvarez taped every hand turkey to the classroom window until Thanksgiving break, facing out, so the whole parking lot could see them. Mine was the one with too many fingers. On the last day she told me it was the only turkey on the window that looked like it could actually hold a fork. I didn’t know if that was a compliment. I decided it was.

A Whole First-Grade Class of Disguised Turkeys, Including One That Insists It Is a Black Cat

Our first graders created a fun ‘Turkey Disguise’ project.

A Pink Feather Turkey That Says It Is a Flamingo, a Parent’s First Turkey Project

Disguise a turkey project. I’ve always seen other parents posting their kids and I was soooo excited when Annalise came home with one. We had so much fun doing this together.

A Teacher Who Disguised a Turkey in First Grade Now Hangs Up a Whole Class of Them

Disguise a turkey project. I remember doing this project when I was in 1st grade so I was so excited to see what my littles came up with — and their ideas were AMAZING.

The teacher in the last story still remembers doing this project in first grade. Most school crafts don’t survive the spring cleanup, but a paper turkey often does, because it shows exactly how a kid thought at six.

What would you have disguised your turkey as? Tell us in the comments.

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