Turkey in Disguise Art Game
Need a turkey in disguise art project for your November bulletin board? Imagine these Imagine your hallway decorated with these Thanksgiving turkeys and writing prompts. The step by step drawing guide, PowerPoint and demonstration video make perfect no prep, art sub plans for elementary art.
That’s right. Sit back while I teach your students how to play the roll a turkey dice game and design the turkey myself! Kids can also choose patterns using the ‘you pick’ worksheet or digital spinners—whatever works best for you!
Plus, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan Thanksgiving art projects using only markers. Yes, you can watercolor paint with markers! This turkey in disguise art activity includes a template for easy drawing.
What’s Included
I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt my turkey project. All will motivate kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:
- Roll a turkey dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
- “You Pick” art worksheet for kids to choose their own patterns
- Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick patterns and you can integrate technology
- Printable dice template in case you have no dice
- Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
- Turkey Template which kids can draw directly on it or transfer it to heavy drawing paper
- Drawing practice worksheet, so kids can practice drawing patterns
- 2 Thanksgiving Writing Prompts, so you can tie this drawing project to literacy
- 2 Disguise a Turkey Coloring pages that you can use for absent students or hand out as a classroom prize
- Helpful Tips & Tricks handout with teacher directions to help guide the lesson
- Step by Step Video Tutorial, with optional captions
How to Use This Disguise a Turkey Art Project for Elementary
The best part about my turkey project is that it’s flexible and can be used in many ways throughout your classroom. It’s great for maternity or emergency art sub plans, early finisher activities, indoor recess, or even an after-school art club.
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Disguise a Turkey Art Project)
- 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
- 1 Demonstration Video
- 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
- Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource
Why You’ll Love It
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This is a great resource to add thanksgiving activities and I everyday lessons! Students loved the clip art and were excited to do the activities.
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I left this resource for an art lesson with my sub when I got married this fall. She was so happy with how easily my third-graders could complete it, and loved to see them get creative too! When I got back, I loved seeing their finished work!
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This is a fantastic resource! Everything is ready for you to use, complete with examples. The turkeys look beautiful when they are finished and are a great springboard for a fun and engaging writing activity.
Terms of Use
Please refer to my complete terms of use prior to purchasing.
Stacey B. –
I’m a school-based speech-language pathologist! I used this great resource with my speech-language students! They practiced sounds or language objectives then were able to add a design! They had a great time and really enjoyed creating their own unique turkeys!! Thank you for a great product!!
Tori R. –
What a fun project! My students were very engaged and kept asking when we had art!
Erin B. –
We did this at Thanksgiving. The students loved coming up with ideas to disguise their turkey! They turned out really cute!
GABRIELLA P. –
This is my absolute favorite holiday activity! The students spark so much creativity with these! I have used this activity multiple times, but this was my first time using this resource! The students loved creating their own turkeys!
The Okayest Art Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
This was a great fast finisher activity for my art students! They really enjoyed it!
Emily A. –
Great product! My students loved this resource! Thank you!
Stephanie H. –
This was a fun project that all the kids enjoyed and that I was able to use across multiple grade levels.
Jess Loves to Teach (Teacher-Author) –
This is such a cute and fun activity for Thanksgiving
Ashley Kurena –
My students loved this craft as a fun holiday activity!
Jill F. –
This was a great activity for students once they were finished with their other assignments. They were very engaged.
Sallie Speir –
Thanks so much!! My students loved this activity.
Lexi Forsythe –
I didn’t have my students do the writing portion. I used the art portion and my students enjoyed it.
JULIE D. –
Used this resource for two years now and both groups of students loved it!
Chelsea R. –
The students used these with a sub to create T-Giving placemats.
Melissa Goforth –
My students enjoyed making the trukeys. It was an engaging activity for them.
The Enterprise Chair (Teacher-Author) –
My kids loved doing the craft. They love how everyone has a different looking turkey.
Susana V. –
This is a great resource to add thanksgiving activities and I everyday lessons! Students loved the clip art and were excited to do the activities.
mayra D. –
My students loved using this resource, they found it really engaging.
Yolanda H. –
These turned out so cute! Next year, I will have students use the dice instead (we didn’t since I didn’t have any on hand). Easy to use as last minute activity!
Veronica M. –
My students found this design your turkey template fun and engaging.
Samantha L. –
Students loved this activity! Such a fun and creative way for students to complete art
Andrea N. –
Fun and engaging activity! Thanks!
Tracy L. –
This is a fantastic resource! Everything is ready for you to use, complete with examples. The turkeys look beautiful when they are finished and are a great springboard for a fun and engaging writing activity.
Vicky Burrows –
My ESL students enjoyed this activity.
Shelley B. –
Good sub plan
Sowmia K. –
Great lesson to leave for a sub in November!
Julia M. –
This is a good resource. My students enjoyed it.
Powers K. –
This is a super fun, engaging, and useful. The kids are practicing real skills, and they also end up with an adorable end product.
Kristin A. –
This was a very fun activity for my creative students!
A Page by Paige (Teacher-Author) –
Such a great, engaging resource! I used this in my ELA classroom, and students wrote on the body of the turkey, then decorated the feathers using your dice game.
Lindsay D. –
Thank you
The Tiny Tornado Teacher (Teacher-Author) –
My students have loved using this resource. The attention to detail is amazing, and I love how easy it was to use. The directions were clear, and my students were very engaged! Thank you!
Elizabeth H. –
I love the simplicity and beauty of this activity.
Haley B. –
Such a fun art/writing project for the kids to do during Thanksgiving time!
The Bryant Bunch (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource!
DANIELLE Y. –
Great sub-day activity!
Katelynn Wren –
This was a fun activity to do the week of Thanksgiving break. Thank you!
Catrina L. –
Final products were cute. Students enjoyed it
Morgan V. –
I loved the different outcomes of this project. My students said this was the most fun art project we had done so far.
Abby T. –
Fun Thanksgiving activity
Kelsey F. –
We no longer have an art teacher in our district. This was a fun way to incorporate some art into our day. The kids really enjoyed making the turkeys & the writing assignment.
Christina F. –
My class loved the coloring page that’s included in this resource. I’m hoping that next year I will have more time to use more of this fantastic resource. Thanks!
Jill B. –
Great resource!
Zuly A. –
Thank you for such a great resource!
Kaitlin M. –
My students loved this resource as a fun activity the day before Thanksgiving. We had fun together as a class designing and coloring our turkeys. My students are still coloring the extra copies I made (it is now mid-December!)
Christina S. –
The third grade classes I did this with loved it!
Jessica L. –
This was such a fun activity for the kids!!
Brittany K. –
Thank you!
Julie S. –
Great art project for substitutes
Kacie B. –
Students loved this creative resource! Thank you!
Kathleen S. –
The students enjoyed this!
Brittany J. –
My students loved being creative while designing these turkeys. They were very engaged and loved practicing the patterns before choosing how to design their turkey.
Nicole F. –
My students loved making these turkeys and I loved that they had a choice between patterns but also had creative freedom. I got an ugly sweater one because of how successful this was in my classroom.
Elizabeth A. –
This is an great resource. Used as an early finisher activity. I like how there are a few different ways it can be used. Thank you!
Jennifer H. –
The kids had fun practicing our art techniques of filling with patterns. Honestly, the writing prompts were a little young for us, but the project was a fun Thanksgiving-themed activity with turn taking, art, and a little fun. We added a writing about gratitude instead.
Teaching with Mon (Teacher-Author) –
No prep art resource that that give different results. My students enjoyed rolling the dice to get the design instead of having to create them from scratch. I really enjoyed that each student’s art turned out different even though it was the same activity.
Joanne J. –
It was an excellent activity that I slightly modified for my class.
Cindy Hunter –
I love the art and ELA connections.
Amber B. –
SOOO Much fun!!!!!
Tyler M. –
Such a fun holiday activity that combined art and writing!
Margaret S. –
I have used these in my art room. They are great for subs and the students seem to like them.
Jill T. –
In a year when the students only get art one marking period – and that was going to be the last one – this was a welcome activity around the holiday. My students loved getting to be creative and draw. All of their trukeys turned out adorable and made a nice display for the hall.
Emily Carlson –
Thanks
Sara L. –
It was a fun activity to do in November, thank you.
Darlene P. –
My Students liked making their craft out of the feathers and using cupcake cups, and printed patterns.
Veronica J. –
This lesson was a great resource for synchronous learning. It saved me so much time in lesson planning and resource gathering.
Beth Moore –
Wonderful Resource!
Bradi C. –
It was Great!
Kristy Simonson –
Extremely interactive and creative activity! Thank you!
Madame et Monsieur Hartnell –
Students really enjoyed this activity!
Jill H. –
This was a fun art project!
Jackie B. –
Loved this activity!
Krista H. –
This is a great resource, thank you!!
Joanna S. –
Students loved it – very helpful! Thanks!
Joanna S. –
Students loved it – very helpful! Thanks!
Leslie Frobig –
We used this for a fun craft activity the days before Thanksgiving break. It was a fun activity!
Coryn B. –
Needed to be printed and handed out.
Rhea of Sunshines (Teacher-Author) –
I needed a fun coloring activity before break and the kids loved the design a turkey because they were able to get creative!
treva W. –
turned it into a google slide—worked well
Cherie R. –
This was a wonderful product, thank you.
Sarah C. –
I used this as a craft project for my students to teach them about using patterns to decorate art. Some of the patterns were hard for my students to draw, but they had fun doing it.
Elisabeth I. –
My class loved creating these. We did the pumpkin one as well. They turn out so nice.
Whitney C. –
This was a fun writing activity to do with my kiddos during the holiday!
Teaching is FUNny (Teacher-Author) –
My students absolutely loved working on their turkeys from a distance. I purchased this to complete with students in person, but we were all sent back home before we could complete it in class. I sent it home and after I gave directions, students worked on their turkeys while we listened to our classroom read aloud. Students loved sharing their creations and it was a nice way to spend our online meeting time before Thanksgiving break. I’ll be back for more for sure!
Brenna M. –
This was a great holiday resource!
evan D. –
Awesome!
Verna Lynn G. –
Great resource – thanks!!
Sabrina T. –
My students loved using this resource to get ready for the upcoming holiday. It was easy to prepare for the students and once they got started there was very little I had to do to assist.
Laura C. –
My kids loved this! We needed to provide a quick, decorative project to display in the area nursing home and I used this. I loved that it was more than just art. It incorporated lots of dice skills that we use in math, and it also went along perfectly with the concept of lines from our art special. Plus, the looked adorable when finished!
Holly R. –
This was great!
Lauren M. –
The students loved the idea of rolling the die for each pattern! They creativity they showed was perfect before we broke from an AB schedule for Thanksgiving break!
Valerie G. –
Great resource love that it kept my students engaged
bobbie Y. –
Love it!
Whitney C. –
My students loved this!
Alexis LaHendro –
My students had the best time with this project! They loved the drawing as much as they loved the writing piece. Such a great way to end the week in such difficult times!
Toni L. –
My special ed students love this!
Jeffery Kuntz –
We had used your Red Ribbon Week project and the kids loved it, so we are now doing the turkey project. The kids love it and I have some great decorations that are unique and individual. Thanks!
Audrey M. –
I only used this as an art lesson for my 6th graders. They loved it!
Kelby J. –
thanks!
Art is Basic (Teacher-Author) –
Thank you! Glitter Meets Glue always delivers a quality resource!
Abigail D. –
loved it
Ashley D. –
My students were able to have fun with the turkey and the writing prompt. We use the Units of Study by Lucy Calkins so it didn’t fit in well with the writing unit before break, BUT it was a perfect and fun Thanksgiving themed lesson. And it gave the students a break from that format and more practice with fantasy and narrative writing.
Clarissa R. –
We use this for our Thanksgiving buddy activity every year and both classes love it! They all turn out so beautiful every time! Thank you!
Mariah T. –
I left this resource for an art lesson with my sub when I got married this fall. She was so happy with how easily my third-graders could complete it, and loved to see them get creative too! When I got back, I loved seeing their finished work!
Karissa W. –
Very fun art activity that is very creative!
Joana A. –
THis was a fun sub day lesson.
Danielle R. –
This was a great “sub day” activity.
Meenakshi Sharma –
I used this game for many activities.
Hope A. –
Great resource.
Miss Ellie’s Marketplace (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource
Jessica B. –
Thanks!
Courtney D. –
I use this every year!
Sarah D. –
Great for holiday lessons.
Common Core Girls (Teacher-Author) –
These activities are so fun to do and great to leave for a substitute!
Abbie Golden –
Great resource!
Catelyn M. –
Thank you!!
Safari in 1st (Teacher-Author) –
I loved how easy this was to put in my sub plans. So simple and easy to use, and a fun activity! Thank you!
Jami K. –
My students loved this activity! It was so simple and easy to use and a great filler for free time.
Tina H. –
Great use for many activities.
Priscilla H. –
I love the way this product turned out! Great display for bulletin board!
BERNADINE A. –
Students loved this
Jenifer S. –
I adore all the glitter meets glue creations for roll-a-masterpiece! Great thing to have on hand for a sub or even as a fun activity!
Jessica Ellingson –
Great!
Jeannette Rho –
Very cute!
Abby C. –
This is great during the holidays, along with the pumpkin and leaves!
Stefanee H. –
Super cute!
3rd Grade Reader (Teacher-Author) –
I did this project on the day before Thanksgiving Break! The kids loved this!
Stephani S. –
My students enjoyed this activity!
Kathleen B. –
Awesome resource!
Bevin N. –
Cute turkeys, engaging for students. I used these as place mats for our feast but they could be used for bulletin boards.
Samantha R. –
Fun and creative!
julia F. –
Kids loved this!
Veronica T. –
Excellent resource
Michelle C. –
This resource was exactly what I was looking for.
BethAnne B. –
Great product!
Cassandra W. –
Really cute activity for students to showcase their creativity.
Christine Rodgers –
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Lynn S. –
My kids loved it!
Kimberly B. –
This was awesome and great for a day where I was ahead in one of my classes and didn’t want to start a new lesson!
Teaching With Tiff (Teacher-Author) –
This is a great time filler and good to use for coloring contests. LOVE these projects!
Ashley Drabble –
Awesome
Jennifer H. –
This will go great with our thankful writing!
Hemingway in 4th Grade (Teacher-Author) –
I love these art projects! These made a great addition to my walls during Thanksgiving time.
Susan Pinster –
Fun art and writing activity
Tammie H. –
My students love it!
Stephanie E. –
Students loved this activity.
Laura Eads –
I bought the pumpkin and heart versions of this as well and plan to buy more for my writing center. The children love the roll and draw part of the activity and it helps them get inspired to write about the shape!
Managing the Mess (Teacher-Author) –
Best pre turkey day sub activity there is!! Thank you!
Shawna A. –
Used with 1st-3rd. They turned out great. Kids enjoyed making them.
Ashley S. –
Love quick little activities like this!
Meagan P. –
Thank you!
Laura E. –
This was a blast. I brought in some teenagers after school one day to judge the pictures and choose the best.
Leslie C. –
This was a perfect day before Thanksgiving Break activity- the kids created beautiful art!
Amy C. –
Love this activity! Thanks for the easy to use resource!
Erika A. –
Great Product!
The Caffeinated Chaos Coordinator (Teacher-Author) –
So much fun for my students.
Shannon G. –
My first graders loved this and it went so well with the other activities I planned with the Plump and Perky Turkey!!
Ashley M. –
We used these for the front of some thank you cards.
Kyle H. –
The kids love it!
Tammy T. –
Awesome!! Thanks!!
Makayla C. –
So much fun! Students loved this. Thanks!
Susan R. –
thanks
Tiffany B. –
My class loved doing this.
Sarah G. –
Great for a sub! My students did this and then made a background to glue their turkey on!
Holz House (Teacher-Author) –
Fun Thanksgiving resource!
Lindsey B. –
Cute!
Maestra Yessica –
We had a lot of fun making these!! Thanks!!
MrsCosmeBCS (Teacher-Author) –
This was a great art lesson before Thanksgiving!
Lindsey K. –
these turned out super cool
Gwen R. –
great
stacey S. –
TY!
Paige T. –
Student’s loved working on these
Brenda K. –
These art activities are so fun for my students — – especially the ones that believe they aren’t artistic. Thank you for creating them!
Tiffany A. –
My early finishers especially love this! They like that they can do several and each time come up with something new!
Suzie W. –
Neat activity. Thanks.
Taylor Lang –
My kids loved this and I will be back for a Valentine’s version! Thanks!
Laura G. –
I made these with over 120 students. They were beautiful!
Suzette S. –
What a fun and cute activity.
Kristena I. –
What a fun activity. My kids loved it!
Christy Cameron –
Cute activity! My students loved doing it for a little Thanksgiving art project and so did I!
Teaching4Sunshine (Teacher-Author) –
Such a fun easy activity to have students do when they are more focused on the coming feast instead of school work.
Rachel C. –
Great product
Nancy E. –
Students love this activity! It’s easy to do and gives students a chance to be creative and to learn
Ellie Jo Designs (Teacher-Author) –
Love, Love, Love!
Kim P. –
Great product, thank you!
Amanda G. –
My students loved this! thank you!
Leann B. –
Fun activity!
Heather Worden –
Super cute and fun! The students really enjoyed it!
Jessica R. –
Great resource when I needed a last minute activity before break! Thanks!
Andrea D. –
Very cute! Great resource!
Kira Feissoff –
We had so much fun creating them.
A Special Toolbox (Teacher-Author) –
Love! I even laminated the doodle page to use for future projects!
Cheryl L. –
Thanks!!
Susan S. –
I needed sub plans last minute for an art class and this was perfect!!! Thank you!
Casey Olive (Teacher-Author) –
The kids loved this!!
The primary resource shop (Teacher-Author) –
super cool! Can’t wait to use these
Kelly R. –
Fun and easy!
Nichole G. –
I love the game. My students were all engaged.
Sarah S. –
This was a really fun project for my third graders. I love all the colorful designs!
Jennifer M. –
My students really enjoy these! Great project for those early finishers. Thank you
Mrs Ortlund Learning (Teacher-Author) –
So cute! My class is going to love this! I can’t wait to use it during the upcoming Thanksgiving season 🙂
Cindy Friese –
Thank you for making art fun and easy to teach!
Kaley A. –
It’s incredibly hard to find a good Thanksgiving art activity for upper graders. This will save me this year!
Live Teach Dogs (Teacher-Author) –
Great resource! Thanks for sharing!
Heaven’s Little Helper – Teresa Herkel (Teacher-Author) –
This was a fun activity. Thank you!
Debra Winburn –
Wonderful
Jamie W. –
We already did the leaf. I am excited for them to do this in November.
Meagan’s Creative Classroom (Teacher-Author) –
Thanks. Can’t wait to use this.
Ashleigh Holliday –
So cute! I bought a pack of dice for my class just so I could do all of your sub lessons! I love them!
My Spanish Corner (Teacher-Author) –
🙂
Tiffany S. –
Excellent resource. I am excited to implement this in my classroom.
A Latte to Learn (Teacher-Author) –
Fun project! Looks great hanging up!
Erica S. –
Such a fun holiday activity!
Jennifer G. –
Thanks – great resource
Crisanti (Teacher-Author) –
This is great for sub plans!
Meagan Scholl –
My 3rd graders loved making these! We tried “smudging” the marker as suggested but they got carried away and added too much water. Next time we’ll just stick to markers and colored pencils 😉
Rachelle S. –
great activity
Krisztina H. –
Fun :]
Sue B. –
These were beautiful! My students loved doing this project!
Independent School D (Teacher-Author) –
Students like it
Maribel M. –
This is a great art projec
Jacqueline Hays –
Love this activity!
Koreen Williams –
Great project. Kiddos loved it!
Carolyn F. –
Fun for the sub!!
Sarah Sells –
Fantastic project!
Leopard Learning and Lattes – Kristein Bartok (Teacher-Author) –
Super cute activity…my kids loved this!
Anita C. –
FUN!
Pamela R. –
Great! Thanks!
Kelly Conroy –
Thank you.
Denise B. –
this was really fun!
Jessica E. –
This is great for building my Thanksgiving activity folder.
Third Street Teaching (Teacher-Author) –
This was so much fun! I used it before our Thanksgiving Break and the kiddos loved it!
Amber Snyder –
This was a great activity for Thanksgiving week. My kids loved making their turkeys.
Kori Schultz –
These turned out so adorable in my regular ed classroom! Can’t wait to get some more for later on!
Dianna V. –
These are so much fun.
Nicole L. –
Very cool activity
Jennifer Y. –
Lots of fun!
Tara Paige –
Love all things Glitter meets glue.
Lori S. –
My class loved this activity!
Justine E. –
These turned out BEAUTIFULLY! However, schedule more time than you think, as they take a while to complete!
Sarah B. –
My kiddos loved doing this!
Thrilled for Third Grade (Teacher-Author) –
Very cool!
Cristina M E. –
kids liked it
Cindy R. –
Thanks.
Easy Teaching Tools (Teacher-Author) –
My students had fun with this activity the last day before break. I even laminated them to use as placemats.
Valerie W. –
I decided to take this home before hand and do one so my students had one for an example while I was gone. I think I had as much fun or more than the students. I love all of your Roll-A-Masterpiece activities. Thank you!
Jennifer S. –
This was the first Roll a Masterpiece product that I’ve purchased. I’ll definitely be getting more! 🙂 Thank you!
Michelle H. –
great day before thanksgiving activity
Simply STEAM (Teacher-Author) –
This was so much fun! My second graders attempted the marker paint and they were so proud! I’ll probably do colored pencil with them next time though. We LOVED this!!
Pink for Mink (Teacher-Author) –
This looks like so much fun! This will be great for our last day before Thanksgiving Break!
Colleen Hagan –
I am so looking forward to doing this next week! Thank you!
Bateachergirl – Bethany Adams (Teacher-Author) –
My students are going to be so excited to do this activity Thanksgiving week, thanks for creating!
Traci T. –
Love!
Melissa R. –
Looks great!
Teach Like A Pineapple (Teacher-Author) –
Love the pumpkin.. had to get the turkey!
Carolyn G. –
We are using this for directed art next week.
Deanna Solis –
Love these! Thanks!
Judy B. –
Can hardly wait to use in November!
Light Up Learning Labs (Teacher-Author) –
Another perfect product for my class! Thank you for this!