You know that holiday in between Halloween and Christmas? It doesn’t get the hype that the others get. Thanksgiving is an important day in our history so we’re going to make a point to give it the attention it deserves. We’re starting with a cute kids craft, Turkey in Disguise.
When I told Shae exactly what we were supposed to do she laughed. The idea was to hide or dress up the turkey so he doesn’t get eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. This seems to be a popular idea for kids each year in the classroom. I’m on my 3rd child and I’ve never heard of it. Trish from Momdot brought it up as an idea to get a bunch of bloggers crafting together.
Shae come up with a Butler. He’s in his tux serving up a glass of lemonade (after I told her a glass of wine or a beer isn’t appropriate for a kid’s craft).
Trish even has a simple turkey template to use. I ended up making my own because I couldn’t get my printer to work but it was easy.
Download and Print the template from Trisha of Momdot.
Help your child figure out how best to disguise their Turkey. It could be a costume, a new personality or even hidden in another picture if your child is feeling extra artistic.
Shae used a combination of sticker foam, cardstock, sharpie and pencil. She practiced drawing her tuxedo and adding details like buttons, pockets, a tray holding a glass and a wing.
When it came time to put it all together she was master of her own domain. No matter what advice or input I gave her she made her Turkey her way. 
Using an 18-count egg carton Sabreena fashioned her own Mancala board and grabbed some glass gems from my craft cabinet. Within 1 hour of her big idea she and Shae were playing. Like I said I didn’t know how to play the game but apparently Shae did and they went through about 4 games before dinnertime. This is now a nightly ritual, one I don’t mind at all. I’m gonna bring all the quiet games into the living room so we can have nightly intellectual games instead of tv and video game time. Materials and Directions
Cut 2 sections of 2 cups to use as the “store” and cut out the dividers of those 2 pieces. Glue the store cups on the ends of the remaining carton, set aside to dry for several minutes. Seal up the holes in the “store” cups with paper or tape. 
The girls used colorful tissue paper and mod podge. This just made the game board a little more festive.
Your game is ready to play with marbles, rocks, seeds, beads or in our case glass gems.
Mancala is the word for this type of “sowing” game. There are many versions of it around the world from many cultures. 
Don’t roll too tight as it will be difficult to remove. Slide your rolled up fabric gently off your pencil and set aside to dry. Use an extra touch of glue if the end isn’t secure. If you find your pencil is getting too much glue, use another pencil.
Distribute the glue onto the styrofoam ball in sections. We did lines at first then just filled in spaces. Be sure to hold the jellybeans in place for a few moments so they get a good grip.
Once your ball is covered in jelly beans and set sprinkle the top of your flowerpot with “grass”. We used crumpled up, cut up scrap paper. Now it’s sitting on my shelf in the kitchen.
Making these fridge magnets can be done by any child, any age. The materials used can vary from foam sheets to wooden shapes to molded clay.
Using a strong adhesive attach the magnet to the lower half of the clothes pin. Set aside to dry.
