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Looking for a way to disguise a turkey as a mermaid? Then try this mermaid turkey disguise that uses paper, sequins and yarn! There is also a free printable template you can use.
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The glitter paper and sequins give the mermaid a sparkly look, but solid colored paper works perfectly too! Glitter glue or adhesive gems would also work well.
Choose whatever color of yarn you’d like for the hair – we used a magenta and peach shade on the mermaids shown here, but purple or teal would also look great!
Supplies Needed
- Printable mermaid templates – found at the bottom of the post
- Markers – (or crayons, colored pencils, or paint) to color in the turkey
- Colored cardstock and glitter paper – for the tail and shells. You can also use construction paper.
- Yarn – for the mermaid’s hair
- Scissors
- Glue stick – to glue down the paper pieces
- Tacky glue – or white glue, to attach the yarn and sequins
- Sequins – in shades of green and blue. This multi-pack from Michaels has different sizes.
How to Make a Turkey in Disguise Mermaid
1. Color in the turkeys.
Print out a free disguise a turkey template.
Use crayons, markers, colored pencils, or paint to color in the turkey’s beak, wattle, head, arms and the top part of the turkey’s body.
2. Cut out the paper pieces.
Print and cut out the printable templates found at the bottom of the post.
Trace the templates onto colored paper and cut out. For the hair, choose a color that is similar to the yarn you’ll be using.
3. Make the hair.
Apply a thin line of white or tacky glue around the outer and inner edges of the paper hair. Place pieces of yarn on top of each line of glue, allowing the ends to hang off the edge of the paper.
Apply more glue to the interior of the hair and continue adding pieces of yarn.
Place more yarn into the glue, cutting it as needed and following the lines of the yarn to make flowing yarn hair.
When the paper is all covered, use scissors to trim the ends. We let the yarn still overhang the edge of the paper, but just tidied up the pieces to be closer in length.
4. Attach the tail.
Glue on the tail, covering the bottom part of the body.
Next glue down the flippers and the waist detail on top of the main tail piece.
5. Glue down the hair.
Glue on the yarn-covered hair onto the turkey with a glue stick.
6. Glue down the shells.
Use a glue stick to attach the 2 shells onto the turkey’s body.
7. Add the sequins. (optional)
Glue a few green and teal sequins onto the mermaid’s tail.
This helps add some sparkle if you used solid colored paper for the tail, but you can skip this step if you used glitter paper for the tail.
Once the glue has dried, your mermaid disguised as a turkey is complete!
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