Incredible Turkeys

It was on this day in 2005 that The Incredibles was released in theaters. Of all the Pixar films, it is probably my favorite. It was a favorite of my oldest son, too. This blog isn’t about the movie, but does tie in….

Of my four children, three of them have had to do the same project in Kindergarten (Andrew hasn’t been to kindergarten yet). Prior to Thanksgiving, the kids are sent home with a picture of a turkey. They are instructed to disguise the turkey so that it doesn’t become Thanksgiving dinner.

Back in 2007, I doubt Pinterest was around and I don’t think you could Google “Turkey Project” and have hundreds of photos come up with ideas. When we asked my oldest son what he wanted to disguise his turkey, he said he wanted him to be Mr. Incredible.

I remember going out to some fabric store and buying colored felt. I did all of the cutting as some of the pieces were small. We bought some red and black feathers and we put it all together. I have to say, it came out really cool.

Two years later, my second son had the same project. We asked him what he wanted to do with his turkey. He wondered if it could be a dancer. So, we made him a disco dancing turkey. we were able to use some of the left over felt from the previous project, and bought a couple colors for hair and pants.

With my daughter now in kindergarten, in an entirely different school district, the turkey project came home over the weekend. My wife searched Pinterest and I looked online. Her first idea was to disguise the turkey as “Me. That way people will think he is just another friend.” So Sam and I started to think about how we could make the turkey look like her.

Then she changed her mind. She wanted the turkey to be disguised as the Tooth Fairy. We found an old tutu, some stickers for the eyes and mouth, made a wand with teeth on the end of it, and ta da – the Tooth Fairy.

Honestly, I love this silly project. I’m already excited to see what Andrew decides to come up with when it is his turn!