Free printables · ages 4 to 8
Thanksgiving coloring pages
A thankful turkey, pumpkins, pie and a friendly scarecrow, with a thankful box on every page.
Fourteen free pages for the kids' table or a rainy November afternoon. Start with the thankful turkey: seven empty feathers, one thankful thing in each. Print them in US Letter or A4, or color them on a phone or tablet.
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The thankful turkey
His seven tail feathers are empty on purpose. Write or draw one thankful thing in each feather, then color him in. A person, a pet, a place, a food, a toy, something that happened today: anything goes.
Ages 3 to 4: they draw, or tell you and you write. Ages 5 to 6: one word a feather. Ages 7 to 8: a short sentence, with a “because” if it fits.
At the Thanksgiving table, give every child a turkey before dinner. Before dessert, each one reads their feathers out loud.
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Free Thanksgiving coloring pages to print
One picture a page, US Letter or A4, each with a thankful box to fill. “Lines only” is plain black and white, kind to printers. No email, no account.
Every Thanksgiving page in one file
All 14 pages in one PDF, for the kids' table: let each child pick a picture.
Ages 4 to 8 · 14 pages · PDF
Turkey coloring pages
Two more turkeys: a happy one with a striped tail, and one out for a walk on the grass.
A happy turkey
A smiling turkey with a big striped tail, and a box for a food you're thankful for.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
The turkey out for a walk
A turkey strutting on the grass with his tail fanned out, and a box for a walking buddy.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
Our own bookA picture book · ages 4 to 8
Finding Gratitude
The Thanksgiving pictures on this page are our own extras. The thankful part comes from our picture book, where Fall keeps a notebook of every moment he feels grateful.
Four siblings, the four seasons, meet for one snowy evening: Fall full of joy, Spring a bit annoyed, Summer melting away and Winter in a rush.
Pumpkins, pie and the harvest
Pumpkins, a whole pie and a slice, two baskets and a cornucopia with lots of small shapes.
Two pumpkins
A big pumpkin and a little one with curly vines, and a box for someone big and someone little.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
Three pumpkins
Three pumpkins with leaves and vines, and a box for something you grew, made or picked.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
A whole pumpkin pie
A pie with whipped cream and one slice on its way out, and a box for who gets it.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
A slice of pie
A slice with whipped cream and a fork, and a box for your favorite Thanksgiving food.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
A basket of apples
A basket of apples and one that rolled away, and a box for someone who makes your food.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
The harvest basket
Apples, pears and corn in a basket, and a box for a food from a farm.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
The cornucopia
A harvest horn full of fruit and corn: lots of small shapes for careful coloring.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
Fall leaves and scarecrows
For all of November, not only the big day: leaves, a happy acorn and two friendly scarecrows.
Autumn leaves and acorns
A maple leaf, an oak leaf, a round leaf and two acorns, and a box for your favorite thing about fall.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
A happy acorn
A smiling acorn and a pine cone in the leaves, and a box for something small that made you happy.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
A friendly scarecrow
A scarecrow with patches, a floppy hat and a little bird, and a box for a friend.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
The scarecrow with a sunflower
A checked shirt, a sunflower hat and two pumpkins, and a box for someone who looks after you.
Ages 4 to 8 · 1 page · PDF
Free for home and classroom use. To pass them on, please share the link to this page and not the file.
On a phone or tablet
Color on screen
Pick a picture, pick a color and tap a shape to fill it. Made a mistake? Undo. When it's done, save it on your device or print it for the fridge.
1. Pick a picture
2. Pick a color, then tap a shape
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The thankful turkey
Nothing is saved or sent. “Save the picture” keeps it on your phone or tablet, or your computer.
On the day
Coloring pages for the Thanksgiving kids' table
Print the file with every page, put the stack and a jar of crayons on the kids' table, and let each child pick a picture. The little ones go for the big turkey and the pumpkins; older children like the cornucopia and the harvest basket, with lots of small shapes.
Under every picture there's a thankful box with one question that fits it: next to the pie, who you would share it with; next to the scarecrow, a friend who keeps you company. Coloring keeps hands busy, and busy hands make it easier to talk.
More for the table: Thanksgiving question cards and a thankful placemat, or a thankful tree for the wall.
Where the pictures come from
We made these pictures for Thanksgiving, and they are not in our book. We checked every one so the lines print thick and even and the shapes close, which is what makes coloring on screen work.
Our picture book Finding Gratitude is about four siblings, the four seasons, and how Fall finds gratitude. Its own pictures are coloring pages too, each with a thankful box: gratitude coloring pages.
Questions
Grown-ups ask
Are these Thanksgiving coloring pages free?
Yes. Every page is a free PDF in US Letter and A4, with no email and no account, free for home and classroom use. To share them, please share the link to this page rather than the files.
What age are they for?
Ages 4 to 8. Most pictures have big, simple shapes for little hands. The cornucopia, the harvest basket and the scarecrow with the sunflower have more small shapes, for older children or careful colorers.
How does the thankful turkey work?
His seven tail feathers are empty. Your child writes or draws one thing they are thankful for in each feather, then colors the turkey. A 4 year old can draw, or tell you what to write. At a Thanksgiving table, every child can fill one and read their feathers out before dessert.
What is the box under each picture?
A thankful box with one small question that fits the picture: who you would share the pie with, a friend who keeps you company next to the scarecrow. Ask about it while they color. That chat is the part that matters.
Can my child color on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Pick a picture and a color, then tap a shape to fill it. You can undo, start over, save the picture on your device or print it. Nothing is saved on our side or sent anywhere.
Are these pictures from your book?
No. We made these pictures for Thanksgiving, and they are not in the book. Our picture book Finding Gratitude is about four siblings, the four seasons, and how Fall finds gratitude. Its own pictures, as coloring pages, are on our gratitude coloring pages.
When is Thanksgiving?
In the United States, Thanksgiving is on the fourth Thursday of November: Thursday 26 November 2026. In Canada it comes earlier, on the second Monday of October.
What is Finding Gratitude?
Our picture book for ages 4 to 8, on Amazon since October 2026. Four siblings, the four seasons, meet for one snowy evening, and Fall shows them the notebook where he colored the moments he felt grateful. The pictures on these pages come from it.
More gratitude
Gratitude for kidsThe book's four activities, a short guide for grown-ups and every free sheet.
Thankful treeA printable tree and Fall's leaves, in words or pictures, and a leaf a day.
"I am thankful for" sheetsFall's four boxes as sheets by age: draw, trace or write, with a "because".
Things to be thankful for100 ideas and questions by age, for dinner, the car or bedtime.
Gratitude jarThe book's family box of gratitude: prompts, slips to print and a jar label.
Thank you notes for kidsCards to fill in or draw in, and the book's hide-a-note game.
Gratitude journal for kidsDraw three things a day, like Fall's notebook: 7 days or 30.
The four seasons for kidsFour siblings, four seasons: a chart, a wheel to spin and sorting cards.
Gratitude coloring pagesThe book's own line drawings, with a thankful box to fill on every page.
Free tonight
Fall's 7 Thankful Nights
A short thankful moment at bedtime for 7 nights, with Fall and a gentle voice, on a phone or tablet. Night 1 is free and opens right away. If your child likes it, we can email you the other six, one a night.
Open night 1