Printable turkey coloring pages are a great Thanksgiving art activity that’s easy to do. Kids will love it because it’s fun and simple. You’ll love it because you’ll finally be able to keep them busy while tending to the other party guests.

I created a simple turkey coloring page that you can print for free. This coloring sheet works for toddlers and school-aged children.

You’ll find it at the bottom of this post.

Sometimes, all you need is a little creativity to calm down the room. You and I both know what it’s like to have a bunch of bored kids running around the house.

Having a creative outlet like coloring is not only fun but can also be relaxing for them and you!

This printable turkey template can be used alone or you can add my pumpkin coloring page to make a booklet.

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How to print a Coloring Book

If you like the single coloring sheet, then you might want to use my other holiday coloring pages to make a coloring book or draw a pumpkin to go with the turkey.

This gives your little guests a nice DIY gift that they can take home with them.

It’s simple to print the thanksgiving coloring pages as a book. Most home printers will have an option to print two sheets on one page.

I suggest only printing on one side, in case the kids want to use markers to color the images. The colors may bleed onto the other side of the paper.

Once you print the sheets, fold them in half and staple the pages in the middle. You can add a piece of masking tape of washi tape to cover up the staples.

Thanksgiving washi tape for printable turkey coloring sheet — Thanksgiving washi tape from Pretty Paper Bits

Get the Thanksgiving washi tape from Pretty Paper Bits

Bonus Tip: The washi tape is great for adding a decorative border to the cover of the coloring book too!

How to Use the Coloring Pages

Here are a few more ideas to decorate the coloring pages.

Write each kid’s name with glitter markers
Apply fall color buttons
Stick orange feathers on the tail
Glue macaroni to the body and then color it.
Put foam beads on the border of the page

fall harvest foam beads for printable turkey coloring sheet — Fall harvest foam beads from Pamela Ryan Charms

Get the Fall harvest foam beads from Pamela Ryan Charms

Create a Coloring Activity Center

Set up a table in the kids’ corner. Put a stack of turkey printables (at least one for each child) on the table. Add the buttons, beads and other decorations in different bowls in the middle of the table.

buttons for printable turkey coloring sheet — Fall foliage buttons from My Peddlers Alley

Get the Fall foliage buttons from My Peddlers Alley

You can either, show the kids how to embellish the turkey or let them do it themselves. Either way, it’s probably a good idea to have at least one example completed beforehand to show them the possibilities.