Color and Build a Turkey
Gobble gobble! This Free Color and Build a Turkey printable is the cutest Thanksgiving craft for kids. They get to cut out all the pieces and assemble their very own turkey, choosing whether to color it themselves or use the pre-colored version that’s ready to build straight away.
The 5-page pack gives you both options covered: two pages to color in yourself and three pre-colored pages that are ready to cut and build right away. Perfect for when you need a quick Thanksgiving activity that still feels really special.
What’s Included?
This pack has 5 pages across two versions of the turkey craft:
- Pre-Colored Build a Turkey (3 pages): Already filled with classic Thanksgiving colors, these pages include the turkey body pieces, the fan of colorful feathers, and a finished assembly example to follow. Just cut and build!
- Color and Build a Turkey (2 pages): The uncolored version for kids who want to choose every color themselves. Includes the outline body pieces and feather shapes ready to be colored in, then cut and assembled into their own custom turkey
Perfect for Any Occasion
- Thanksgiving crafts: A fun table activity to keep kids busy before the big meal, or a sweet decoration to make together as a family in the days leading up to the holiday
- Classroom Thanksgiving activities: Easy to print for the whole class and quick enough to complete in a single sitting, with a finished result every kid will be proud to take home
- November rainy day activity: Pull this out on any grey November afternoon when the kids need something fun and festive to do
- Mixed age groups: Younger kids can go straight to the pre-colored version while older ones take on the coloring challenge, so everyone gets to join in at the same time
How to Download & Start Coloring
All of our coloring pages come as high-res PDFs and are made to print perfectly on standard US letter paper (8.5″ x 11″). Whether you’re going old-school with crayons or fancy with digital tools, it’s super simple!
If You Want to Print:
- Click the design you want it’ll open in a new tab.
- Save it to your device or print it directly from your browser.
- Get your crayons, markers, or colored pencils and have fun!
If You Prefer Digital Coloring:
- Click the image to open the PDF.
- Download it to your tablet or computer.
- Open it in a coloring app Procreate, GoodNotes, and Adobe Fresco are all great options. New to digital coloring? Check out this beginner’s guide to using Procreate! or Watch this quick GoodNotes tutorial!
Free Color and Build a Turkey
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The Tastiest Craft This Thanksgiving
There’s something so fun about building your own turkey, especially when you get to pick the colors for every single feather. Whether kids go classic orange and red or mix it up with every color in the box, the finished turkey always looks fantastic. It’s a simple craft with a big payoff, and one that fits perfectly into any Thanksgiving celebration big or small.
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All coloring pages are for personal use only so color, craft, and enjoy to your heart’s content at home or in the classroom, just please don’t use them for commercial purposes.
