These Thanksgiving meal coloring pages are a fun and crafty way for kids to enjoy the foods, family moments, and traditions that make Thanksgiving Day special. The free collection includes 20 printable designs, each available as an instant PDF download, so you can print the designs and start coloring right away.
About the Collection
This Thanksgiving meal coloring pages collection brings together Thanksgiving scenes centered around the people and moments surrounding the meal. You'll find families sitting down to dinner, children helping prepare and serve food, grandparents sharing the meal with their grandchildren, adults carving the turkey, and families pausing to say a prayer before eating.
Alongside the family scenes, you'll find a few pages focused entirely on Thanksgiving food, including full dinner spreads, breakfast, desserts, and drinks. For a playful twist, some designs feature farm animals enjoying their own Thanksgiving feast, three turkey characters having dinner, and winter wonderland animals gathered around a festive table.
The collection has a nice mix of simple family scenes and fun Thanksgiving illustrations, making it easy for younger children to find something they enjoy coloring. All the coloring sheets are full-page designs with thick black outlines, large shapes, and plenty of open space for coloring.
All the free printable Thanksgiving meal coloring pages are provided in US Letter size as a PDF file. The pages are free for personal use and can be downloaded and printed instantly at home, in the classroom, or for a Thanksgiving activity. They are, however, not to be sold or distributed for profit.
Free Downloadable Coloring Pages
Click on the links below each image to view, download, or print the printable version of each template.
How to Download and Print
To download: Click the PDF link at the bottom of the image. The file will open in a new window. Click the download button at the top right corner to save the PDF file.
To print: Click the same PDF link, open the file, and select the print icon at the top right corner of the page.
Printing Tips
- The templates are designed for printing on US letter size papers.
- Use blank white regular printer paper for best results as it is the best for the coloring.
- You can also use A4 size paper but adjust the printer setting to A4 paper and ‘fit to page’. Preview and check the margins before printing to ensure you get the full design on the page.
What Can You Do With These Free Thanksgiving Meal Coloring Pages?
- Thanksgiving coloring activity: Print a few favorite designs for a simple Thanksgiving Day coloring activity at home. Kids can color while dinner is being prepared or during a quiet part of the holiday.
- Classroom activity: Use the pages as an easy seasonal activity for preschool and elementary-age children. The large shapes and simple outlines make them especially suitable for younger children.
- Learn about Thanksgiving: Use the family and meal scenes as a starting point for a simple conversation about the day of thanksgiving and its history. Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. You can also talk about the first Thanksgiving, the experiences and history of Native peoples, and the role and experiences of American Indian communities in the broader history of Thanksgiving.
- Explore Thanksgiving history: Older children can use the coloring pages as a starting point for learning how Thanksgiving traditions developed over time. You can introduce the 19th century and discuss how the holiday became more widely established, including the connection between Thanksgiving and the Civil War period.
- Keep kids busy while preparing dinner: Print several pages before the holiday and set out crayons or colored pencils while the family is getting the Thanksgiving meal ready. The meal-preparation and family scenes fit especially well with the day's activities.
- Make simple Thanksgiving decorations: Display finished coloring pages on the refrigerator, classroom walls, or an activity board. Kids can color different family and animal scenes to create a small Thanksgiving display.
- Color and talk about family traditions: Use the pictures of families eating together, preparing food, and saying a prayer to start conversations about Thanksgiving traditions in your own family.
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