Free Printable Turkey Templates for Thanksgiving Crafts
Last updated: October 15, 2025 by the Homemade Gifts Coloring Team
You can’t have Thanksgiving without turkey! I’m a vegetarian, so in my case I’m just admiring all the Thanksgiving turkeys, but maybe for you, turkey is a grand longstanding tradition. Well, good news. You can decorate your very own turkeys with our printable turkey templates to help you celebrate Thanksgiving. Our templates make it super easy to design Thanksgiving turkeys with your kids. They’ll love getting in on decorating for the holiday and seeing their hard work on display.
Grab black and white turkey templates to color yourself or colored ones that just need some assembly. Turn this into a fun fall craft you can do indoors on a chilly day or a fun game like disguise the turkey! We have got classic turkey templates, realistic turkeys, and even a few turkeys who’ve become Thanksgiving dinner.
🦃 Turkey Template Printable to Assemble
Turkey Outlines
Realistic Turkey Template
🍗 Roasted Turkey Templates
These printables are for personal, non-commercial use only.
Turkey Templates to Print & Assemble
These turkey template downloads are two pages each. Print both to get the full experience. Page one has the bulk of the turkey, while page two offers extra feathers to decorate. Cut out all the pieces of your turkey template, then arrange and glue them on a blank piece of paper.
Free Printable Turkey Outlines
These turkey outlines are a little simpler and don’t require any assembly. They’re great for young children who might struggle with scissors or for a game of disguise the turkey.
Free Printable Realistic Turkey Template
Go for a more realistic look with these turkey templates that keep realism in mind.
Free Printable Roasted Turkey Template
You can’t talk about turkey and Thanksgiving without thinking about that Thanksgiving dinner turkey. Here’s a turkey template for the foodies to enjoy.
Play ‘Disguise a Turkey’ This Thanksgiving
Kids love disguising their Thanksgiving turkeys, and our turkey templates offer the perfect materials to get you started. If you’ve never heard of it, disguise a turkey is a simple game where kids dress up a turkey to keep it from becoming dinner. You can play this at home or in school, and here are a few ideas for how to disguise your turkey templates!
Turn Your Turkey Template into a Superhero
For this one, grab your turkey template, then think about your favorite superhero. This could be Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, or maybe even a Disney princess like Elsa or Moana. What “superhero” means is up to you! Now take the basic turkey template and get creative. For example, for something like Spider-Man, the feathers of the turkey might need to become a web. For Batman, you can turn those feathers into a flapping cape.
Give a Turkey Your Dream Job
Ask your kids what they want to be when they grow up, then encourage them to disguise their turkey template using their dream job! They could turn a turkey template into a doctor, an astronaut, a teacher, or anything else they want to be some day. Again, you’ll need to get creative within the limitations of your turkey template, but that’s part of the fun of the disguise a turkey game.
Celebrate History or Culture
You can also make a more meaningful creation from a seemingly silly game. You could disguise a turkey as a past president or historical figure. You can bring in other cultures. Experiment with a Dia de los Muertos turkey or a Rosh Hashana turkey.
Make a Game Inside a Game
“Disguise a turkey” is a game, but you can use other games as your inspiration! Turn your turkey template into a favorite video game character. Your turkey can escape detection as Mario, Kirby, Zelda or Link, Sonic, or any other video game character you and your kids love.
Free Printable Turkey Coloring Pages
If you're in the mood for more coloring fun, there are tons of turkey pictures on our turkey coloring page. From simple outlines to detailed turkey zentangles, funny cartoons, and even adorable baby turkeys and turkey dinners, there's something for everyone!
More Thanksgiving Freebies
Looking for more free printables for Thanksgiving? Here, you'll find lots more craft templates, activity sheets, and coloring pages for Thanksgiving and fall:
- Thanksgiving Coloring Pages
- Thanksgiving Word Searches
- Thanksgiving Word Scrambles
- Pumpkin Coloring Pages
- Printable Pumpkin Templates
- Printable Apple Templates
- Printable Leaf Templates
- Fall Coloring Pages
- Fall Word Searches
- Fall Aesthetic
Also, don't forget to share a chuckle with our Thanksgiving jokes.
