A child’s handprint is the whole point of a Thanksgiving keepsake: it is small now, it will not stay that way, and a turkey made from it is worth keeping long after the meal is over. This pack gathers nine handprint, footprint, thumbprint and fingerprint turkey templates in one free PDF, so a parent or teacher can print once and have a card, a banner, a keepsake medallion and a family tree ready to go. Every page is a black-and-white cut-out template — colour it in, cut along the dashed lines, and let the child’s own hand or foot do the part no printer can.
What’s Included
In this collection, we publish 9 turkey handprint crafts and images.
How to print and make your turkey handprint craft
- Download the free PDF (A4 or US Letter — both files contain the same 9 pages).
- Print at 100% scale, black-and-white, on plain paper or light card.
- Colour the pieces in with crayons, markers or paint.
- Cut along the dashed lines. For tk-72, paint the child’s foot and press it onto paper first — the printed feathers, wings, hat and face then glue around the footprint. For tk-128 and tk-176, press thumbprints/fingerprints into the dotted ovals.
- Glue the pieces together. The card (tk-20) folds; the banner (tk-109) strings together; the keepsake (tk-127) and family tree (tk-165) are for display.
Ages and difficulty
Ages 2–5 (toddlers and preschoolers). The handprint, footprint, thumbprint and fingerprint activities are made for little hands; older children (6–7) can do the card, banner and family tree independently. Difficulty: Easy. Cutting is the only skill that needs an adult — an adult should cut the small pieces (eyes, beak, hat) for under-4s. Colouring and gluing are child-led.
More turkey printables
- Turkey Crafts for Kids — the parent hub with more turkey templates.
- Easy Turkey Handprint Craft for Preschoolers — a single-template handprint turkey if you only need one.
- Pilgrim Crafts for Kids
- Handprint Thankful Tree Craft
- Turkey Pumpkin Craft
