Preschoolers do not need a complicated tree. They need a tree they can recognise and one more thing they already know — a pumpkin patch, a sunflower, an umbrella, a squirrel, a birdhouse, a mushroom, a pie. Each sheet in this pack is exactly that: a big friendly tree in the middle and one familiar autumn thing beside it, with pieces large enough for small hands to cut and glue. Print a page, colour the tree, stick the pieces on, and the child has made a whole autumn scene before snack time.
All 8 sheets are free to download and print in A4 or US Letter — no email sign-up needed. These are preschool scene sheets: one big tree in the middle and one familiar autumn subject beside it on every page — a pumpkin patch, a sunflower field, a rainbow, an umbrella, a squirrel, a birdhouse, mushrooms or a pumpkin pie — and every sheet is a thankful-tree scene, made to be coloured, cut out and stuck onto the tree. If you want the tree-building templates, start with the Thankful Tree Craft for Kids hub; if you want the gratitude notes that go on a tree, see the Gratitude Tree Craft for Kids page.
A pumpkin patch, a sunflower field and an autumn rainbow
The pumpkin patch sheet has a tree standing among the pumpkins, ready to colour and cut out. The sunflower field sheet puts tall sunflowers beside the tree, and the autumn rainbow sheet frames the tree with two rainbows and falling leaves. These three are the brightest scenes in the pack, and the pumpkin patch and the sunflower field are the easiest places to start.
An umbrella, a squirrel and a birdhouse
The leaf umbrella sheet turns a rainy autumn day into a tree to decorate, the squirrel nest sheet hides a squirrel and its acorns in the branches, and the birdhouse sheet hangs a little house among the leaves. The squirrel nest and the birdhouse take a little more gluing than the first three, so save them for a second sitting.
Mushrooms and a pumpkin pie tree
The mushroom sheet grows toadstools at the foot of the tree, and the pumpkin pie tree sheet tops the tree with slices of pie and pumpkins — the most Thanksgiving of the eight. Both are simple scenes with big pieces, made for small hands.
How to print
1. Download the A4 or US Letter PDF — one scene per page. Print on plain paper at 100% scale, black-and-white or greyscale.
2. Colour the tree and the scene, then cut out the big pieces (adults cut for ages 3–4) and glue them onto the tree. The pieces are deliberately large — no small fiddly parts.
3. One sheet per sitting is enough for a preschooler: the pumpkin patch and sunflower field are the easiest starts; the squirrel nest and birdhouse take a little more gluing.
4. Ages 3–5 only: this pack is built for preschoolers. Older children will find it too easy — point them at the Gratitude Tree Craft for Kids page instead.
