A turkey is the perfect excuse to get messy with paint, and this set gives each painting trick its own turkey to practise on. One sheet is for sponge dabbing, one for fork-printing feathers, one for chalk, one for painting with a real feather, and one for patient Q-tip dots — so a child can try a new tool on every turkey instead of repeating the same one. Print the sheet, paint it, let it dry, then cut along the dashed lines and put the turkey together. The finished turkeys make good Thanksgiving table decorations, classroom displays and fridge art.
These are blank cut-out turkey templates to paint — the painting happens on the printed template, so each sheet names its technique in the title. They are not pre-coloured examples and not colouring pages: print, paint with the named tool, then cut out and assemble the turkey.
What’s Included
In this collection, we publish 9 turkey painting crafts and images.
How to print and paint your turkey crafts
- Download the A4 or US Letter PDF — one turkey per page. Print on plain paper (or light card for sturdier cut-outs) at 100% scale, black-and-white or greyscale.
- Paint each turkey with the tool its title names: sponge pieces for tk-115 and tk-169, a fork for tk-144, chalks for tk-172, a feather for tk-179, cotton buds (Q-tips) for tk-187, a corn cob for tk-80, a paint stick for tk-74, or paint a rock to match tk-22.
- Let the paint dry fully, then cut along the dashed lines (adults cut for ages 3–4) and glue the pieces together. The tail fan, wings, feet and feathers are separate pieces — assemble them behind the body.
- Ages 3–5: sponge, fork and chalk sheets are the easiest starts. Ages 6–8: Q-tip dot painting and feather painting take more patience and give the neatest results.
Ages and difficulty
Ages 3–5 and 6–8. This set is Easy: sponge, fork and chalk techniques suit ages 3 and up, while Q-tip dot and feather painting suit ages 4 and up with a little more control.
More turkey printables
Browse the full Turkey Crafts for Kids collection for more free turkey printables — try the Turkey Handprint Craft, Turkey Games for Kids, Turkey Paper Crafts for Kids, Turkey Pinecone Craft and Turkey Wreath Craft. You can also try the Turkey Coloring Pages, the Thanksgiving Handprint Craft and the Thanksgiving Coloring Pages.
