Three ways to turn a pumpkin into a turkey. One sheet builds a turkey from a gourd shape, wings and a fan of patterned feathers; the next paints a smiling turkey face onto a big pumpkin with a pilgrim hat; the third is a pumpkin planter, a large pumpkin cut-out with a turkey face to stand on the Thanksgiving table or tuck into a plant pot. Colour them, cut them out, and the table has a whole flock by dinner. Three templates, one download, and no two pumpkins alike.
Ages 4–8. Colour first, then cut along the dashed lines, then assemble: face onto the pumpkin, wings and feet on the sides, feathers fanned behind. The cutting is the fiddly part — best for 5–8s, or for younger children with an adult cutting alongside. No paint needed if crayons or markers are used.
Turkey Gourd Decoration
The first sheet builds a turkey from a gourd shape. Colour the gourd body, the wings and the fan of patterned feathers, cut along the dashed lines, then glue the wings to the sides and fan the feathers out behind the body. It makes a cheerful table decoration with real presence.
Turkey Painted Pumpkin
The second sheet paints a smiling turkey face onto a big pumpkin, complete with a pilgrim hat and a fan of feathers behind. Colour the pumpkin orange, the face and wattle, and the hat, then cut out the pieces and glue them together for a pumpkin that looks ready for Thanksgiving dinner.
Turkey Pumpkin Planter
The third sheet is a pumpkin planter: a large pumpkin cut-out with a turkey face, ready to stand on the Thanksgiving table or tuck into a plant pot. The two blank strips on the sheet are the planter bands — colour them, cut them out, and use them to finish the planter.
How to print (A4 and US Letter)
Print the PDF single-sided on A4 or US Letter, 100% scale. Colour, cut along the dashed lines, and assemble with a glue stick and safety scissors. A glue stick and safety scissors are the only extra supplies.
Looking for more Thanksgiving makes? See Turkey Crafts for Kids
