Turkey Color by Number Printable

Color by number: Turkey

Color each square by its number. Squares with no number stay white.

111111

1112222111

112233332211

122334433221

123354453321

123342243321

123341143321

124444444421

2444444442

44444444

444444

2222

To color on screen, choose a color in the key, then tap the squares.

How it works

This turkey color by number printable opens on the Turkey, facing you with its tail fanned out. Seven more Thanksgiving pixel pictures sit behind it, from a pumpkin pie to a scarecrow, each in two sizes.

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The Turkey takes five crayons, the Maple leaf three

The easy Turkey takes 5 crayons: red, orange and yellow rings for the tail, brown for the body and 2 black squares for the eyes. Choose Detailed 24 by 24 under Size and the tail splits into 7 feathers. The Maple leaf uses red, orange and brown on both grids, so it suits a table that shares one crayon box.

Orange and brown run out first

All 8 easy grids use both orange and brown. The detailed Pumpkin alone has 267 orange squares out of 398, and the detailed Acorn has 146. The whipped cream on the Pumpkin pie is white paper with orange all around it, so tell pupils to leave it bare.

Untick Picture name on the sheet in More options for the Cornucopia: its striped horn gives little away until the fruit is colored.
Only the detailed Turkey, Maple leaf and Cornucopia stay inside the basic 8 crayons.
The Turkey prints on one page of Letter or A4. Untick Answer key on page 2 under More options to leave its key off.

Questions and answers

Which Thanksgiving picture is quickest, and which takes longest?

On the easy grids the Cornucopia is quickest at 75 squares, then the Scarecrow at 78, and the Turkey is longest at 116. On the detailed grids the Maple leaf is shortest at 256 and the Pumpkin longest at 398.

Did the first Thanksgiving have pumpkin pie?

No. The 1621 harvest feast at Plymouth had no pies, for the colonists lacked butter, wheat flour and sugar. The slice on this page is a modern one.

Can I use these worksheets in October, for Canadian Thanksgiving or a fall unit?

Yes. Canada keeps Thanksgiving on October's second Monday. The Maple leaf, Acorn, Ear of corn, Pumpkin and Scarecrow are plain fall pictures, and the winter set comes next.

All 8 pictures

On the table 3

Cornucopia A horn of plenty: a woven horn with a curled tip, striped orange and brown, spilling a red apple and purple grapes. The detailed grid adds the black opening of the horn, a small pumpkin, a yellow pear and green leaves. In most of North America the cornucopia is tied to Thanksgiving and the harvest. Easy: 5 colors, 75 squares to color. Detailed: 7 colors, 308 squares to color.
Pumpkin pie One slice of pumpkin pie seen from above: a brown crust with yellow pinch marks along the wide end, orange filling, and a spoonful of whipped cream that stays white. The detailed grid sets the slice on a gray plate, adds light blue swirls to the cream and brown spice specks to the filling. The 1621 harvest feast at Plymouth had no pies, for the colonists lacked butter, wheat flour and sugar. Easy: 3 colors, 90 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 342 squares to color.
Turkey A turkey facing you with its tail fanned out behind it. On the easy grid the tail is 3 rings of red, orange and yellow around a brown body, with black eyes, an orange beak and a red wattle. On the detailed grid the tail splits into 7 feathers in yellow, red and orange, and black lines mark the wings. Turkey is typically the featured dish on a Thanksgiving table. Easy: 5 colors, 116 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 340 squares to color.

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From the field 3

Ear of corn An ear of corn standing upright with its green husks peeled down on both sides. Most kernels are yellow with orange ones scattered among them, and a brown stub of stalk shows at the bottom. The detailed grid adds light green veins to the husks. Easy: 4 colors, 84 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 302 squares to color.
Pumpkin A whole pumpkin, not carved, with a brown stem and green leaves at the top. The ribs are yellow on the easy grid. On the detailed grid the ribs are brown, a curly green vine trails off the stem and the leaf has a light green vein. Easy: 4 colors, 115 squares to color. Detailed: 5 colors, 398 squares to color.
Scarecrow A scarecrow with a brown hat, an orange face, black eyes and yellow straw sticking out at the hands. On the easy grid it wears blue with brown patches. On the detailed grid it wears a red shirt under blue overalls with a green patch, and has a green hat band, pink cheeks, a stitched black smile and a brown pole. Easy: 5 colors, 78 squares to color. Detailed: 8 colors, 290 squares to color.

From the woods 2

Acorn An acorn with a brown cap, a short stem and an orange nut with a yellow shine on one side. Black squares make the crosshatch on the cap. The detailed grid adds a green leaf with a light green vein beside the stem. Easy: 4 colors, 90 squares to color. Detailed: 6 colors, 340 squares to color.
Maple leaf A red maple leaf with pointed lobes, orange veins and a brown stem. The detailed grid keeps the same 3 crayons and adds finer points and side veins, so it is the one large grid here that needs nothing beyond red, orange and brown. Easy: 3 colors, 81 squares to color. Detailed: 3 colors, 256 squares to color.

How this list was compiled: Our own pixel pictures, drawn square by square for this site on 12 by 12 and 24 by 24 grids. Nothing is traced, scanned or copied from clip art, and no picture shows a character from a film, show, book or game. The color and square counts in each description were counted from the finished grids. The facts about Thanksgiving, the 1621 harvest feast and the cornucopia were checked against Wikipedia in September 2026 and are told in our own words. Licence: own work

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