Easy Thanksgiving turkey coloring page with pilgrim hat, big tail feathers, and smiling face

Smiling Thanksgiving Turkey in a Pilgrim Hat

A cheerful turkey stands tall in a buckled pilgrim hat, spreading big patterned tail feathers behind its round body.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Thanksgiving collection, made for ages 2–4 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style. A good pick for Thanksgiving.

🎨 How to color it

Use warm brown for the turkey’s body, red for the wattle, golden yellow for the pilgrim hat buckle, and orange, green, and tan for the tall tail feathers. The big belly and feather shapes are just right for chunky crayons and broad, happy strokes—staying inside the lines is optional. Try making every other tail feather a different fall color so the turkey looks extra festive.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 21 zones and 5 colors, sized for kids. Tiny unnumbered slivers borrow the color of their neighbors, and the little model above shows the finished page whenever you want to check your work. More grids like this live in our color by number gallery.

Prefer classic line art? Open this drawing as a regular coloring page.

The story behind this coloring page

Pip’s Patient Feather — In a soft straw nook, Pip patted his hat and reached for his lucky feather. It was gone! Read the full story →

In a soft straw nook, Pip patted his hat and reached for his lucky feather. It was gone! He wanted it back before the bell went ding-dong for supper.

Pip stepped onto the barn path. The wind went whoo, and cold mud squished his toes. He waited by the fence. One brown feather twirled down—too small. “Not mine,” said Pip.

At last, his bent feather floated to his beak. Pip tucked it behind his hat and waddled home slow and proud. Can you spot the feather Pip waited for?