Easy Thanksgiving corn cob coloring page with husk, silk, and fall leaves

Thanksgiving Corn Cob with Autumn Leaves

A tall ear of corn stands in its open husk, with curly silk on top and two autumn leaves tucked below.

Free to print for personal and classroom use. This coloring page is part of the Thanksgiving collection, made for ages 5–7 and drawn in a Bold & Easy style. A good pick for Thanksgiving.

🎨 How to color it

Color the corn kernels golden yellow, the tall husk leaves fresh green, the silk tan, and the two bottom leaves orange and red. Use chunky crayons or broad markers for the big husk shapes, then tap each rounded kernel with a small oval of color. For a harvest twist, make every third row of kernels a slightly deeper gold so the cob looks extra full.

🔢 How this color by number works

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Find each number in the key and fill its zone: 59 zones and 8 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

Why Corn Wears Silk — Between the corn rows, where dry leaves went hush-hush underfoot, Ludo pinched his blue thread bracelet and counted the supper path. Read the full story →

Between the corn rows, where dry leaves went hush-hush underfoot, Ludo pinched his blue thread bracelet and counted the supper path. He wanted his family to find their row before the pies cooled. But the field was tall, the sun was low, and every stalk rustled the same secret.

Then a whisking wind snatched the bracelet right off his wrist. “Hey, that’s my sign!” Ludo whispered. Up it flew, tickling the tallest ear until it caught in the soft tassels and fluttered like a tiny flag. His cousins came straight toward it, laughing through the corn smell and leaf crunch.

Ever since, corn has kept silky threads at the top, just in case someone needs to know where they belong. Next time you spot those curls, you know Ludo’s old secret is still waving.