Free Printable Thanksgiving Placemat for Kids – Activity Placemat (PDF)

These free kid’s Thanksgiving activity placemats make holiday dinners easier for parents. Kids stay busy with games and coloring while waiting for food.

This printable Thanksgiving placemat is one landscape page packed with six activities: a color-by-number turkey, a maze, a word search, tic-tac-toe, a dot-to-dot, and a spot to write what you’re thankful for.

Print one per kid and the kids’ table runs itself while the adults finish cooking.

⭐ 🦃 Try this too: Thanksgiving Word Scramble for more quiet table fun! ⭐

What’s Included:

• PDF file format
• Landscape orientation
• Single-page design
• US letter size (8.5×11)
• Print-ready from home

Features:

• Color-by-number turkey (5-color key: brown, yellow, orange, red, green)
• Tic-Tac-Turkey grid
• “Connect the Thankful-a-saurus” dot-to-dot
• 10-word word search (corn, fall, family, leaf, pie, meal, nap, warm, food, yum)
• “Get to the Pie!” maze for fine motor practice
• “I Am Thankful For…” frame — a spot to draw or write, not just color
• B/W for easy printing
• No prep needed

🖍️ More Thanksgiving Printables for Kids

Pair these placemats with other favorites like Thanksgiving Maze, Thanksgiving Word Search, Thanksgiving I Spy, Thanksgiving Mad Libs, and Thanksgiving Emoji Pictionary to build your own table activity set.

Thanksgiving Placemats for Preschool

The mix of activities here is for the three-to-six crowd — the maze builds pencil control, the dot-to-dot reinforces counting to 30, and the color-by-number keeps the youngest kids happy with a clear, simple key.

Laminate a class set with dry-erase markers and it becomes a reusable center for the whole month!

Make It a Thankful Placemat

The “I Am Thankful For…” frame turns this from a time-killer into a keepsake. Have each kid draw or write in it before the meal, then go around the table and read them out loud — it’s the gratitude ritual, kid-sized and low-pressure. Save a few and they become a sweet record of what a five-year-old was grateful for that year (usually the dog and dessert).

Ideal For:

• Parents who want quiet table time
• Teachers planning classroom parties
• Grandparents hosting grandkids for dinner
• Homeschool families doing themed lessons
• Babysitters prepping holiday fun
• Kids ages 4–10 who enjoy coloring and games
• Hosts creating a kids’ table
• Caregivers who need screen-free activities

Setting up the kids’ table properly? Add a Thanksgiving printable sign so it has its own “Kids’ Table” marker, and a Thanksgiving place card at each seat.

How to Use These Placemats at Dinner

• Download and print enough copies for each child
• Place them at each kid’s seat before dinner
• Add crayons or markers to the table
• Encourage kids to finish puzzles before food
• Use during meal prep or cleanup times
• Talk about their drawings to spark conversation
• Use extras for car rides or church services

These free kid’s Thanksgiving activity placemats make your holiday easier. Keep kids engaged with fun, simple pages they’ll love.