Internet, Networking, & Security Around the Web 9 Sites for Thanksgiving Coloring Pages Keep kids busy and happy with printable activity pages by Tom Nelson Writer Tom Nelson is an engineer, programmer, network manager, and computer network and systems designer who has written for Other World Computing,and others. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Tom Nelson Updated on December 02, 2020 Around the Web Browsers Cloud Services Error Messages Family Tech Home Networking 5G Antivirus VPN Web Development Around the Web View More Tweet Share Email Printable coloring and activity pages are one way to keep the kids happy (or at least occupied) while Thanksgiving dinner is cooking. The websites listed below offer a variety of Thanksgiving or autumn-themed coloring and activity pages that can keep tiny hands busy. In some cases, kids can color the pages or complete the activities on a computer instead of on paper, if you prefer. 01 of 09 Best for Crayon Coloring: Thanksgiving Coloring Pages From Crayola Crayola What We Like Offers a variety of activities. No login required. Can print pages or color online. What We Don't Like Selection could be bigger. When it comes to coloring, Crayola wrote the book. The company's website offers more than a dozen coloring and activity pages, including five Bingo boards, a match game, and more. You can print any of the pages, or you can color pages online using digital crayons, pencils, and markers. Besides coloring turkeys, people, and food, kids can draw faces, create Thanksgiving cards and place settings, and write Thanksgiving messages. They can also cut, color, and assemble a paper turkey. Visit Crayola 02 of 09 Best Site for Thanksgiving Activities: Activity Village Activity Village What We Like Activities include arts and crafts. Offers drawing lessons. What We Don't Like Coloring pages require a paid membership to access. This UK-based site offers Thanksgiving coloring pages, games, printables, puzzles, and mazes for kids of all ages. The coloring pages include Pilgrim and Native American boys and girls, Pilgrim ships, turkeys, and Thanksgiving dinner. The crafts pages show kids how to make paper cup Pilgrims and turkeys, handprint turkeys, a harvest basket, a salt dough apple wreath, and a Thanksgiving tree. The printable pages include drawing lessons, acrostic puzzles, mazes, word searches, word scrambles, stationery for writing notes and letters, and scrapbook paper designs. Visit Activity Village 03 of 09 Best for Paper-Based Projects: PaperToys PaperToys.com What We Like Fun paper model projects. What We Don't Like Only three projects are available. Scissors are involved, and some supervision may be required. PaperToys.com specializes in paper toys and models, some of which are fairly elaborate. It offers three Thanksgiving-themed cutouts: a Pilgrim, a turkey and chick, and a turkey. Two of the models are black and white, which isn't a huge deal, but they might be a bit more durable if you didn't need to color them with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. Still, it's a fun project and should keep kids busy for at least five minutes. Younger kids may need supervision with scissors and a little help with the cuts and folds. Visit PaperToys.com 04 of 09 Best for Educational Activities: AllKidsNetwork AllKidsNetwork What We Like A variety of educational activities and worksheets. Offers things to do for older kids. Craft projects include helpful photos. What We Don't Like The site has lots of ads. If you do it right, you can sneak some educational worksheets in among the coloring pages and Bingo games. The AllKidsNetwork website has a collection of worksheets that are as fun as they are educational. For younger kids, the worksheets include counting practice, same/different, and word-picture matches. For older kids, the worksheets include word scrambles, word searches, missing letters, a Thanksgiving decoder puzzle, and addition and subtraction exercises. There are 22 worksheets in all. Visit AllKidsNetwork 05 of 09 Best Historical Thanksgiving Activities: Plimoth Plantation Plimoth Plantation What We Like High-quality coloring pages. What We Don't Like Small selection. The printable pages on the Plimoth Plantation website feature some of the exhibits available at the Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts. Several of the pictures feature Felix, the Mayflower kitten. While you're on the site, click the Talk Like a Pilgrim link in the Just for Kids section to learn what the Pilgrims called cats, skirts, and fireplaces, among other things. Visit Plimoth Plantation Online 06 of 09 Best for Teachers: TheTeachersCorner.net TheTeachersCorner.net What We Like More than two dozen coloring pages available. Offers lesson plans for teachers. What We Don't Like Not much. There are more than two dozen Thanksgiving coloring pages to choose from on TheTeachersCorner.net. The images include pumpkins, turkeys, Pilgrims, ears of corn, and cornucopias. Most images also have a Thanksgiving greeting. The site includes a number of Thanksgiving-themed lined journal pages that kids can use to start or maintain a journal or write stories. You'll also find a printable guide to making a box to hold nuts or small candies, printable word search and word scramble puzzles, and printable activity cards. Visit TheTeachersCorner.net 07 of 09 Best for Kids Who Love Math: Super Teacher Worksheets Super Teacher Worksheets What We Like Spelling and math worksheets for kids. Large selection of activities. What We Don't Like Might be a little too school-like for some kids. A login and paid membership are required for some downloads. The Super Teacher Worksheets website is full of activities that are educational and fun. With the mystery picture math worksheets, the goal is to solve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division problems, and then use the answers and the color key at the bottom of the page to color the turkey. There are three Thanksgiving-related spelling worksheets for second graders that challenge them to unscramble words and sort the words in alphabetical order. Plus, you'll find a Thanksgiving crossword puzzle, word search, and crypto-code riddle. There's also a Thanksgiving Bingo game and instructions for cutting out and assembling a Thanksgiving diorama. Visit Super Teacher Worksheets 08 of 09 More Math and Word Activities: Kidzone Kidzone What We Like Activities are separated by school grade. Large selection of worksheets. What We Don't Like Worksheets look a little too much like homework. Kidzone has a collection of printable Thanksgiving-themed math and word problem worksheets for kids in grades 1 through 5. The math problems cover the basics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division), as well as other concepts, such as carrying numbers, finding missing factors, working with decimals, and division with and without remainders. Each worksheet has a lighthearted illustration that lessens the stress of dealing with math, even if just a bit. You can create multiple versions of each worksheet by clicking the Generate New Worksheet link at the top of each worksheet page. The Kidzone website also has puzzles, coloring pages, and other printables for kids of all ages. Visit KidZone 09 of 09 Create a Quilted Banner: Holiday Crafts and Creations Holiday Crafts and Creations What We Like None of the other sites offer a quilted banner. What We Don't Like Only two offerings on this site. Although Holiday Crafts and Creations only offers two coloring pages, we really liked the Quilted Banner page. It's different from anything we've seen on other websites. Better yet, one of the pages doesn't include a turkey. We have nothing against turkeys, but there are other ways to represent Thanksgiving and the fall season, and something unusual always catches our eye. Visit Holiday Crafts and Creations