Thanksgiving Placemat Free Printable Pack (3 Pages!)

I love the moment when everyone sits down for Thanksgiving dinner and the kids are buzzing with energy. These free printable Thanksgiving placemats keeps little hands happily busy while the grown ups eat.

With three different activity placemats to choose from, kids stay engaged and settled at the dinner table, giving the adults a few calm minutes to enjoy their meal and chat.

They would also be great for a Thanksgiving classroom party!

Three printable Thanksgiving placemats featuring games and activities, drawing and coloring with "Happy Thanksgiving" printed on them.

Table of Contents

Supplies
What's Included
Tips for the Best Thanksgiving Kids Table
More Placemat Printables
Free Printable PDF

Supplies

Crayons

Crayons for coloring each page (usually the first thing kids reach for).

Crayon Cups (optional)

Themed crayon cups make the table feel playful and keep crayons from rolling everywhere

Stickers (optional)

Stick these in the crayon cups and kids can use them to decorate their Thanksgiving placemat.

Cardstock

While regular printer paper is find, cardstock provides a sturdier placemat that holds up to excited coloring.

What's Included

These Thanksgiving coloring placemats have a mix of games and doodles that kids of all ages can chip away at between bites.

You can download them for free at the bottom of this post.

A Thanksgiving activity placemat with a word search, tic tac toe, connect the dots turkey, I Spy fall leaves box, a large “Draw your Thanksgiving feast” plate illustration, a word match up activity, small fall illustrations, a turkey joke, and scattered leaves.

Thanksgiving Feast Placemat

You'll find a variety of the following across the three placemats:

Thanksgiving Word Search
Tic Tac Toe
Connect the Dots
I Spy / Search and Find
Word Match
Drawing Boxes
Trace the Lines

A visual of a printable Thanksgiving placemat featuring a This or That game, I Spy pie slices, Connect 4 grid, tic tac toe, a space labeled “I am Thankful for,” and a large drawing box for kids to draw their favorite thing about Thanksgiving.

Thankful Choices Activity Placemat

Connect 4
Thanksgiving Jokes
Thanksgiving Dinner Drawing Space
Thankful For Prompts
Maze
Coloring
and more!

A printable placemat with a maze, connect the dots scarecrow, tic tac toe, “Trace the Lines” Happy Thanksgiving header, a word search, and other Thanksgiving activities for kids.

Happy Thanksgiving Placemat

Tips for the Best Thanksgiving Kids Table

Kids can power through activities quickly. Keep a small stack of Thanksgiving Activity Printables at the kids table, including
- The three Thanksgiving placemat designs (free download at the end of this post)
- Thanksgiving Word Search Printables
- Thanksgiving Ad Libs Printables
- Thanksgiving Fortune Teller & Joke Teller Printable
Give each child their own paper cup with crayons and a tiny sheet of stickers. It feels special to each kid and prevents arguments.
OR use a shared pail of crayons: One pail in the center keeps everything in reach and cuts down on kids grabbing across the table.
Set the kids table early: Put out the placemats before kids sit down so they can start right away instead of waiting for adults.
Use slightly thicker paper like cardstock: This prevents marker bleed and protects your tablecloth. Or, laminate them and use them again!

More Placemat Printables

I hope these free printable placemats make your Thanksgiving a little calmer and a lot more fun for the kids.

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