Hand Turkey

A classic hand-turkey where a traced open hand becomes the bird — the thumb is the head and the fingers are tail feathers, a simple turkey coloring page.

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Best forAll ages

AddedJun 2026

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Here is the most beloved craft turkey of all — the hand turkey. A traced open hand forms the whole bird: the thumb becomes the head with a small beak and wattle, and the four spread fingers fan out as colorful tail feathers. The shape is simple, bold, and instantly familiar to anyone who made one in school. This page is wonderful for the youngest artists and for classrooms, because the big open finger-feathers are easy to fill and invite a different color on each one. It is a holiday tradition that turns a child's own hand into art, perfect for Thanksgiving cards and table decorations. Encourage kids to trace their own hand on a second sheet and compare the two. Print it on US Letter or A4, hand out the crayons, and let every finger become a bright new feather.

Coloring Tips

One color per finger — give each tail feather its own shade so the spread fan looks like a rainbow.
Keep the thumb warm — color the thumb head in brown or tan and add a red wattle to make it read as the turkey.
Trace your own hand too — make a matching turkey on a blank sheet by tracing a real hand for a fun keepsake.