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Free Thanksgiving Printables

Thanksgiving Bible Coloring Pages

Six free printable pages about gratitude: the one man who came back to say thank you, a family with heads bowed at the table, and verses from Psalms and 1 Thessalonians lettered large enough to color.

By Hannah Whitford · Childhood Bible Stories · Updated September 2026

Gratitude is easier to draw than to explain. These sheets take the short route: a man face down in the road because he could not keep quiet about being healed, a family too grateful to start eating yet, and two verses worth saying out loud in November. All illustrated in a simple bold-outline style, all free, all sized for ages 3 to 8.

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Free Thanksgiving coloring pages

Three new sheets for this November, plus the three gratitude pages already on the site.

Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving coloring page preview

Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving

Psalm 100:4 · New

Psalm 100 in big bubble letters over a woven basket spilling grapes, figs, and wheat. A harvest page without a single cartoon turkey on it.

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The One Who Said Thank You coloring page preview

The One Who Said Thank You

Luke 17:15-16 · New

Ten men were healed and one turned around. He is bowed at Jesus' feet here, with the others already small on the road behind him.

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A Thankful Heart coloring page preview

A Thankful Heart

1 Thessalonians 5:18 · New

A family around the table with heads bowed, under four words worth learning by heart before the plates come out.

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Give Thanks to the Lord coloring page preview

Give Thanks to the Lord

Psalm 107:1

Psalm 107:1 lettered large and ready to color, a favorite for the week when everyone is asked what they are grateful for.

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Give Thanks in All Circumstances coloring page preview

Give Thanks in All Circumstances

1 Thessalonians 5:18

The same verse as our thankful heart page, set in an elegant bordered layout for older children who prefer lettering to scenes.

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Jesus Heals Ten Lepers coloring page preview

Jesus Heals Ten Lepers

Luke 17:11-19

Our original sheet for the story: the healed man kneeling with his arms lifted while the others walk away toward the village.

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At the table

Three ways to use them in November

01

One page per person

Print the set, let everyone claim a sheet before dinner, then read the passage each page came from while the table is being set.

02

Write a thank-you on the back

Older children can list what they are grateful for on the reverse side. The finished pages make a simple placemat or a card for a grandparent.

03

Keep the verse up all month

The two verse pages are meant to be looked at more than once. Tape a colored one to the fridge on the first of November and it will still be there at the end.

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One email brings the Bible Story Starter Pack, eight coloring pages with a reading plan and a sheet of verse cards, and it unlocks every printable on the site from then on, including these.

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Their own keepsake

A book with your child's name in it

Printables stay free here. When November turns into gift season, Little Prayers is our bedtime prayer book starring your child: build their look once and they appear in all ten prayer spreads, with their name on the cover.

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Questions, asked at home

Common questions

  • What makes these Christian Thanksgiving coloring pages?

    Every sheet comes from a passage about gratitude rather than from the holiday itself. Two are Bible verse pages, one is a scene from the Gospels, and the three we already had are gathered here so you can print the set in one sitting.

  • Is there a turkey on any of them?

    No. We left the harvest imagery to grapes, figs, and wheat, which is what the Psalms actually picture. If your children want a turkey they are welcome to add one.

  • Which page suits the youngest children?

    A thankful heart, with its big four-word line and the family gathered at the table. The shapes are wide and forgiving, and there is little on the sheet that needs a steady hand.

  • Can we use these at a Thanksgiving service or co-op?

    Yes, print as many as you need for a class, a co-op, or a church table. They are free for home and ministry use.

Keep going

Where to go next

Read the story of the ten lepers or Jesus feeding the five thousand, learn a verse from our Bible memory verses for kids, or browse the whole shelf of free Bible coloring pages. December is next: the Christmas sheets are here.