Thanksgiving Bookmarks
Twenty printable bookmarks for November — a little turkey in a pilgrim hat, a full-strut tom, the Mayflower under sail, the feast on its platter, a spilling cornucopia, pumpkin pie, falling leaves, hot cider, geese flying south, and a bare thankful tree with blank leaves to write on. Mix a sheet, put a name on each one, and print a free PDF.
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US Letter (landscape), 5 per sheet with a cutting lane between bookmarks. Print on card stock at 100% scale (no “fit to page”).
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Twenty designs, from the Mayflower to the pie.
Most of the set is full colour in warm harvest tones, with two dusk silhouettes for the older readers and three clean line drawings — the pilgrim's hat, the acorns and the thankful tree — for anyone printing a classroom's worth or planning to colour them in.
The thankful tree is the one I would print first. Every November a teacher somewhere is hunting for a gratitude activity that is not another worksheet, and a bookmark the kids write on and take home in a book is a better answer than a handout that ends up in the recycling. The rest of the set is here so the table matches.— David, Apollo’s Templates
Before you print.
What is the thankful tree bookmark for?
It is a bare tree hung with blank leaf tags, drawn in outline so there is room to write. Each child writes one thing they are thankful for on each leaf, then colours it. Teachers use it as the take-home piece of a gratitude lesson; families use it as a place card that doubles as the dinner-table conversation.
Which designs work for a classroom, and which are for the dinner table?
For a classroom set, start with Little Turkey, The Harvest Basket, Pumpkin Patch and the thankful tree — they are bright, friendly and the tree gives the lesson something to do. For the table, The Feast, Horn of Plenty, Cranberries, Hot Spiced Cider and Pumpkin Pie with a guest's name make a place card that goes home in a book. The Mayflower and Turkeys at Dusk sit in between and suit older readers.
Which ones use the least ink?
Pilgrim's Hat, Oak & Acorn and Thankful Tree are line drawings on near-white paper and cost very little to print. Falling Leaves, Wheat Sheaf and Cranberries sit on pale grounds and are the next lightest. Proud Tom, The Feast, Flint Corn, Hot Spiced Cider and the two dusk scenes have solid dark backgrounds and use the most. The ink-friendly badge in the builder marks the light three.
Can I put a guest's name on each bookmark?
Yes. Every design leaves a clear band for a name, and you can type one per bookmark and choose where it sits. The name prints in the design's outline colour on a small white plate, so it stays readable over the dark and patterned grounds.
Updated through September 2026.