# Free printable Thanksgiving paper squishies

Soft autumn paper squishies to print and make for Thanksgiving: a turkey, a pumpkin and an apple ready to print, plus a cookie you can colour in warm browns. Each one is a free A4 template you cut, fold, glue and stuff with cotton wool. Or open it in the maker and design your own first.

## Pick a Thanksgiving squishy

- [Turkey](https://makesquishy.com/thanksgiving/turkey): A round turkey with a fan of colourful feathers, a little beak and a red wattle. Ready-made template with a free PDF.
- [Pumpkin](https://makesquishy.com/halloween/pumpkin): A round, cheerful pumpkin with a green stem to glue on top. Ready-made template with a free PDF.
- [Apple](https://makesquishy.com/back-to-school/apple): A shiny red apple with a green leaf. Ready-made template with a free PDF.
- [Cookie](https://makesquishy.com/?shape=cookie): A round cookie you can colour in autumn browns with the Choc or Gingerbread colour. Design it in the maker, then print.

## Thanksgiving craft ideas

- Place cards: make a small turkey for each guest and write their name with the Name tab before you print.
- A harvest table set: a flock of turkeys with different faces, plus pumpkins in the Pumpkin, Peach and Lemon colours, lined up down the middle of the table.
- A thank-you gift: make an apple or pumpkin for a grandparent, neighbour or teacher and add their name.
- A quiet activity while dinner cooks: one template, a pair of scissors and about 30 minutes.

## How to make a paper squishy

1. **Print the template.** Print the PDF on A4 paper at 100% scale (choose "actual size", not "fit to page"). Thicker paper works best.
2. **Cut it out.** Cut out every piece. Where a piece has a grey rim of glue tabs, cut along the outer edge of the rim. Ask a grown-up to help younger children with the scissors.
3. **Fold the tabs.** Fold along the dashed lines so the grey glue tabs stand up.
4. **Glue it together.** Put glue on the grey tabs and stick the pieces together, one side at a time. Leave one side open.
5. **Stuff and close.** Fill it with cotton wool until it is soft and squeezy, then glue the last side closed.

## Questions

### Is there a turkey paper squishy?

Yes. The turkey has a fan of colourful feathers, a little beak and a red wattle. Download the free PDF, or open it in the maker to change the colour, face and stickers first.

### Are the Thanksgiving squishy templates free?

Yes. The PDFs are free with no sign-up, and the online maker is free too. Nothing you make is uploaded.

### Is the pumpkin the same as the Halloween one?

Yes. It is the same pumpkin template from the Halloween collection. Pick the Pumpkin colour and a smiley face for a friendly harvest pumpkin instead of a spooky one.

### How long does it take to make one?

About 30 minutes: print on A4 at 100% scale, cut, fold, glue and stuff with cotton wool. Ask a grown-up to help younger children with the scissors.

### When is Thanksgiving?

In the United States, Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November. Print a few squishies the weekend before so the table is ready.

### What age are they for?

The templates are made for children aged about 6 to 10, with a grown-up nearby for the scissors.

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