Turkey Maze with a Fan of Tail Feathers
A Thanksgiving turkey maze printable with paths through a wide feather fan: 88, 212 or 467 cells for ages 3 to 12, in free A4 or Letter PDFs.
Choose a level
A fan of feathers
The wide fan of tail feathers makes up the top half of this turkey maze, and the walls follow its scalloped edge in small square steps. Below it, the body and the rounded wings make the bottom half. The two legs with three toes each stay outside the maze on every level. Every level puts the arrows in a new pair of spots. Each sits beside a short channel through the outline, and page 2 shows the solution in orange.
Three corridor widths
The easy turkey is short enough for a first maze with a crayon: its route runs through 37 of 88 cells, each 12 mm wide, for ages 3 to 5. It goes from the top of the fan down its right side and back across the middle of the turkey to the left edge of the fan.
The medium page holds 212 cells of 8 mm for ages 6 to 8. Its 83-cell route climbs from under the lower right edge of the fan into the feathers, crosses the top to the left side and drops through the body to Finish between the legs.
The hard turkey is for ages 9 to 12, with 467 cells of only 5.5 mm and a route of 193. That route starts outside the right edge of the fan, near its lower end, loops through both sides of the feathers and comes down through the body to Finish between the legs. Fit to page would squeeze those loops. The A4 or US Letter PDF should print at 100 percent.
A Thanksgiving table activity
The maze is handy at a holiday table, in a waiting room or as a calm start to class. Nothing but a pencil is needed. When the route is found, the feather fan is ready for autumn colors.
Skills practiced & tips
- Find both arrows first; on the medium page Start is under the lower right edge of the fan and Finish is below the body, between the legs.
- Trace the route with a finger, then with a pencil.
- At a dead end, go back to the last fork and try the other way.
- Use a sharp pencil on the hard page, where the paths are only 5.5 mm wide.
- Color the feather fan in autumn shades once the path is found.
Turkey fun facts
- A group of wild turkeys is often called a flock or a rafter.
- Turkeys scratch at the ground with their feet to uncover seeds, nuts and insects.
- In a 1784 letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin called the turkey a more respectable bird than the bald eagle.
Classroom ideas
- Pre-K (ages 3 to 5): trace the easy turkey maze with a finger, then with a crayon, as a hand-control warm-up.
- Grade 1: partners share the medium maze; one draws while the other calls out each turn.
- Grades 4 to 6: compare the route lengths, 37, 83 and 193 cells, and plot them on a bar graph.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the hard turkey route do in the fan?
It starts outside the right edge of the fan, near its lower end, and loops through both sides of the feathers before it comes down through the body. That is 193 cells in a maze of 467 cells, each 5.5 mm wide.
How do the scallops help with Start and Finish on the easy page?
Start is above the middle of the fan, between the two top scallops, and Finish is outside the left edge of the fan, between its two lowest scallops. On the medium and hard pages Finish moves below the body, between the legs.
Are the legs part of the maze?
No. The two legs with three toes each stay outside the maze on every level, so they are free to color. The paths fill the feather fan, the body and the wings.
Is the turkey maze only for Thanksgiving?
No. It is handy at a holiday table, in a waiting room or as a calm start to class, since nothing but a pencil is needed. Page 2 of every PDF marks the solution in orange.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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