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Thanksgiving & fall · Grades 4–6 · 13 steps

How to Draw a Thanksgiving Table

Harvest Feast Table from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 4–6. Draw it with your class in about 15 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator13 stepsAbout 15 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
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This one asks for a little more patience: overlapping shapes, pattern and detail. It is a calm, focused few minutes, and the finished drawing looks like real art.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a thanksgiving table

  1. Step 1. Table top

    Draw the long table line and two legs.

  2. Step 2. Platter

    Draw the curved serving platter.

  3. Step 3. Roast body

    Add the big roast turkey body.

  4. Step 4. Drumsticks

    Add a drumstick on each side.

  5. Step 5. Roast lines

    Add three curved crisp lines on top.

  6. Step 6. Candle holders

    Draw two tall candles at the ends.

  7. Step 7. Flames

    Add a flame on each candle.

  8. Step 8. Pie

    Draw a pie with a crimped edge.

  9. Step 9. Pumpkin

    Add a small pumpkin on the table.

  10. Step 10. Garland

    Hang a curved garland across the top.

  11. Step 11. Garland leaves

    Add five leaves along the garland.

  12. Step 12. Floor

    Draw the floor line.

  13. Step 13. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background: a fence, falling leaves or a pumpkin patch.
  • Write one thing you are thankful for underneath.
  • Colour it with fall colours only: red, orange, yellow and brown.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a thanksgiving table.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 10 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 13 steps, about 15 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Harvest Feast Table on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, pattern and texture) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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