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7 Free Printable Thanksgiving Place Cards

Overhead of holiday meal with placecards
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Thanksgiving place cards help all your dinner guests easily find their seats at the table, feeling welcome and important. And with a few minutes of creative crafting, place cards can transform your tablescape into a stylish and personalized presentation. Choose from cards that can simply be printed and folded, or those that can be customized and wrapped around silverware. You can even get the kids involved by coloring and personalizing printable turkey place card templates. There are all kinds of options here no matter what your style.

We've rounded up some of the best free Thanksgiving place cards that can be printed from your home computer. Tackle this project ahead of time, or put your kids on it while you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Then, round out your display with other free Thanksgiving table decorations, including DIY centerpieces and leftover labels, to make your table and buffet pop. They're going to be a wonderful addition to your holiday table.

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    Wrapped Thanksgiving Place Cards

    A Thanksgiving place card wrapped around a napkin and silverware

    Fantabulosity

    These farmhouse-style Thanksgiving place cards may be just what you're looking for. They'll fit just about any style of tablescape and your guests will be delighted. Jessica from Fantabulosity created festive Thanksgiving place cards that can be customized with your guests' names before printing and then wrapped around the napkin and silverware at their place setting. You can secure these wrapped place cards with a quick and easy stape, or take a little more time and attach them with a ribbon. She offers two designs to choose from which can also be modified for use at other holiday dinners, including Christmas and Easter.

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    Fall Leaves Place Cards

    A Thanksgiving place card in front of a dinner plate.

    Elegance and Enchantment

    These lovely foldable Thanksgiving place cards by Elegance and Enchantment feature hand-drawn fall leaves and vines alongside the phrase "Give Thanks." They are simply adorable and would look great on your holiday table. Download the PDF and print them two per page. Follow the cut lines and fold lines to get theme just right. Personalized text can be added before printing, or you can handwrite on them afterward.

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    Watercolor Thanksgiving Place Cards

    A sheet of Thanksgiving place cards by paints and paintbrushes

    Natalie Malan

    Illustrator Natalie Malan created her signature watercolor place cards that can be downloaded for free. Surrounded by the name of your guests, is a pretty floral wreath in the colors of autumn. These Thanksgiving-themed cards can be personalized with your guests' names using a stylized font and then downloaded as flat or foldable cards. If you'd rather, you can print them out without the names and handwrite them in.

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    Turkey and Acorn Place Cards

    Three Thanksgiving place cards with acorns and a turkey

    Gwenny Penny

    Bring back some childhood nostalgia with these adorable Thanksgiving-themed place cards. Gwenny Penny offers three designs: a striped acorn, a polka dot acorn, and a turkey. You can use the same style or a variety of styles to keep things interesting. The cards are a little bit larger than some of their counterparts, measuring 3 inches tall by 3.5 inches wide. They really do make a statement. That said, you can eliminate the need for a centerpiece and allow these whimsical place cards to take center stage. These print out three per page of each given design.

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    Happy Thanksgiving Place Cards and Food Tents

    A Thanksgiving place card that says "Happy Thanksgiving."

    Made By a Princess

    "Happy Thanksgiving" is the phrase that greets each guest who sits down at your holiday table with these place cards. These colorful Thanksgiving place cards in shades of brown, green, red, and yellow by Made By a Princess print four to a page, and have ample room to add each guest's name at the bottom. You can also scale the design and use the cards as food tents at your Thanksgiving buffet. They print off four place cards per page.

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    Kid-Centric Thanksgiving Place Cards

    A Thanksgiving place card with a colorful turkey on it

    Primary Games

    Primary Games created Thanksgiving place cards that can be printed, and then cut out and decorated by kids. If you'd rather, you can even fill them out yourself. Designs include a turkey, a pumpkin, and a fall harvest cornucopia, all complete with a line that makes it easy for children to add guests' names. Cut along the lines and you'll even have the image look like it's "popping out" from the place card. The "Reserved for" phrase will make your guests feel important and welcome to your Thanksgiving spread.

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    Thanksgiving Tent Cards

    Two Thanksgiving place cards on a table

    The Sweetest Occasion

    These Thanksgiving tent cards were meant to be multipurpose and can easily be used as place cards. Just print out one of eight designs from The Sweetest Occasion, including Thanksgiving labels and buffet signs, and then personalize them to match your needs. You'll also find some Thanksgiving thank you cards, a printable pumpkin sign, and a Thanksgiving leftover printable that you can download and use for free.