70 Free Printable Feather Templates

Are you looking for something special to make your craft activity come alive? Or perhaps you need to make a fancy dress costume for a school play or party? Our printable feather templates will add a touch of nature and beauty to any project and are a cheap and practical alternative to using real feathers.

Feather arts and crafts are the perfect creative activities to help kids learn about birds and nature. Feathers help most birds to fly, and also keep them warm. Feathers also give birds their colors and patterns, from pink flamingos and rainbow-colored parrots to white swans and black ravens.

Fun Fact: Did you know that most dinosaurs had feathers too, including the very scary Tyrannosaurus rex? So birds are a kind of modern-day dinosaur!

There are so many unique and wonderful things you can create using our free printable feather templates, including:

Printable feather stencils for home decorating projects.
Create your own unique feather bookmark.
Use our free printable feather templates as fun coloring pages.
Make a hanging mobile for a child’s bedroom or nursery.
Make some unusual Christmas tree ornaments from our free printable feather templates.
Use feathers instead of bows when wrapping gifts.
Try making a homemade dreamcatcher.
Print our feather templates to use in classroom displays or scrapbooks.

So browse our fantastic selection of printable feather templates, and let your creativity and imagination fly!

What's Included in our Downloadable Printable Feather Templates?

We’ve got a fabulous collection of printable feather templates to choose from, including simple feather outlines, more detailed feathers and some gorgeous pre-colored peacock feathers, so it’s easy to find the perfect feather for your project. Simply click on the feather template of your choice, click to download, then print onto white paper or card stock.

Free Printable Feather Outlines

These free printable feather outlines are ideal for all kinds of craft projects and are also perfect for coloring pages. Remember, feathers come in all kinds of different colors and designs so there’s no right or wrong way to color them in – they’ll always look fantastic! There are 12 lovely designs to choose from.

Younger kids can practice their cutting skills by carefully cutting out their finished feather – a fun way to develop fine motor skills. You can also place a piece of tracing paper over the top and ask your little one to trace the outline.

Free Detailed Feather Templates

These free detailed feather templates contain a little more detail so they’re ideal if you want to create a more realistic feathered effect. To make your feathers even more realistic, make small cuts in the side where the lines meet the edge of the feather to give them a 3-D effect, ready to use in your craft projects. We’ve got 12 lovely detailed feather designs to choose from below.

Turkey Feather Templates

Looking for free turkey feather templates for a Thanksgiving craft project? Then you’ve come to the right place! We’ve got three different turkey feather templates for you to download and print, ready to cut out for your arts and crafts session.

For an easy art project, ask the kids to draw a picture of a turkey and then cut out our free turkey feather templates. Color in the feathers, then glue to the picture to create a tail.

Printable Brown Feather Templates

Lots of birds have brown feathers, including owls, eagles and ducks, so our printable brown feather templates are bound to come in handy next time you’re enjoying a nature-themed craft with the kids or creating a bird costume for a school play or fancy dress party! Simply choose the feathers you need, download onto your PC and then print onto white paper or card.

Free Rainbow Feather Templates

These stunning free rainbow feather templates will brighten up any fancy dress costume, art project or classroom display! These multi-colored feathers would look stunning as part of any homemade dream catcher, such as this easy paper plate design by smashedpeasandcarrots.com.

These striking feathers would also be perfect for making a homemade bookmark or as a gift decoration.

White Large Feather Templates

These white large feather templates print one feather to a piece of A4 paper or card, and are ideal for all kinds of craft projects, fancy dress costumes and much more. Swans and geese famously have large white feathers, and these beautiful big feathers can make beautiful decorations for occasions such as weddings and engagement parties. Simply download the design of your choice, print onto white paper or card and cut out your feather carefully.

Red Feather Cut Out Templates

Looking for some stunning red feather cut out templates for your latest home DIY or craft project? We’ve got eight bright red feather designs for you to choose from. These gorgeous feathers would make unusual Christmas tree decorations, and you could even add your own embellishments with glitter and tiny jewels for extra sparkle.

4 Peacock Feather Templates

This printable contains 4 peacock feather templates. Peacock feathers have been used for home décor, crafts and textiles by many different cultures over thousands of years, and always add a touch of beauty to any project. Peacock feathers are seen as a symbol of power and royalty, so they’re perfect for when you want to create a more opulent, fancy look.

Fun Fact: Real peacock feathers are 5 feet long!

Native American Feather Templates

These eight gorgeous Native American feather templates feature intricate patterns and warm colors, and will look fantastic as part of any art project or classroom display.

You can use these pretty feathers to make your own Native American headdress.

You will need:

Cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue or sticky tape
Our Native American feather templates

To make your headdress:

Cut a strip of card long enough to fit around your head.
Glue or stick the strip together, and decorate it if you prefer.
Cut out the feather templates, and stick to the headdress.

Looking for more fun printables?

We hope you’ve found lots of fabulous uses for our printable feather templates. We’d love to see photographs of your crafty creations, so feel free to share them with us on our social media pages.

If you’re looking for some more fun fancy dress accessories, why not explore our fantastic range of printable masks, including these stunning printable wolf mask templates – perfect when you need a last minute costume for a party or Halloween.