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Today's printable Thanksgiving place cards are the perfect addition to your fall tablescapes. I included two options for you: tented cards and single cards to use with little holders. These simple fall watercolor designs will look lovely up and down your tabletop. Grab these printable Thanksgiving place cards below.

And, if you've been following along with our Fall Printable Series, you know that these place cards coordinate perfectly with yesterday's printable Thanksgiving placemats. They would look lovely displayed together. Or, if you're going with your china and a tablecloth (instead of the placemats), they'd look pretty on their own, as well). You can download either style of these printable Thanksgiving place cards below.

Free Printable Thanksgiving Place Cards

My mom had a set of ceramic place cards (can you even call them cards when they're ceramic?) when I was growing up. They were from Lillian Vernon and we wrote on them with dry erase markers every Thanksgiving. Even as a little kid, she allowed me to be in charge of the place cards and placing everyone where I thought they should sit (and, horrifically witnessing everyone rearranging themselves at their first glance of the cards). I know my kinder-kid-scratch writing on those little ceramic stands was probably not what my mother had in mind when she originally bought them, but it was the highlight of meal prep for me. I'm so glad she gave me that little job all those years ago. I still enjoy using place cards at Thanksgiving every year (much to all of my brothers' chagrin). And, like clockwork, everyone rearranges their cards while I'm busy cooking...even 30 years after that practice began.

Tented Place Cards

Pictured above are the tented versions of these printable Thanksgiving place cards. They're simple to use:

• Download them further down in this post.
• Print onto letter-sized white cardstock.
• Cut out each card around the outer perimeter or purple line.
• Fold in half and fill in a name.
• You can do the same name on both sides (so the person opposite them won't forget their name). 
• Or, write different names on each side of the place card to save paper. Run your cards down the center of the table, one side signifying a guest on one side of the table, and the other side representing the person across from them.
• Place on the table.

Single Place Cards

Pictured above are the single place cards. They are perfect to use with little display stands (I shared mine below). Use them similarly to the tented ones:

• Download these cards further down in this post.
• Print onto letter-sized white cardstock.
• Cut out each card around its outer, hairline perimeter.
• Write on the front and place in its holder.
• I often use two cards in the same holder, if I'm short on the table for holders. You can put the person on one side of the table on one of the cards and the person across from them on the other card.
• Or, use the same two names in the same holder at a dinner party, so guests will have an easy time remembering who they're sitting across from, if they're new to one another (or even not...ha!).

Easy Table Ideas

• To make your table setting (and clean up) a breeze, use my printable Fall placemats (they're free) that coordinate with these place cards. 
• Also pictured above are the place card stands I used with the place cards (the brand name is Gray Bunny). They were $9.95 for 12 here on Amazon (there are several finishes to choose from, as well). 
• I also grabbed those clear plastic dinner plates (pictured above) here on Amazon, since they allowed the placemat's grateful word to show through.

The above image shows how the print outs for the place cards appear once they're printed out. On the left image, you can see the single place cards, the right side has the tented versions (which should remain connected in the middle, instead of cut out individually). Again, be sure to print these out onto letter-sized white cardstock (regular paper is too thin to use with place cards). Grab a pack of white cardstock here on Amazon for a great price. 

Download Your Printable Thanksgiving Place Cards

• Download the single versions of the printable Thanksgiving place cards.
• Download the tented versions of the printable Thanksgiving place cards.
• These downloads are also available here on Dropbox.
• These downloads are also available here on Google Drive. 

You can also use these printable Thanksgiving place cards for menu cards, too. Label your dishes and treats on your buffet so your guests know what they're going for. They'd be sweet tucked into lunch boxes with little notes written on them, as well. There are lots of possibilities for these. 

More Fall Printables for the Table

• I have another set of Free Printable Placecards from a few years back that were made for the fall and Thanksgiving season, too.
• My Free Printable Leftover Labels are awesome to send home with all the folks around your table. Everyone likes a piece of pie for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving, right?
• And be sure to check out these Free Printable Give Thanks Tags that look darling tied onto silverware.
• Lia Griffith has these super cute Thanksgiving Coloring Placemats you can print, as well.
• These printable placemats from Ella Claire have a place for guests to write what they're thankful for...love that!