Thanksgiving Games for All

Thanksgiving games are a great way to add a little more fun to that stuffy Thanksgiving dinner.
These Thanksgiving games can be played as a group before or after dinner. You can let everyone join in or hand over the rules to the kids and let them go wild.

These Thanksgiving games are meant to be played by a group of children or a group of adults and children before or after your holiday meal.

There are a lot of Thanksgiving games here that are all simple and quick to put together. Pair them with some free Thanksgiving table decorations and you'll impress your guests for next to nothing.

Turkey Coloring Pages

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Host a coloring competition and have the kids color these Turkey coloring pages for a prize. There are also fall coloring pages available if you'd like to mix it up a bit.

Turkey Waddle

Looking for something silly and fun to do in your classroom, with a youth group or just to keep the kids busy? Well the Turkey Waddle might be just the weird holiday game that solves that problem and provides everyone with lots of laughter. Game details and instructions: 

Supplies: Inflatable Turkey or make something or use something of a similar size (a football?)

What can be more fun than waiting for the turkey to cook on Thanksgiving? How about a Turkey Relay Race!

Yes, the Turkey Waddle is an embarrassing game that can be played by the whole family and will cause many fits of laughter. This game is perfect as a classroom, group or family activity.

First divide your group into teams. You’ll need as many teams as you have inflatable turkeys. Set a starting line and an object that the teams must walk to and then return to the starting line.

Playing Turkey Waddle

The first member of the team steps to the start line and places the inflatable turkey between their legs. Then they must waddle with the turkey between their legs to the object and return to the start line where they then give the turkey to the next player.

During the Turkey Waddle they must keep the turkey between their legs and can not touch it using their hands. If the turkey falls during their turn they must return to the start line and start over.

First team to have all the players complete the task successfully wins!

Not recommended for people with bad hips. (Seriously)

Variation – Individual Play
Not enough players for a relay?

Then create and obstacle course inside or out and time who can complete the obstacle course the fastest with the inflatable turkey between their legs.

Fastest time wins.
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Thanksgiving Memory Game

Supplies: Good memory and knowledge of food

The players sit in a circle. The first player starts by saying, "At Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey." The next player must repeat this and add another dish, "At my Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey and cranberry." The third player must repeat it and add yet another dish, "At Thanksgiving dinner I ate turkey, cranberry, and stuffing." The game continues with each player adding an item to the menu after first listing all the previous items in the exact order they were first said. If a player makes a mistake he drops out and the game continues until there is just one person left.

Thanksgiving Trivia

Supplies: Research Thanksgiving trivia, paper and pens

Here is one that the whole family can enjoy after the big Thanksgiving meal. In a piece of paper write down several questions regarding the history behind Thanksgiving and 4 possible answers, but only one is correct.

For example, one of the questions could be:
From the following foods which one was not likely to be at the pilgrims table?

a) Corn
b) Potatoes
c)Yams
d) Beans 

 Answer is b, potatoes

And whoever guesses the most answers from the quiz gets a prize. Of course whoever is preparing the game has to do a little bit of research, but you can find the info easily on the net or the library.

Family Reunion - "Get To Know You" Game

Supplies: Paper and pen, stories

Good game for any family gathering because it is a fun way to get to know one another better. Each person writes a paragraph or more about something that happened in his life that no one knows about (travel, adventure, etc…).

The papers are then handed in to one person who reads them all. Each person writes on a piece of paper who they think each story belongs to. It is a great way to learn a lot about each other and get conversations started.

Note: It can be hard for Mom, Dad and brothers and sisters not to know about unique activities and events, so do not count current family in point scoring.

Above all - Have fun!

All of the above information was found simply searching the internet for free Thanksgiving games. Find more yourself - there is more out there!