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Thanksgiving is nothing if not a great moment for family and friends to gather together and spend time enjoying each other’s company. Sure, there will be plenty of time in the kitchen roasting your turkey, baking apple pies, and perfecting your Thanksgiving menu. But after (or before!) the plates have been cleared, might we suggest some fun Thanksgiving games to liven up the gathering?
The nice thing about Thanksgiving games is that many can be retrofitted from the classics. Mad-Libs, for example, are a wonderful way for everyone to express what they’re grateful for, while an old-fashioned scavenger hunt can be themed around family memories. And if you’re feeling crafty, many of these games can be made for free with items you already have around the house! All it takes for Thanksgiving bowling, you see, is a few plastic drinking cups and some construction paper, while the yam or sweet potato race puts the ingredients of the big meal to double use!
Whether you’re celebrating with just adults or including the kids, this fun and funny set of Thanksgiving games for 2024 is great for large groups and is sure to liven up your holiday. There are indoor games and outdoor games, as well as games that encourage creativity and games that get everyone up and moving.
Looking for more ways to make the most of your time together during Thanksgiving 2024? Add these to your agenda:
If you're lucky enough to spend Thanksgiving in the countryside, you can download this scavenger hunt, which features everything from barns to cowboy boots to chickens, and start your search right away. If not, use this printable game to help while away time on the drive to your Turkey Day destination. You can divide into teams (think left-side passengers, right-side passengers) and make it a rule that you can only check off items that you encounter on your team's side of the road.
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to collect items that allow us all to savor the present while contemplating what items resonate with our future selves—or future generations.
Encourage your kids to craft a one-of-a-kind fairy tales with this easy backyard activity. After finding 20 to 25 smooth stones, you'll use paint pens to draw on a range of icons, then mix and match stones to dream up stories that rock (heh heh).
We know there's a whole lot of creativity out there beyond the confines of the Country Living office, so we thought we'd open up the cover to the budding creative talent to be found across the country. That's right! If you're 16 or under, download the cover template, then try your hand at designing your very own magazine cover. Have the whole family vote for their favorite—winner gets a Country Living subscription!
Let guests spin to unveil six slices of life (Family, Friends, Travel, Home, Pets, Work), each of which is intended to conjure a memory for which they’re grateful. To make, segment the center of a paper plate into six sections; write prompts in each. Cut a smaller round from colorful craft paper; remove one “slice” for category window. Attach wheel to plate with a gold brad. Attach jute rope to rim with hot-glue. Add stenciled letters. (For Thanksgiving, try “Lattice Give Thanks...”)
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Set Up a Ladder Toss Outside
Becky Luigart-Stayner
A ladder toss game is a classic crowdpleaser. (Here, we used vintage house numbers to give it one-of-a-kind charm.) Not up for the the DIY effort? Check out this cute option from Amazon.
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Make Your Own Tree Slab Tic-Tac-Toe
Becky Luigart-Stayner
Ditch your devices the next time you head on a family camping trip and focus on the fun to be had in the world around you with this kid-friendly craft.
To make: Pick up a round wood slab and four leather strips. On the slab, form a grid (pictured at left) with the strips and secure each end with an upholstery tack. Once in the woods, gather two five-piece groupings of found objects such as small rocks and pine cones to use as game pieces.
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Give Apple Toss a Twirl
Becky Luigart-Stayner
To set up your own apple toss game, start with apple bushels of varying sizes and choose points based on level of difficulty (the smaller the bushel, the higher the point value). Assign a certain number of apples to each player; whoever can "produce" the most points wins.
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Play Checkers With Pumpkins
Brian Woodcock
Almost anything can make checkers more festive? For this fall-inspired version, paint 32 squares on a large (roughly 30-inch) wood board with burnt orange craft paint. Use mini white and orange pumpkins as game pieces.
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Give Family Feud a Thanksgiving Theme
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This Family Feud game will find out who knows the holiday best! The tutorial includes questions and answers to make putting together this Thanksgiving game even easier.
Time everyone as they work to create a perfect hand turkey. The person who is fastest to complete it is the winner. Or, you can have all the adults draw, and have the kids be the judges of the best design!
This charming version of the classic fill-in-the-blanks game Mad-Libs lets friends and family share what they're thankful for. Take turns reading them out loud after dinner. The Mad-Libs are part of a printable pack, which also includes two more table games: Thanksgiving bingo and "Would You Rather?"
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Set Up a Family Photo Scavenger Hunt
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Challenge the kids to a scavenger hunt to gather photos of family members and holiday-themed items throughout the day with tricky clues.
Keep the kids busy by by taking a yam or sweet potato and seeing who, using only a spoon, can roll it to the finish line first. It's a lot harder than it sounds!
Since Thanksgiving is the perfect time to reflect on what you're most grateful for, this gratitude game is right on theme. This twist on pick-up sticks can be recreated with your choosing of each category.
The only game more classic than football on Thanksgiving might be an old-fashioned potato sack race. Standard rules apply, but you can invest in some Thanksgiving-themed sacks to make it more festive!
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Answer "Would you Rather" Questions Around the Table
Sharon Rowley
To play around the dinner table once everything is cleared, or to pass the time on your annual road trip to Grandma's, this game poses a series of questions, such as, "Would you rather spend Thanksgiving weekend without football or without shopping?" You'll leave knowing your family better than ever before.
Carly Breit is a freelance writer who loves to write about health, wellness, and strong women. She believes in year-round iced coffee and lip-syncing on treadmills.
