12 Fun Thanksgiving Games for Kids and Adults to Enjoy Together

1. Feather Relay/ Turkey Feather:

Move a feather from one spot to another without using your hands. It sounds easy until you try it.

Items Needed:

• Craft feathers
• Spoons
• Clear floor space

How to Play:

• Divide everyone into teams and give each player a feather.
• Players carry the feather across the room on a spoon and back.
• Pass the spoon to the next teammate.

Age Tweak: For toddlers, skip the race and let them practice blowing or carrying the feather.

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2. Indoor Turkey Hunt:

Hide paper turkeys around the living room and let everyone search for them. You can make this as easy or tricky as you like.

Items Needed:

• Paper turkey cutouts
• Small baskets or bowls

How to Play:

• Hide the turkeys around the living room.
• Give everyone a few minutes to search.
• Count the turkeys and see who found the most.

Age Tweak: Keep toddlers’ turkeys in easy-to-see spots and let an adult join them.

3. Turkey Waddle Race:

This game is sure to get everyone laughing as players waddle like turkeys from one side of the room to the other. It’s a silly and memorable way to keep the fun going.

Items Needed:

• Open floor space
• Starting and finish lines

How to Play:

• Have everyone line up at the starting point.
• Players waddle to the finish line with their arms tucked close.
• The first one across wins.

Age Tweak: Let toddlers walk normally, while adults can hold a pillow between their knees.

4. Thanksgiving Bingo:

Turn classic Bingo into a Thanksgiving-themed game with turkeys, pies, pumpkins, leaves, and other familiar symbols.

Items Needed:

• Thanksgiving Bingo cards
• Markers
• Calling cards

How to Play:

• Give each player a Bingo card and markers.
• Call out the symbols one at a time.
• The first player to complete a row calls “Bingo!”

Age Tweak: Use pictures for toddlers and harder clues for adults.

5. Thanksgiving Charades or Pictionary:

Pick Thanksgiving words and let players act them out or draw them while everyone else tries to guess.

Items Needed:

• Paper slips
• Bowl
• Paper and pencils

How to Play:

• Write Thanksgiving words on paper slips and place them in a bowl.
• Players choose a slip and act out or draw the word.
• The first person to guess correctly earns a point.

Age Tweak: Give toddlers simple words, such as “turkey” or “pie”.

6. Butcher-Paper Table Activity:

Sometimes the easiest activity is simply putting paper on the table and letting everyone create. Turn a plain table runner into a shared Thanksgiving art project.

Items Needed:

• Butcher paper
• Crayons or washable markers
• Stickers

How to Play:

• Cover the table with butcher paper.
• Let everyone draw, colour, or write what they’re thankful for.
• Keep adding to the artwork throughout the meal.

Age Tweak: Give toddlers large crayons, while adults can add drawings or handwritten messages.

7. Thanksgiving Tic-Tac-Toe:

Items Needed:

• Paper
• Crayons or markers

How to Play:

• Draw a three-by-three grid.
• Players take turns adding their Thanksgiving symbol.
• The first player to get three in a row wins.

Age Tweak: Toddlers can use Thanksgiving stickers instead of drawing symbols.

8. Gratitude Alphabet:

Go around the room and name something you’re thankful for, working through the alphabet from A to Z.

Items Needed:

• No supplies needed
• Paper and pencil, optional

How to Play:

• Start with A and take turns naming something you’re grateful for.
• Continue through the alphabet.
• See whether the group can make it all the way to Z.

Age Tweak: Toddlers can name anything they like, while adults can share more personal answers.

9. Thanksgiving Memory Game:

Put a handful of Thanksgiving-themed items on a tray and see who can remember them all after they’re covered.

Items Needed:

• Tray
• 8–10 small items
• Towel or cloth

How to Play:

• Let everyone study the items for one minute.
• Cover the tray and ask players to name what they remember.
• Give one point for each correct answer.

Age Tweak: Use fewer, larger objects for toddlers and more items for adults.

10. Family Trivia:

Turn the spotlight onto the people around the table with questions about family stories, favourites, and funny memories.

Items Needed:

• Paper
• Pens
• Trivia questions

How to Play:

• Prepare questions about family favourites, habits, and funny memories.
• Have everyone write down or call out their answers.
• Award a point for each correct answer.

Age Tweak: Ask toddlers simple questions about their family or favourite foods.

11. Thanksgiving Story Chain:

Start a silly Thanksgiving story with one sentence and let everyone add to it. The story can go anywhere, which is half the fun.

Items Needed:

• No supplies needed
• Paper and pencil, optional

How to Play:

• One person starts with a Thanksgiving-themed sentence.
• Go around the group, with each person adding a sentence.
• Keep going until everyone has contributed.

Age Tweak: Toddlers can add a word, sound, or simple idea.

12. Who Am I? Thanksgiving Edition:

Write the name of a Thanksgiving character, food, or object on a sticky note and see who can guess what it is.

Items Needed:

• Sticky notes
• Pen

How to Play:

• Write a Thanksgiving-related word on each sticky note and place one on every player’s forehead.
• Players take turns asking yes-or-no questions.
• The first person to guess correctly wins.

Age Tweak: Use familiar foods or animals for toddlers and trickier choices for adults.