Hosting Thanksgiving and need some fun ideas for your guests? Check out these Thanksgiving table games everyone will want to try.
This is the year when your Thanksgiving feast is going to be more than just gathering and eating together – your guests are going to a party with these really fun Thanksgiving table games.
Thanksgiving Table Games
Thanksgiving table games are a fantastic hosting idea that will really bump up the fun at your gathering.
These are for kids, adults, and families.
Pick one or two below!
1. Build-a-Turkey Game
Thanksgiving Corpse Game – your guests are going to draw a turkey in three parts between three people.
And this is perfect, because there’s no pressure to play – if someone wants to, they’ll just simply pick up one of the pieces of paper, draw the part that it says, fold it down so no one can see, and then place it back in the center.
Make sure you fold it to hide what you’ve done before putting it back in the center for someone else to add to it.
Here's your free printable Thanksgiving table game.
2. Wooden & Metal Puzzles Centerpiece
We had moved about 12 hours away from any family several years ago, and were, thankfully, invited to a friend’s parents’ house for Thanksgiving.
She had the coolest thing set up – little metal puzzles on each table.
I can’t tell you who played with them more, me, or my son (I think it was me!).
What a really fun fidget for both kids AND adults.
3. Thanksgiving Memes Game
Alright – this one takes a bit of setup and prep…but it leads to a spectacularly memorable Thanksgiving table game.
The hosts take random photos while preparing for the big meal with an instant camera (like this one) – be as funny as you’d like.
Think:
- Dressed turkey about to go into the oven
- Dog rolled over on their back in the kitchen
- Mom with her hand on her hip, thinking intensely about that sweet potato casserole
- Etc.
Put them in the middle of the table as the centerpiece. Include a piece of paper or index card below each photo (with “Write Your Meme” at the top), and pens.
Invite people to write in really funny memes about the photos.
Do this every year, and you’ll have a nice collection of photos you guys can meme for years to come!
Not only are you creating a centerpiece game that is extremely unique (and might persist as a Thanksgiving tradition), but you’re taking pictures you can look back on for years!
4. Words You Can Make from Thanksgiving-Themed Words
How many words can your guest come up with from common Thanksgiving words?
Print out this free printable, and include it in your centerpiece (OR, put the words on any kind of fancy paper you’d like).
Words like:
- Thanksgiving
- Cornucopia
- Squash
- November
5. Paper & Pencil Table Games
Get a roll of butcher paper, and surprise your guests by covering the table in it.
Provide a bunch of pencils, and pre-seed the game playing by drawing several of the paper and pencil games below across the table:
- Tic-Tac-Toe
- Dots and Boxes
- Finish the Doodle
- Etc.
These Thanksgiving table games are an easy way to turn a Thanksgiving feast into a memorable party your guests will be talking about for years.
Amanda L. Grossman
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