Get ready to gather and give thanks with exciting Thanksgiving party games! Fun for all ages, these Thanksgiving games create memorable memories that your whole family will love playing together.
Crisp fall air, leaves turning colors, anticipation for turkey and pie. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays! Families love to gather together to give thanks for all they have and, of course, to eat yummy food! Thanksgiving party games are perfect for playing while you are waiting for the big meal to be served or played after to continue the family fun!
Best Thanksgiving Party Games
Check out the very best Thanksgiving party games to have the perfect celebration that everyone will love! So many fun gamed for everyone!
Thanksgiving I Spy
Kids love playing I spy, and what better way to get out their energy than to have them run around the house or the neighborhood trying to find some Thanksgiving-themed objects? You can take a walk and come with specific items or keep the game indoors and look for Thanksgiving items inside so that others can try and guess what has been spotted.
What You Will Need
- Thanksgiving themed items to try and find, such as leaves, pinecones, pilgrims, turkey decorations, etc.
Thanksgiving Scattergories
Thanksgiving Scattergories is a fun word game that can make you think outside the box! Each player is given a sheet to write their words down, and for each round, a letter is chosen for the answers to start with. The player with an answer that doesn’t match anyone else’s answers gets a point. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
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Thanksgiving Bingo
Who doesn’t love to play bingo, especially Thanksgiving Bingo? Players will listen for and cover their pictures as they are picked, and the player who gets a bingo wins a prize!
What You Will Need
- Thanksgiving Bingo printable
Thanksgiving Charades
Test your acting skills with our Thanksgiving charades game! Teams will compete to see who can get through their clues with the most correct guesses! We love this game because no matter how many people gather together everyone can play.
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Thanksgiving Word Search
Print out these cute Thanksgiving word search sheets and set a time for a quick and fun Thanksgiving word search game.
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Thanksgiving Word Scramble
Grab these festive Thanksgiving word scramble sheets and set a time for a quick and fun word scramble game.
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Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
This Thanksgiving scavenger hunt game can be played anytime throughout the day. Print a scavenger hunt sheet for each person or team and see who can find the most things on the list within the time frame.
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Turkey Feather Fun
In Turkey Feather fun, players will try to keep a feather in the air without using their hands. Set a timer for one minute, and players will try to keep a feather in the air by blowing on the feather. This is much harder than it looks, but everyone will have a blast!
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Thanksgiving Trivia
Grab these fun Thanksgiving Trivia questions and see who knows the most about Thanksgiving. The perfect game to start or end any Thanksgiving celebration!
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Thanksgiving Pictionary
Gather the family and test your drawing skills with Thanksgiving Pictionary! Teams will try to guess what their teammate is drawing. Is that a turkey? A bowl of jello? Laughs will abound with this fun game!
What You Will Need
- Thanksgiving Pictionary printable
Pin The Feather On The Turkey
A fun twist off from pin the tail on the donkey, pin the feather on the turkey is perfect for any Thanksgiving gathering. Have each person write their name on a paper feather, and then take turns being blindfolded, spun around, and then attempt to pin their feather on the turkey.
What You Will Need
- Paper turkey
- Paper feathers
- Tape
Pumpkin Balance
Kids will balance mini pumpkins on their kids and race to see who can cross the finish line first! Tape a starting and finish line on the ground and have the kids line up at the starting line. While balancing the pumpkin on their head, they will race to the finish line. If the pumpkin falls off their head, they must restart the race. The first one across the finish line wins with the pumpkin on their head!
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Pumpkin Bowling
Pumpkin bowling is a fun game that is easy to do! Set up bowling pins by collecting two-liter soda bottles and wrap with orange string or yarn. Create a pumpkin bowling ball by painting an orange foam ball, or use mini pumpkins for fun. Players will roll the ball or pumpkins to knock down the soda bottles.
What You Will Need
- 10 two-liter soda bottles
- Foam ball or mini pumpkins
Gobble Walk
Similar to a calk walk, kids will walk around a circle of numbers with music playing, and when the music stops, a number is drawn, and the lucky winner gets to pick some candy or homemade treats as a prize!
What You Will Need
- Music
- Numbers 1-10 work well; print them out on some Thanksgiving paper
- Candy or goodies as prizes
Apple Picking
Apple picking is a fun game that everyone will want to play! Get several red apples and one green apple. Tie strings to the apples, hanging all the red apples and one green apple to a tree branch or a pole.
Blindfold the player before they come out, guide them to the hanging apples, and have them try and pick the green apple. If they guess correctly, they win the apple or another prize. Re-arrange the apples and add a new green apple if necessary for the next player.
What You Will Need
- Red apples
- Green apples
- String
- A stick or tree branch
- Blindfold
Pie In Your Face!
Place edible letters that spell out a Thanksgiving-themed word in a pie tin and top the letters with whipped cream. The team will race to dig out the letter only using their mouths and unscramble the word. The first team to find the letter in the whipped cream and figure out their word is the winner!
What You Will Need
- Edible letters
- Pie Tin
- Whipped Cream
Hot Pumpkin
Instead of a hot potato, there is a hot pumpkin! Sit your players in a circle and start some Halloween music. The players will take turns tossing the mini pumpkin to the person next to them. When the music stops, the person holding the pumpkin is out! Play continues until there is only one person left, the winner!
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Turkey Relay Race
In turkey relay race, teams will have to race their “turkey from one point to another without using their hands. Blow up some brown balloons. Designate two points the players have to run to with their turkey. The first person puts the balloon between their legs and runs to the other point and back, passing the balloon off to the next person. If the balloon falls or a player touches it with their hands, they have to go back to the starting line!
What You Will Need
- Brown balloons
- Tape or string to mark the two points
Pumpkin Race
Two players will race against each other to see who can fill an empty bowl full of pumpkin-shaped candy corn. The catch? The players can only use chopsticks to move the pumpkin candy. See who can get the most candy corn into their bowl in one minute!
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Thanksgiving Would You Rather
Gather your family and get ready to laugh and have fun with this Thanksgiving would you rather game. Find out if your family likes pumpkin or apple pie. Or would you rather eat the turkey or all the stuffing? The perfect after-dinner game!
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Thanksgiving Placemats
These Thanksgiving placemats are perfect for keeping little ones engaged while waiting for the stuffing to cook! A collection of mini-games that are perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. So fun even adults will want one!
What You Will Need
- Thanksgiving Placemats to color
Thanksgiving This or That
Similar to Thanksgiving would you rather these fun Thanksgiving This or That questions ask someone to pick between two options. Fun to play while eating dinner or dessert!
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Poke a Pumpkin
Kids will love Poke a Pumpkin! Fill plastic cups with candy, stickers, or other treats. Cover the plastic cups with orange tissue paper and attach them to a poster board, arranging them in a pumpkin shape. You could ask thanksgiving trivia questions for kids to get a chance to punch one of the paper-covered cups.
What You Will Need
- Poster Board
- Plastic cups
- Orange tissue paper
- Rubber Bands
- Candy or other treats to put inside the cups
- Trivia Questions – Optional
Drop the Candy Corn!
Players will sit or kneel on a chair and will have one minute to see how many candy corns they can drop into a glass or bowl sitting at their feet. The catch? Players must stay on the chair and can only use their mouths to drop the candy corn into the glass or bowl. The player with the most candy corn in their bowl or glass is the winner!
What You Will Need
- Candy Corn
- Glass or bowl
- Chair
Thanksgiving Minute to Win it Games
If you are looking for a bunch of easy challenges that all take 60 seconds or less, then you will want to search our giant list of Thanksgiving Minute to Win it Games. There is fun for friends and family of all ages with these games.
Pumpkin Bocce Ball
Just like a traditional bocce ball game but with a fun fall twist! Position several large pumpkins several feet away from the starting line. Players will be given small pumpkins to roll toward the larger pumpkins. The player who gets their small pumpkins closest to the larger ones without going past them wins! Use a sharpie or other marker to write players’ names on the small pumpkins.
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Thanksgiving Checkers
Create your own giant checkerboard with mini pumpkins or pumpkin candy corn as markers. Using a poster board, draw a checkerboard, set up the checker pieces of your choice, and kids and adults will have fun all night long! You could also use a tabletop and tape-down construction paper squares to create a playing board.
What You Will Need
- Mini pumpkins or pumpkin candy corn
- Poster board or construction paper squares
Pumpkin Patch Stomp
What kid doesn’t love popping balloons? The goal of this game is to see how many balloons a player can pop without using their hands in 30 seconds. The player with the most balloons popped wins! Kids can stomp or sit on the balloons to get them to pop.
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Sticker Stalker
Players will receive a sheet of Thanksgiving stickers at the beginning of the party. They need to stick their stickers onto other people without them noticing. The person with the most stickers stuck to unsuspecting partygoers at the night’s end is the winner!
What You Will Need
- Enough sheets of different Thanksgiving stickers for each guest.
Stuff The Turkey
Stuff the Turkey is easy to set up and play! Use a brown paper bag and see who can fill the “turkey” the fastest by throwing paper balls into the bag. Have younger children stand closer, and older kids can stand farther back.
What You Will Need
- Brown paper bag
- Paper balls-paper or newspaper crumbled up into a ball
Don’t Say It!
Guests will get a plastic Thanksgiving ring at the beginning of the night. Then you will pick a Thanksgiving buzzword that people cannot say, such as turkey, pie, or Thanksgiving. Guests will be on alert; if they hear another person say that word, they can take their ring. The player with the most rings at the end of the night is the winner!
What You Will Need
- Plastic Thanksgiving Rings
Turkey Trot
Turkey Trot is like Mother May I, but players are trying to get to the turkey instead! Kids can make up fun moves like waddling like a turkey or mashed potato, and if the turkey approves of their moves, they can advance! The first one to the turkey wins!
What You Will Need
- Space to play the game
Build A Scarecrow
Teams will race to see who can turn one of their players into a scarecrow the fastest. Teams will have the same clothes and stuffing to make a scarecrow. The team who builds their scarecrow the fastest using all their props is the winner.
What You Will Need
- Old Clothes
- Newspaper crumpled for stuffing
- Straw hat
- Optional: Halloween face paint to create a scarecrow face.
Build A Turkey
Build a Turkey is a fun drawing game that has players racing to the first ones to roll all the numbers to complete their turkey. The first one to complete their turkey is the winner! 1- Draw 1 feather,2- draw a face and wattle, 3- draw 1 foot, 4- draw one wing, 5-draw a body, 6-draw a head. Your turkey is complete when there is a body, head, and face with wattle, 2 wings, 2 feet, and 5 tail feathers.
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Feed The Turkey
The turkey is hungry, so we need to Feed the Turkey! Players will race to see who can fill up their turkey the fastest. Take an empty 2-liter bottle and decorate it like a turkey. Gather several cotton balls and tongs. Players will race to see if they can use the tongs to get the cotton balls inside their “turkeys” the fastest.
What You Will Need
- 2-liter bottles decorated like turkeys
- Cotton balls
- Tongs
Shake Your Tail Feathers
Fill empty tissue boxes with fall-colored pom-pom balls and be the first person to shake all their pom-poms out of the box. This is a fun game to see who has the best moves to empty their box!
What You Will Need
- Empty Tissue Boxes
- Fall colored pom-poms
Thanksgiving Riddles
Who doesn’t love riddles? Try out these fun Thanksgiving riddles and test your family’s smarts to see who gets the most right on the first try.
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Guess The Blessing
Before dinner starts, have your guests write down one thing they are thankful for and put them in a basket. During dinner, take turns drawing a blessing and reading it aloud. Your guest will then try to guess who wrote the blessing that was read. A great way to count your blessings!
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Going On A Turkey Hunt
Release some energy before dinner by hiding chocolate turkeys around your house or yard, and time your guests to see how quickly they can find them all. Great for smaller children.
What You Will Need
- Chocolate turkeys
Traffic Yam!
Players will need to get their yam across the finish line first! The catch? Players can only use a spoon to push the yam across the playing surface.
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Create the Mayflower
Give your guest some tin foil, and have them design their best tin foil boat. The goal is to see who can float their “mayflower” to Plymouth rock. Fill a small plastic swimming pool or something similar to race the boats in. See who can use a straw to blow their boats across the water to the finish line. Don’t have pools? Fill a sink or bathtub with water and see whose boat can hold the most pennies.
What You Will Need
- Tin Foil
- Straws
- Pennies-optional
- Plastic swimming pool – optional
Is That A Turkey?
Is That A Turkey is a fun game for all ages. Give your guests a sheet of paper and a pencil. Have everyone close their eyes and see who can draw the best turkey with their eyes closed!
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Thanksgiving Price is Right
Thanksgiving Price is Right is fun for all ages! List out the ingredients that are a part of your Thanksgiving meal. Have your guest guess how much each ingredient or dish costs. The person who comes closest to the correct amount is the winner!
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Pie Eating Contest
Everyone loves pie and usually eats a piece on Thanksgiving! Give everyone a slice of pie and race to see who can eat their slice the fastest. Players can only use their mouths to eat the pie for even more fun!
What You Will Need
- Pieces of pie
Do you have more fun Thanksgiving Party Games that we missed? Be sure to tell us about them in the comments.
Michele Tripple is a renowned author and expert in the fields of parenting, relationships, and personal development. With her degree in marriage and family studies, her experience as a Family Life Educator, and over a decade of experience as a professional writer, Michele has authored books that provide practical advice and insights into improving family dynamics and personal growth. Her work is celebrated for its blend of research-driven information and relatable, real-world applications. Michele has been a keynote speaker at conferences and has contributed to numerous publications and media outlets, solidifying her reputation as an authoritative voice in her field and helping families build relationships.