Do you need games to keep everything lively at your Thanksgiving celebration?
Serving amazing meals, which include the main dish, the turkey, other side dishes, and appetizers, isn’t the only thing needed to host a memorable and successful Thanksgiving party.
There is something else that is just as important as the meal, and that’s the Thanksgiving games.
The experience you and your family, and guests would have while catching up and hanging out with one another is what would leave a lasting memory.
That’s why Thanksgiving games are the perfect way to make the thankful turkey day more fun.
The games are even more important if there are lots of kids at the party, as they’ll keep them occupied and invested in being at the party and playing with their siblings, cousins, or friends.
We’ve put together a couple of games that would please the guests and keep the whole family entertained as everyone enjoys the party.
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Thanksgiving Games For Adults
1. Just Do It Roulette Game
A classic Thanksgiving challenge game that takes a couple of people to play.
The game features a brown and beige roulette wheel with a Thanksgiving theme, which can be purchased online or at retail stores around you.
2. Poke A Feather Turkey Craft
Here’s another classic Thanksgiving game, I mean, the turkey design already gives it away.
It’s a popular Thanksgiving kids' game where kids get to pluck a feather by poking through the tissues covering the cups to reveal a treat or prize hidden inside.
3. Stuff The Turkey Game
This game is also designed specifically for kids, and it’s a very popular Thanksgiving activity for them.
The game mainly involves tossing crumpled-up paper into a paper turkey bag to score points; those with the most points are awarded gifts or candy.
It’s also a good way to keep your kids busy while you cook.
4. Money Spatula Game
A classic fun fun-filled family game that’s perfect for special celebrations like Thanksgiving or Christmas, and so on.
It typically features one person wearing a blindfold while they try to scoop money onto a board or into a bowl using a spatula before the timer stops, and the best part is you keep any amount you scoop.
5. Pluck The Turkey Game
Pluck the turkey is a game and also a craft, where the turkey is made out of cardboard, while colorful envelopes make up the feathers.
The game involves players taking turns plucking the feathers for the chance to win a prize or money inside.
You could also put a card stating what you’re thankful for inside.
6. Turkey Balloon Game
Thanksgiving game for kids that requires breaking them into two teams, Team A and Team B.
The game features balloons with turkeys drawn and with numbers like 10 and 20 written on them.
They are then hidden all around, and the kids have to find them; the team with the most numbers on the balloons when calculated wins.
7. Feed Me Turkey Game
This game is also created to help kids have fun.
It features a box designed to look like a turkey with the sign “Feed Me" on it.
Snacks are then hidden for kids to find and put (feed the turkey) inside the box.
The kid who finds the most snacks wins.
8. Turkey Leg-shaped Craft Game
Another game that’s also a craft for a Thanksgiving party.
Craft turkey legs from brown paper bags and fill them with treats, then write the name of each child at the party on one bag each, quiz the children with some fun answers, and offer the treat bags as rewards for the winners.
This is a more uncommon Thanksgiving game.
9. Bulletin Board Cutout Game
A bulletin board with a sign at the top that says “You Better BLEAF We’re Thankful".
The game is simple, which just involves everyone at the celebration writing what they are thankful for on a cutout paper fall leaf and hanging it on the board.
10. Thanksgiving Crafts Game
This craft game is typically made for a large celebration, like a school Thanksgiving event.
It features a really long table where kids get to handprint their own turkey crafts, with bags filled with treats on the table that kids can win as soon as they finish the crafts.
11. Thanksgiving Bingo Game
Thanksgiving bingo card game designed to be played at a Thanksgiving gathering for adults.
The goal of this game is to find other players at the celebration who match the description in the squares on the card.
After finding them, the player marks the spot on the card.
The first person to get 5 spots shouts bingo and wins.
12. Ring Toss Game
A ring toss game that’s stylishly created from the carnival game where people toss rings at bottles, but for Thanksgiving, it's lollipops.
A yellow tri-fold display board with “RING TOSS" written boldly, and lollipops set on the ground in front of it, which serve as pegs for players to toss the rings into.
13. Deal or No Deal Trivia Game
A homemade version of the game show “Deal or No Deal".
The contestant is to choose one of several numbered cases, each one containing a hidden amount of money.
The goal is for him/her to win the largest amount of money as they possibly can.
A very fun game.
14. Guess How Many Candies Are in The Jar Game
Well, the aim of this game is pretty straightforward; the name already gives it away.
Everyone takes a turn guessing the number of candies in the jar (which is filled with candy corn); they have just 3 guesses each, and the person with the closest guess or, if possible, the correct guess, wins.
The winner would be announced after the game is over, and they win a prize, either a $25 gift card or cash.
15. Guessing Jar
Similar to the “Guess how many candies are in the jar" game, but this one is fall-themed.
The jar is filled with different colored fall leaves cut out alongside ornaments, and the participants have three guesses to “Guess How Many Leaves Are In The Jar".
The winner is announced after the game and stands the chance to win a handsome prize.
16. Tic-Tac-Toe Game
This tic-tac-toe game is fall-themed, featuring a large tic-tac-toe board in black and white with orange and white small pumpkins as the game pieces.
It’s a fall twist on the classic tic-tac-toe game, which is also known as noughts and crosses.
17. Target Golf Game
Golf golf-inspired game for children that can be played at any gathering or event, like Thanksgiving.
It features a target golf board made from a cardboard box with five arches that have different numbers at the top of each arch.
The children aim and hit the ball into each arch to score points.
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Conclusion
While some classic games are the go-to for most families, other games are perfect for Thanksgiving in any household.
The best part is that a lot of these games are still fun to play with fewer people.
So it doesn’t matter how many people are at the party; there’s a game for everyone to participate in, be it a smaller or a larger set of people, games for teams, solo games, and so on.
There’s something here for everyone.
So, what are you waiting for? Pick a game or two, and let your Thanksgiving celebration bubble to its fullest.
