Thanksgiving is a day full of gratitude, delicious food, and quality time spent with family. Whether you’re trying to keep your grandkids busy while you’re preparing Thanksgiving dinner or looking for fun activities for the entire family to play together after you eat, the below activities will definitely be a hit this holiday!
Turkey Tag
Think of this activity as a fun twist on the game, “hot potato.” However, instead of passing a hot potato around a circle, you pin a paper cut-out of a turkey on unsuspecting relatives! The goal of the game is to not end up with the turkey cut-out. Your grandkids will have a blast sneaking the turkey onto other people’s clothes while they wait for dinner to be ready.
For a full tutorial on how to play and to download a printable turkey, click here.
Gratitude From A To Z
This game can be played at the table during dinner to create fun conversation. The premise is simple: the first person to go says something they’re grateful for that starts with the letter “A.” Continue around the table with each person saying something they’re grateful for that starts with the next letter of the alphabet. People’s answers will get pretty creative for letters like “Q” and “Z!”
Turkey Talents Scavenger Hunt
This scavenger hunt will keep your grandkids busy for hours while you cook dinner. Simply give them a piece of paper with talents listed. (You can download a printable version here.) Then, have the kids go around to their family members to see if they have any of the “turkey talents!” Some examples of hidden talents are wiggling their ears or balancing a spoon on the edge of their nose.
For a fun twist on the game, have your grandkids video each of the talents. That way, you can all watch them together after you’ve eaten dinner.
Candy Corn Ring Toss
By using some spray paint, you can turn ordinary orange cones into exciting, candy corn cones! Simply spray the cones with yellow and white spray paint in the pattern of a candy corn. Grab some glow sticks (put together to form a circle) and your DIY cones, and you have everything you need for a festive game of ring toss.
You can find a full tutorial here.
Mini Pumpkin Hunt
Much like an Easter egg hunt, hide mini pumpkins around your yard or house for your family members to find. You’ll need lots of mini pumpkins and, maybe, a volunteer to help you hide them before your guests arrive!
Turkey Bowling
No, we’re not going to suggest using the turkey you spent hours cooking as a bowling ball. Instead, make some turkeys using brown plastic cups, construction paper, and some googly eyes! Use your finished products as the “bowling pins,” and use a mini pumpkin or tennis ball to bowl with.
You can find a full tutorial here. Have your grandkids help you make the turkey bowling pins for some added quality time.
Conclusion
However you decide to spend your Thanksgiving, whether it’s listing what you’re grateful for or playing “Turkey Tag,” make sure you spend some quality time with the people you love. After all, that’s what the holidays are all about! If you end up trying one of these activities on Thanksgiving, let us know! We’d love to hear your stories.
