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Thanksgiving Fun

Thanksgiving Day is for fun, food, and football. So when the food is enjoyed and the football is over (or the score is out of reach), it is time for fun! We have some creative activities for kids and adults alike…rain, shine, or snow.

  • Pin the tail on the turkey. Have your kids draw a turkey with a missing feather and feathered “tails” to take its place. Put a piece of tape on each tail and see who can get closest to the spot of the missing feather.
  • If it’s warm enough, head outside. Have three-legged races, play a “Pass the sweet potato” relay, or have a turkey trot race where everyone has to strut like a turkey. To make it even more fun, give out a trophy every year to the big winner.  Inscribe the year and winner’s name and have them bring back the trophy next Thanksgiving to hand off to the next winner.
  • If you’re stuck inside, play board games. Have a chess tournament, a monopoly marathon, or play Pictionary.
  • Get a spiral notebook or journal. Write the date and have everyone write down what they’re most thankful for from the past year. Make it a tradition. Bring out the book every year and add new memories.
  • Decorating cookies isn’t just for Christmas. Prebake some sugar or gingerbread cookies. Have a decorating station where the kids and adults can decorate Thanksgiving-themed cookies.
  • Write down the names of everyone at your Thanksgiving dinner on slips of paper. Draw a name and tell what you’re most thankful for in that person.
  • Have a blank card or have the children make a card. Have everyone sign it and mail it to a family member or a friend who couldn’t join you.
  • Give each person a clothes pin to wear. Each time someone says “Christmas,” “holiday,” or Thanksgiving, they have to give up their pin. The person with the most pins wins.
  • Have everyone bring a toiletry item (comb, brush, razor), snack food, or other small gift to pack up to send to a soldier overseas.

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