Thanksgiving has a long stretch between "everyone's here" and "dinner's ready," and another one after the pie. Printable Thanksgiving games fill those hours without anyone having to plan much: print a few pages, set out pencils, and the kids' table, the cousins and the grandparents all have something to do together. Everything here is an instant PDF download.
One download for the whole day
The Thanksgiving games bundle has 24 fall and Friendsgiving party games, each marked KIDS, ALL AGES or TEEN+ so you can pick the right ones for your table. It includes Thanksgiving picture bingo with 40 different cards, trivia and a fall fun-facts quiz (every fact was checked against published sources), Pass the Pie, Thankful ABCs and cut-out thankful leaves, scavenger hunts, word searches and charades. It is year-neutral, so it works this Thanksgiving and the ones after.
Bingo for a bigger crowd
If the guest list is long, or you are running a classroom, church supper or senior center event, Thanksgiving picture bingo with 130 unique cards means no two players share a card. Every square has a picture and a word, so readers and non-readers play together, and the set includes an identical "Fall Bingo" version for October harvest parties plus an ink-saving black and white set.
Games that fit around football
In plenty of houses the TV is on all afternoon. Football bingo turns the game into something the non-fans can play: mark Touchdown, Punt or Penalty Flag as it happens, with a "What Counts?" guide for new fans. Our guide to football party games for families has more ideas. The pass-the-prize story game includes a Thanksgiving story, "The Great Thanksgiving Pie Hunt," that takes about three minutes and is a fun way to hand out a small prize before dessert.
For grandparents and quiet corners
A large-print Thanksgiving puzzle book on the side table gives older guests something relaxing to do while the kitchen is busy: word searches, sudoku, mazes and picture puzzles in big, clear type, with answers at the back. It is available in paperback and as a printable PDF. Activity directors planning a November program will find more ideas in our guide to holiday activities for assisted living.
A simple plan for the day: bingo before dinner, the left-right story with dessert, and trivia or charades once the dishes are done.
