Large group thanksgiving games

Mini Marshmallows I used peppermint flavor for fun. Fill one pie plate with mini marshmallows. Put the second empty pie plate next to it. They can shake their face over the empty pie plate to get the marshmallows unstuck from their face. They have 1 minute. The player who has the most marshmallows moved over in 1 minute wins. Use the facial wipes to remove the vaseline from their faces after the game is over. Joe is greased up and ready to go! Juju trying to get as many to stick as she can.

Can be saved and re-used each year. Blue Painters Tape or any other masking type of tape to tape off a bowling lane. I arranged the 12 cups turned upside down in the same way you would arrange bowling pins. I put a pilgrim rubber duckie on the top of each cup. I used the blue painters tape to make a bowling lane not too wide, about 1 or 2 feet wide only. I gave each member of each team 1 chance to bowl.

Their bowling ball was the can of cranberry sauce. Collect 2 of several kinds of nuts that a squirrel might eat for Thanksgiving dinner- 2 shelled peanuts, 2 almonds, 2 acorns, and 2 unshelled walnuts. Place 2 of the bowls at one end of the room and put one of each kind of nut in each bowl. Place the other 2 empty bowls directly across from them at the other end of the room.

You can set up this game two different ways: Craft your very own Thanksgiving turkey with some construction paper, or save time and buy a similar version. Get the tutorial at The Littles and Me. Place a glass jar or vase filled with candy corn in the center of the kids' table, then let your littlest guests jot down how many candies they think the container holds. The "winner" is whichever child guesses closest to the actual number. This one's sure to foster conversation and keep them entertained throughout the night.

Get the tutorial at Celebrations at Home. This is no wild goose chase! Using these fun printables, create a turkey-themed scavenger hunt for your kids right in your own backyard. If they manage to track down every one of the 12 turkeys, they'll win a small prize.

Get the tutorial at Bloom Designs Online. This trivia game is just the thing to pull out and play between courses at your Thanksgiving dinner , or later in the night while you enjoy your dessert spread. Get the tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous. In this messy game, participants race to find the candy letters in their whipped-cream-covered dishes and then use them to spell out "pie"—all without their hands.

Get the tutorial at The Seasoned Mom. Perhaps the easiest game on our list, place on at each table, and whoever finds the ticket that says "Happy Thanksgiving" wins a prize. This festive activity is an easy Thanksgiving craft and game in one, meaning the kids will have twice the fun and be occupied even longer. Say hello to some quiet time in the kitchen! Get the tutorial at Let's Get Together.

Get the tutorial at It's Overflowing. While you're stuffing the turkey inside, the kids can play this fun game outside. Get the tutorial at The Taylor House. Get the tutorial at Pint Sized Treasures. This is such a fun one for the little ones at the party. Get the tutorial at The Inspired Treehouse.

The kiddos will love watching these turkeys fly across the room! Get the tutorial at Growing a Jeweled Rose. Print some of these for the kids table this Thanksgiving —it's sure to keep them laughing until dessert. Get the tutorial at My Sister's Suitcase. Everyone at the table has to stick a word to their forehead using a sticky note. Then, each person has to guess the random word on their head with the help of others giving them clues. You can make it a Thanksgiving version by having all the words be Turkey Day foods.

If you're spending Thanksgiving away from most of your family this year, definitely get this Jeo party game! Once you download the file, you'll get five pre-loaded rounds that include five questions.

As long as everyone has the file, they can play! Country Life. You will need two cobs of dried Indian corn. The catch is that they can use any part of their bodies, except their hands. If the corn touches the ground at any time, it must go back to the beginning of the line again.

Whichever team manages to get the corn to the end of the line first wins the game. This traditional County Fair Game can be played in a yard, garage or even inside! You need two large pumpkins and two sturdy sticks. The racers, line up on the starting line with the pumpkins turned on their sides.

On the signal, the racers use the stick to roll the pumpkins to the finish line. Younger players may want to use their hands instead of the stick.

If you want to play this as teams, make it a relay race. This game can also be played inside, using small pumpkins. You can also use empty plastic pop bottles for bowling pins.

Each player gets three chances to roll the gourd into the pins as the gourds go every which way but straight. After the Thanksgiving meal, give each person three kernels of corn. Pass a cup around and once the cups arrives to someone, they put one of the corn kernels into the cup and they say something they are thankful for.

The cup goes all around 3 times till everyone has said things that they are thankful for. This can bring up wonderful thankful words, and while the cup is passed around, people have time to think about what they are most thankful for.

To begin, have one player lie down on his back. Look through your old photographs and try finding old photos of people you know will be coming to your celebration when they were a kid. Put each on a board and designate a number to each. Take photocopies of this form, so that you have enough for everyone. Once people start coming in, let everyone guess who is who by writing the number of the picture in the blank.

See who gets closest to getting them all right! During the week leading up to Thanksgiving, ask each family member to write down or ask a parent to write down, something that they are thankful for, big or small. Add to the jar throughout the week. On Thanksgiving Day, pull the papers out of the jar and have a fun game of charades or have people try and guess who wrote what. Each child takes a turn reaching into the bag and pulling out a card.

If they pull out a picture they show it to all and then express why we should be thankful for that item food, clothes, trees, grass, stores, cars, etc.

This game is especially fun for preschoolers and their expressions of gratitude are priceless.