Annie's
Thanksgiving Games & Activities Page
"In
every thing give thanks: for this is the will
of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."
~1 Thessalonians 5:18~
Pin
the Tailfeathers on the Turkey:
"Paint a turkey without his
tailfeathers on a large piece of paper, or buy a large cutout
turkey wall decoration and cut off the tailfeathers. The
tailfeathers must, of course, be pinned on by the blindfolded
players. Give a prize to the one farthest off the mark."
Source: Festive Fall Parties - 1997 Hallmark Booklet
Another Idea: You can
either do as mentioned above and give the prize to the person who
gets farthest away or give one for both the CLOSEST & the
FARTHEST from the right place. Consider a price for each person
and just a bigger or more special one for the closest and
farthest players.
Thanksgiving
Hash:
"Provide each player with a
list of "hashed" (or mixed up) words, all relating to
Thanksgiving such as:
YEKUTR...........(turkey)
GSINSERD.......(dressing)
MIRGPIL.......(pilgrim)
TVESHAR...........(harvest)
The first player to unscramble
his/her list, wins a small prize."
Source: Festive Fall Parties - 1997 Hallmark Booklet
Another Thought: You can add
more words to the list. Also consider having a timer. Give a
prize to the first done and also the last. As mentioned above a
prize for all is always a good idea. Here are some cute prize
ideas for this game: A nice set of Thank You Notes, Pencils,
Pens, Crayons, Markers, Stationary or even some Crossword Puzzle
Books would be a cute prize idea.
Wild Turkey Hunt:
"Give each guest a paper bag
marked with his or her name. Now they are ready to hunt
"turkeys". The "turkeys" are
cellophane-wrapped sugar cookies in turkey shapes, which have
been hidden around the room. Allow ten minutes for the hunt. At
the end of that time guests stop hunting and count their turkeys.
Prizes are the cookies they found."
Source: Festive Fall Parties - 1997 Hallmark Booklet
Another Thought: If the
weather is nice you can do this outside too. If you have time or
want to keep the kids busy then give them all baskets to collect
them in and put out a large amount for them to find. The
miniature pumpkins and harvest colored corn can be substituted
for the cookies. Then just call it a "Pumpkin Hunt" or
"Harvest Hunt".
Cranberry Relay:
"Have guests form two lines.
Each player in turn must carry a spoonful of cranberries from the
front of the line to a given point and back, then hand the spoon
to the next player in line. If any of the cranberries drop off,
the player must stop and replace them before continuing. The
first team to finish wins."
Source: Festive Fall Parties - 1997 Hallmark Booklet
Annie's Thanksgiving Game &
Activity Ideas:
Thanksgiving Games: 1) Play a
Turkey Scavenger Hunt. Make a list of different items that need
to be found. You can divide the people in to teams or they can
play individually. It would depend on the number of guests you
have or the ages of the players how difficult you make the list.
2) Play Cover the Cookie Sheet Game. Gather some fall, harvest or
Thanksgiving items and put them on a cookie sheet. Small items
are best and using a theme is fun too. Maybe a mini pumpkin, a
cranberry, colored corn husk, pie server, remote (to symbolize
the Football or Parade that you watch on TV each year) and even a
feather are just a few examples. Cover the cookie sheet with a
dishtowel and put it aside. Give each person a pencil and paper.
Set the timer for 1 minute. Uncover the items and let everyone
look at them for the minute but they can't write anything down.
After the timer goes off cover up the cookie sheet again. Set the
timer for 3 or 5 minutes. Everyone is suppose to write down what
they saw. The person who remembers all the items if the winner.
Thanksgiving Activities: 1) Have a
Thanksgiving craft planned ahead for the younger children. Set up
a card table with all the things they will need and place a cute
centerpiece on the table for them. The older kids may enjoy this
too and even the adults so have some extra supplies just in case.
2) Some families volunteer at homeless shelters serving the
meals. Consider doing this as a regular event each year. 3) The
week before Thanksgiving have your kids help you gather canned
goods or other non-perishables to donate to the church if you
have a "white gift Sunday" or give them to your local
Salvation Army or Red Cross. Use this as another opportunity to
teach them to be THANKFUL for all that the Lord has blessed you
with this year. 4) Make a special Thanksgiving Banner. Use
different fabrics and designs to show the special events that you
are thankful for each year or to symbolize Thanksgiving in your
house. Bring the banner out each year for the whole month of
November. You can make a new one each year or just update the old
one. 5) Make a collage with photos and pictures of your year
together as a family. You can choose to frame it or put them in a
scrapbook that you add to each year. 6) Sit down as a family and
brainstorm together. I'm sure the kids will have some great ideas
to create some new family traditions for your Thanksgiving
celebration.
Annie's Party Favor & Place
Setting Ideas
Party Favors: Give party favors this year. They
can be homemade or even bought gifts for that matter. Make the
party favors for the visitors and your family too. Or you may
consider having them make their own party favors and let them
take them home. When you are deciding on table decorations have
the party favors in the back of your mind.
Place Settings: Special
Name Cards or items at their place at the table can be taken home
too. You could also make or buy cotton or linen table napkins.
Fold them in a fancy design and put them in a special glass or
cup on the "top plate". They can be removed from the
table and set to the side for them to take home after dinner. You
can even tape or write their name and the year on the bottom of
the cup with special pens from the craft store.
For more related ideas check out:
Annie's Thanksgiving Grace Page & Annie's
Thanksgiving Decoration Ideas Page
Edible cornucopia favors from Lisa's Holiday Ideas
Thanksgiving
Helpers:
Don't be afraid to accept help when
it is offered for your Thanksgiving Dinner. Whether you are just
having your immediate family for the day or over 20 remember to
be gracious and let them be a part of the preparation for the
special day. From the beginning stages to the dishes there is
always room for another pair of hands to help. Have the kids work
on the menu with you or do it as a family. If you prefer to have
the kitchen all to yourself then let people help with the
decorating or setting the table. People can bring beverages or
even special Thanksgiving Paper napkins. You might want to
consider making a list of all the different jobs and then sit
down as a family to decide how to divide up all the work. Then
post the list on the fridge with detailed instructions to make it
a little easier for everyone.
Annie's
Christian Game & Activities:
Mixed up Bible Verses: Select Bible verses to
unscramble that relate to being "thankful". Create them
and print them out ahead to make things easier for you. Make sure
you have pencils with erasers on top and Bibles to hand out to
each participant. You can give the first person that completes
unscrambling the verses a prize or just use this as an activity
without the pressure to "win".
Bible Verse Hunt: Make a
list of the Bible verses that you feel relate to Thanksgiving.
Just list the Bible references and put enough space for them to
print out the verses too. If you have enough people you can make
teams with two people in each team. One can write out the Bible
verses and the other person can look up the Bible verses. Just as
in the "Mixed Up Bible Verses" make sure you have
pencils with erasers on top and Bibles to hand out to each
participant. This can either be a game or activity which ever you
prefer.
For more related ideas check out: Annie's
Thanksgiving Grace Page
Jakes "Thanksgiving
Trivia Game" Page
Jake's "Thanksgiving
Word Search" Page - to print out and play!
Thanksgiving
Games to Play from Other Sites:
Here are just a few of the many
different games available online to enjoy!
Pin the nose on the turkey
by Billy Bear. Print and then play.
We're Goin' on a Turkey Hunt! Can
you find Mr. Turkey at Thanksgiving Turkey Hunt?
Heather's Happy
Thanksgiving..... Heather says Find Tom Turkey
OnLine Thanksgiving Games
from A Kid's Heart - they also
have some print and play ones too so make sure you look at the
whole page or save it.
Alphabet Soup has a Thanksgiving Word Search
All of Billy Bear's are listed on
the Thanksgiving Games Page
Make a Tic-Tac-Turkey Game
Visit The Activity Cupboard for some Thanksgiving Activities
Lil' Fingers Games: Turkey & Turkey & SuperMatch-up- Thanksgiving & Hide-n-Seek
Edible cornucopia favors from Lisa's Holiday Ideas
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