Thanksgiving Charades: 30 Ideas to Act Out, from Easy to Tricky
Charades needs nothing but a good list and a timer. Here is a ready list of Thanksgiving charades ideas: 15 easy ones the youngest players can act out and 15 tricky ones that make grown-ups laugh.
How to play
- Make 2 teams and put the ideas on slips of paper, or print the cards.
- On your turn, take one idea and act it out without words or sounds.
- Your team has 1 minute to guess. A right guess wins a point.
- After 8 turns per team, the team with the most points wins.
15 easy charades ideas
- Eating turkey
- Stirring gravy
- Mashing potatoes
- Raking leaves
- Jumping into a pile of leaves
- Watching a parade
- Throwing a football
- A turkey running away
- Taking a nap after dinner
- Setting the table
- Hugging Grandma
- A squirrel hiding nuts
- Drinking hot cider
- Pulling a wishbone
- Blowing on hot soup
15 tricky charades ideas
- Cooking for 20 people
- Burning the rolls
- The dog stealing food
- Stuck in holiday traffic
- Waiting for dinner to be ready
- Asking for seconds
- Opening the oven and smelling turkey
- Taking a family photo
- A scarecrow in the wind
- Spilling the cranberry sauce
- Packing leftovers
- Loosening your belt after dinner
- Arriving late with a pie
- Grandpa asleep on the couch
- Passing every dish to the left
Tips for mixed ages
- Let younger players choose from the easy list every time.
- Pair a child with a grown-up as one actor.
- Allow one pointing gesture for the youngest players.
Printable charades cards
Our printable Thanksgiving Family Game Pack has 48 charades cards (24 easy, 24 tricky) ready to cut out, along with bingo, trivia, a feather hunt and the card game Pass the Dishes. The charades cards are in the full pack only; the free edition has the card game Pass the Dishes and 6 bingo cards. For more ideas, see Thanksgiving games for the whole family.
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