48 Printable Thanksgiving Games and Activities

Ideas for setting a cozy Thanksgiving table with soft shades of burnished fall colors, plus a free conversation starter printable.

We could all use Thanksgiving dinner table activity ideas to embrace the full spirit of Thanksgiving.  So this year, enjoy the meal and spark great conversation with these free Thanksgiving printable conversation cards.

Funny would you rather games for both adults and children alike! Perfect for Thanksgiving!

When I’m in the kitchen, and the kids need entertainment, I always use this printable Thanksgiving family game – “Pin The Feather On The Turkey” – and they LOVE it. Just download your free game to print and enjoy, as a family, on Thanksgiving day!

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to stop and talk with your kids about gratitude. It’s definitely something that in this age of instantaneous EVERYTHING, we need to focus on. This gratitude activity for kids is the perfect way to focus on gratitude in a fun way.

This Gratitude ABC’s worksheet is the perfect Thanksgiving activity for kids and adults. Use it as a fun activity at home or in the classroom.

Each year during the Thanksgiving season we try to do activities that help us remember all that we have been blessed with. This year we decided to make a Thankful Tree for the first time as one of those activities.

When you were growing up did you ever play the game “Don’t Eat Pete”? Don’t Eat Tom is a fun Thanksgiving twist on that old classic game.

Keep the kids entertained — or at least distracted — while your turkey cooks, with this simple, classic-themed Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle and Word Search Printable Pack. Answer keys are included.

Having a stack of Thanksgiving Read Alouds can be a fun tradition. Not only does it provide reading and entertainment leading up to the holiday, but it can also start some great conversations and activities for parents and kids.

A Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt for Kids can be a fun distraction for kids, getting them out of the house and exploring nature, or making good use of time stuck inside when weather dictates.

Let no one be bored or sad on Thanksgiving Day! Make your young guests feel special by planning some Thanksgiving activities for kids. You don’t need to do much, but if things feel a bit awkward for the kiddos, pull out a few tricks to help break the ice.

This printable is wonderful for a few reasons- not only is it a pretty little piece of snail mail, but it is an activity for busy kiddos (hurray for fresh air!), and it makes a great gift for grandparents when packaged with a few photos of little ones- the perfect thanksgiving cards.

This free printable gratitude letter is the perfect canvas to express gratitude and let someone know how much they are appreciated.

Download these free printable gratitude cards for Thanksgiving and add them to your holiday traditions! Get the download below.

Celebrate the fall season with these printable turkey coloring pages for kids and adults. Print them for your family! 

This fun printable Thanksgiving game of charades is great for the whole family! You can play after dinner as a way to have some fun together.

This Thanksgiving scavenger hunt for kids is the perfect for some fall family fun! Just print out a copy of this free printable pdf and start searching.

These free Thanksgiving dot to dot printables are great for keeping the kids busy this holiday season.  Simply download and print the activity sheets for hours of learning fun!

I am planing on creating a few fun Thanksgiving activity sheets later this week for the big day, but the ace I am holding up my sleeve is holding a Thanksgiving Turkey Hunt! 

Download these three super fun Thanksgiving printable activity placemats for tons of educational fun! Kids will color by number, practice I spy, and decode a secret holiday message. They’re printed on regular sized printer paper, because that’s the perfect size for kids, plus it means there’s no extra trip to the store for special paper.

Add a little bit more fun into your Thanksgiving Day with this free printable Thanksgiving scavenger hunt! Twenty total clues that’ll send kids around the house searching for a Thanksgiving surprise at the end!

Set the kids table with these printable Thanksgiving placemats for kids to give them something to do while they eat! These Thanksgiving placemats to color, draw on, and place will make Thanksgiving even more fun for your youngest guests!

Print out this Thanksgiving i Spy game for a little Thanksgiving fun for the kids! Let kids just complete the game on their own or make it a friendly competition to see who can find all of the Thanksgiving items first!

Looking for a little extra fun for the kids during the fall season or to keep them occupied before Thanksgiving dinner while they’re waiting at the kids table? This printable Pumpkin Pie Maze is just the thing! Follow the pumpkin as it makes its way through the maze to become a slice of pumpkin pie at the end.

This Thanksgiving themed puzzle features 20 words related to the holiday such as turkey, harvest, grateful and more. This makes a fun activity for a bit of quiet time at your Thanksgiving Day dinner or as an addition to classroom or homeschool curriculum.

Kids can have some holiday fun with this free printable Thanksgiving Memory Game! Just print and cut out the circles – then start making matches.

This FREE printable thanksgiving placemat with activities features a place to write a child’s name and 2 fun word activities! Make the kids table more fun this year!

We absolutely love treasure hunts in this house, so I thought I would share with you our latest FREE Thanksgiving scavenger hunt printable.

Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, this year why not make it even more special with these free coloring Thanksgiving cards. The kids can use them to write why they are thankful this year and give them to parents, friends, and family.

As we are always looking at fun activities to do during the holidays I thought I would create some free printable Thanksgiving coloring pages. I have put together 8 different Thanksgiving color by number pages. These will keep the kids quiet for hours.

This Thanksgiving word scramble for kids is so much fun. It also has a printable answer key for reference.

Play this Thanksgiving gratitude game at your family gathering this year! Focus on all the things you’re thankful for and learn more about your friends and family with this free printable Thanksgiving activity!

Looking for activities to keep your kids busy on Thanksgiving? Send them on a Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt! This printable scavenger hunt can be done indoors and is fun for all ages!

Little kids will love spending cold evenings doing some of my cute Turkey coloring pages just in time for Thanksgiving dinner!

Keep the kids busy while the holiday meal is cooking with this fun and free Thanksgiving I Spy Printable Game for kids. 

These fun and free printable Thanksgiving bingo cards are the perfect game to play while you wait for your big Thanksgiving feast!

Looking for some cute turkey coloring pages for Thanksgiving and fall? We've got some fun and cute ones right here, completely free! These make excellent thanksgiving coloring sheets, so print them out and have some fun!

Today we have this fun Thanksgiving scavenger hunt! It's a perfect Thanksgiving activity to help keep the kids busy before dinner.

When printing off Thanksgiving printables for your family to enjoy, you can’t miss including a good turkey printable. 

Coloring cards are always a favorite with kids, especially for classroom exchanges. These printable Thanksgiving cards to color join our growing collection of coloring cards.

This thankful turkey printable is perfect to help kids come up with ideas on what they're thankful for. The cute turkey can be filled with ideas on why kids are thankful and then colored and hung up as a reminder to what we can be grateful for.

A fun boredom buster during Thanksgiving is this Thanksgiving I Spy activity! Grab these two free printable I Spy games to keep the kids busy during the holidays. Perfect for at home, gatherings or in school.

Waiting can be hard for a child, and I’ve noticed this is more so during the holidays or special occasions. Waiting for that turkey to be done just right can test a child’s patience, and before you jump onto Google to look for free Thanksgiving activities for kids, check out my free Thanksgiving coloring pages.