| Marisa LaScala, Cameron Jenkins |
Printable Thanksgiving Cootie Catcher / Joke Teller
Just like the ones you use to make in junior high school except with a festive twist. Once kids pick an icon, you’ll open up the flap to reveal a joke!
Turkey Leg Wrap Game
Thanksgiving Mad-Libs
Family Tree
Sack Race
This classic game is perfect for all ages and can be played indoors or outdoors. All you need is a few sacks. You can even split your family up into teams and see who is the first to get all of their members across the finish line.
If you find it difficult to keep your family off of their phones during the holidays, why not make a game out of it? This selfie scavenger hunt will allow participants to rack up points by snagging photos with the items listed. It comes in a set of 12 so your number of players will be limited.
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Handprint Leaf Turkey
As one of the easiest Thanksgiving kids crafts, all you need to do to make this handprint leaf turkey is to trace your hand, gather leaves and glue everything together! This craft proves that fun can also be simple.
Pumpkin Tic-Tac-Toe
Marisa (she/her) has covered all things parenting, from the postpartum period through the empty nest, for Good Housekeeping since 2018; she previously wrote about parents and families at Parents and Working Mother. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, where she can be found dominating the audio round at her local bar trivia night or tweeting about movies.
Cameron (she/her) is a staff writer for Good Housekeeping, where she covers everything from holidays to food. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, where she received a B.A. in magazine journalism. In her spare-time she can be found scrolling TikTok for the latest cleaning hacks and restaurant openings, binge-watching seasons of Project Runway or online shopping.
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