Inside: Best Thanksgiving Pictionary prompt ideas with free printable.
I love Thanksgiving with all of my beings. It is one of my top holidays, with all the amazing food and even better company. But something that it is severely lacking is fun. Don’t get me wrong, cooking and hanging out with loved ones is amazing fun, but I am talking about games.
When it comes to holiday games, Thanksgiving is lacking. Today we are going to change that.
There are many different games that be geared towards Thanksgiving, with a little work. One of my all-time favorites is Thanksgiving Pictionary.
This game gives everyone an excuse to get out of the kitchen and spend some carefree time together.
So I thought I would make it easy for you and put together the ultimate how-to-guide that will have you playing Thanksgiving Pictionary in no time. I even included some free printable options at the very end, so stick around for those. First things first, I think we should go over how to play!
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How to Play Thanksgiving Pictionary
First, we need to set everything up. This means making your cards(or printing them). Depending on how many people are playing and how long you want the game to last, you will need to fill a bowl with different Thanksgiving Prompts. These are what you’ll pull from later to use as drawing themes.
Once you have all of your ideas in your bowl, Split the room into 2 teams. You can have up to 4 but the less you have the more fun the game is. So go ahead and do that.
Now you get either a large pad of paper or a white board ready to draw on. Place it so everyone can see it. When everyone is ready, set the timer to 30 seconds and let the first person draw a prompt. They have that 30 seconds to draw what is on the card, and have their team guess what it is. Alternate this back and forth until the round is done or until the cards are gone.
The team at the end who has the most points is the winner. Basking in your glory is the final step of this game, or any game for that matter, if you are the winner.
Easy Thanksgiving Pictionary Prompts
I have to get the easy ones out of the way. I think it is a good idea to get a good mix of prompts that vary in difficulty, this way you can actually have some fun with a good challenge. If it is too easy, you’ll fly through them and its no fun. If it’s too hard, you won’t even get a point and you’ll be stressing the whole time: also no fun. So get a good mix!
1. Turkey
2. Mashed Potatoes
3. Corn on the Cob
4. Yams
5. Dinner Rolls
6. Cranberry Sauce
7. Apple Pie
8. Pumpkin Pie
9. Peach Pie
10. Cherry Pie
11. Cookies
12. Green beans
13. Pilgrims
14. Dinner Table
15. Feast
16. Fall
17. Candles
18. Appetite
19. Apple Cider
20. Chocolate Cake
Must Have Ideas
Without these ideas, this list would not be complete. Some of them are a little bit harder but overall they are pretty basic. If you can think of any more words that are a little more personal to you, feel free to add them. That would make this game even more fun for your family. So brainstorm while you look at these.
21. Family
22. Friends
23. Cornucopia
24. Roasted Vegetables
25. Crops
26. Full Plate
27. Honey Ham
28. Turkey Carver
29. Wishbone
30. Thanksgiving Parade
31. Hot Food
32. Pumpkin Spice
33. Mom and Dad
34. Cousins
35. Grandma
36. Grandpa
37. November
38. Autumn Feast
39. Thursday
40. Desserts
Best Thanksgiving Themed Ideas
These are some of the best Thanksgiving pictionary ideas. I like to find words that are very much on theme but still not super obvious, though it can be quite hard sometimes. Regardless I hope you love these ideas. Check them out to see which ones you would want to add to your game.
41. Setting the Table
42. Bread
43. Squash
44. Apple Tree
45. Pots and Pans
46. Loud House
47. Cooking
48. Full House
49. Casserole
50. America
51. Mayflower
52. Holiday Drinks
53. Drunk Uncle
54. Drunk Aunt
55. Pecan Pie
56. Feathers
57. Delicious
58. Eating
59. Gratitude
60. Colonists
Funny Thanksgiving Pictionary Prompts
Now we get into my favorite list of the bunch: The funny prompts! These ones are perfect for you to get more personal on, but here are some great ideas to get you started. These are a little more obscure which makes them a more challenging prompt, but hey, wheres the fun in the easy stuff.
61. Unbutton Pants
62. Plymouth Rock
63. Squash Pie
64. Gravy Boat
65. Roll Me Out of the House
66. Hungry Hungry Hippos
67. Mountain of Food
68. Drunk Family
69. Dirty Jokes
70. FriendsGiving
71. Monica with Turkey on Her Head
72. Thanksgiving Football Game
73. Thanksgiving Coma
74. Bickering Family
75. Burnt Turkey
76. Dropped Cake
77. Happy Dog
78. Absolutely Stuffed
79. Pumpkin Spice Everything
80. Starbucks Lover
Hard Thanksgiving Pictionary Prompts
For this last prompt list, I thought I should add some harder ideas. These don’t look hard on the outside, but once you get to drawing you are going to see just how challenging it is to draw brown rice with a black and white marker. Hopefully you have some pretty great drawing skills to lean on because without it…you are doomed. Okay, now have fun!
81. Homemade Bread
82. Bread Pudding
83. Sweater Weather
84. Rainy Thanksgiving
85. Winning a Wishbone
86. Bobbing for Apples
87. Turkey Stuffing
88. Brown Rice
89. Scarecrow Standing in the Corn
90. Shuck the Corn
91. Creamed Corn
92. Massachusetts
93. Sweet Potato Pie
94. Windy Thanksgiving
95. Amazing Conversations
96. Family Making Toast
97. Homecoming
98. Inviting People Over
99. Turkey Parade Balloon
100. Thanksgiving Turkey Costumes
101. Kids Table
Free Thanksgiving Pictionary Printables
And lastly I wanted to add some free printables for those of you who are busy enough already without having to write down all of these words for your own game. These printables are free and perfect for the whole family. So take a look and see which one you think is the coolest.
- Free Printable Pictionary – This one is great for the whole family. It’s simple but has some harder ones for the older folks.
- Cute Colored Pictionary Idea – These ideas are even colored in already. They even have little photos that can help you know what to draw.
- Thanksgiving Game for Kids – Here we have another one that is perfect for the kiddos. Check it out, it is too cute don’t you think?
I hope you loved this guide on Thanksgiving Pictionary. Now that you have reached the end of this, you are prepared to get your Thanksgiving gaming on. The best part of this is that you get to do something with your family that doesn’t involve being stuck in the kitchen. It’s a perfect way to get a break while making memories and having laughs.
If you want to keep the Thanksgiving fun going, we have so many other amazing Thanksgiving themed games and Ideas that will add an abundance of fun to your day. You need to see these!
Like any holiday, Thanksgiving is about spending time with the people you love. The only difference is the theme of this one is to be grateful for what you have in your life. So enjoy your game, your food, and your friends. You are living one amazing life, even with its ups and downs. So be grateful!