60 Thanksgiving Charades Ideas (Easy, Medium, Hard)

By Cedar & Ledger

Charades gets everyone off the couch between dinner and pie. These 60 Thanksgiving charades ideas are sorted by difficulty, so little kids can act out "eating pie" while grown-ups try "the turkey is still frozen." Write them on slips of paper or read them from your phone.

How to play

1. Split into two teams.
2. A player draws a slip and acts it out with no words or sounds.
3. Their team has 60 seconds to guess.
4. Easy = 1 point, Medium = 2, Hard = 3. Most points wins.

Easy (good for ages 4+)

1. Eating pie
2. Gobbling like a turkey
3. Taking a nap
4. Raking leaves
5. Stirring gravy
6. Setting the table
7. Mashing potatoes
8. Washing dishes
9. Hugging Grandma
10. Saying thank you
11. Carving a turkey
12. Running a race
13. Picking apples
14. Drinking hot cocoa
15. Jumping in leaves
16. Pouring juice
17. Drawing a hand turkey
18. Blowing on hot soup
19. Putting on a scarf
20. Waving goodbye

Medium

1. Pulling a wishbone
2. Watching a parade
3. Catching a football
4. Rolling out pie dough
5. Opening the oven door
6. Passing the rolls
7. Taking a family photo
8. Driving in traffic
9. Lighting a candle
10. Chasing a turkey
11. Picking pumpkins
12. Too full to move
13. Basting the turkey
14. Unbuckling your belt
15. Packing a suitcase
16. Ringing the doorbell
17. Saying grace
18. Whipping cream
19. Running a turkey trot
20. Stacking leftovers in the fridge

Hard

1. Dropping the pie
2. Burning the rolls
3. The dog stealing a drumstick
4. Waiting for the bathroom
5. Hiding vegetables in a napkin
6. Fighting over the last slice
7. The turkey is still frozen
8. Spilling gravy on your shirt
9. Falling asleep at the table
10. Trying to fit one more bite
11. Setting up the folding table
12. Getting lost on the way to dinner
13. The smoke alarm going off
14. Forgetting the cranberry sauce
15. A flight delay at the airport
16. Shopping at 5 AM on Black Friday
17. Pretending to like a dish
18. Carrying too many plates
19. Squeezing into a crowded car
20. Washing the roasting pan

Tips

• Mixed ages: let a kid and a grown-up act out Hard cards together.
• Big groups: play "speed charades" with 30 seconds per card.
• Quiet version: act it out at the table using only hands and faces.

More ideas: 15 Thanksgiving games for the whole family and Thanksgiving trivia for kids.

Prefer cards you can print and cut? The Thanksgiving Family Games Pack has 36 ready-made charades cards plus trivia with answer keys, a Left Right story and Would You Rather.

Made with AI assistance and reviewed before publishing.

Related template: Thanksgiving Family Games Pack. Also see: the thanksgiving bingo printable template · Thanksgiving Table Talk & Gratitude Game

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