Thanksgiving Party Games

Planning a Thanksgiving Party or Thanksgiving Holiday related event or activity for your youth group this year? Having a family get-together or celebration for the Thanksgiving Holiday? If so, here are some fun Thanksgiving games from the “Creative Youth Ideas” archives to add a little wild fun and excitement to any Thanksgiving Celebration!

  1. Cluck, Cluck, Gobble
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Thanksgiving Illustrations

Whether you are giving a Thanksgiving Sermon, a Thanksgiving youth talk, or just discussing things around the dinner table over Thanksgiving dinner, these stories and thoughts from the “Creative Youth Ideas” archives will provide food for thought and meaningful discussion on being thankful to God for his blessings in our lives.

Pumpkin Picasso

How well can you draw the Halloween Jack-o-Lantern? Here is a great youth game idea for the Halloween season. You can use it to bring a fresh spiritual meaning to the holiday and allow your youth to apply it to seeking God's plan and direction for their lives. You could even relate it to a talk about not conforming to the patterns of the world. Be creative and have a great week! And for those completely adverse to anything associated with Halloween, see the alternative variation under the "preparation" section.

Pumpkin Patch Relay

Game Description
In this relay, participants will try to replace the missing pieces that have been removed from their team’s pumpkin. It can be used as party game for your October 31st Halloween alternative, for a harvest festival, or a Halloween carnival.

Game Materials

  • One carved pumpkin for each team. (Keep the pieces that are cut out)
  • Sharp knife for

Skeleton Race

Description
Even if you don’t want to be involved with Halloween, you’ll want to grab at least one of those plastic or paper Halloween skeletons for this object lesson / game.

Game Materials
Purchase one or more plastic skeletons commonly found during the Halloween holiday season. You can also use a paper skeleton that is already cut into parts or …