Thanksgiving Games

Thanksgiving Games

 

Hello friends! I am going to now post some fun games for family get together during Thanksgiving. I will also soon be posting some recipes and a special Thanksgiving devotional. Now, let the games begin!

 

Turkey Bowl (s)

One tradition that we usually do during Thanksgiving time is a turkey bowl. We usually play a basketball game and a flag football game (both are called the "turkey bowl") . Whichever better suits your family is fine. Your rules, your family, your Thanksgiving. These are just ideas of fun games for everyone on Thanksgiving.

 

Food Contests

Another fun activity is a food contest. You can have a pie eating contests or bob for apples. If most of the adults in your family are willing, then you can even do a food relay. We do these at school during homecoming (minus the food). What you have to do is split up into equal teams of 4 or more. Once that is done, you have the option of adding food or not. After that is decided, then you need two people to stand about ten feet away with a bat or golf club. On the count of three (or 4 😄), the first player from each team runs to the person with the bat. They need to bend down, put their head face down to the bat, and spin around ten times. Then they have to run back and sit down. The first team to have everyone do this and sit down wins.

 

Pilgrims vs. Indians

This game is also known as end zone ball. We play this game at school very often. Just think of this as a special, holiday edition. 😉 If you haven't heard of end zone ball here are some basic rules, but by all means feel free to make it your own! In end zone ball there are two teams. Each team should have at least five players. One player needs to be in the goal. They will be receiving the ball from other players on there team to make a goal. They stay in the goal (rectangle at one end of the court) for the whole game and can only make a goal if they catch the ball in the rectangle. Another player needs to be blocking the opposing goal. There can only be two people in the rectangle at once, the goalie and the goalkeeper. That means two players at one end and another two players at the other end. That leaves three players on each team. Those three players will be passing the ball to each other until they pass it to the goalie in order to make a goal. Now here comes the hard part..... NO MOVING! Yep! You can't move when your with the ball. You can only take one step when in possession if the ball. Anyone who is not with the ball can run and move as much as possible. When blocking someone you cannot hit or grab the ball from them. That's about it! You can split teams up into pilgrims and Indians. You can also dress up, wear head pieces and feathers, and even make the ball look like a turkey. Make your own twist on it!

 

Those were some ideas for fun games with the family during Thanksgiving! I am positively sure you can find more on Pinterest or other blogs. Thanks again for reading and keeping up with my blog!

Love,

Samy