Thanksgiving games that give mixed-age families something to do before or after the meal.
Picked with your group in mind
Selections combine gratitude and family themes with reliable mixed-age games. The page avoids forcing every activity into a turkey theme and prioritizes easy setup around a busy holiday.
Find your next “let’s play”.
Low energy
Guess the Relative
Teams identify a relative from a sequence of clues, earning more points when they guess earlier.
- Players
- 4–24players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 15–25minutes
Low energy
Family Superlatives
The group votes on positive, playful family superlatives such as best storyteller or biggest traveler.
- Players
- 5–30players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 15–30minutes
Low energy
Family Timeline
Teams arrange family events, moves, trips or reunion milestones into chronological order.
- Players
- 5–30players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 15–30minutes
Low energy
Family Photo Match
Players identify relatives in older photos or match childhood photos with present-day family members.
- Players
- 4–24players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 15–25minutes
Medium energy
Rapid Categories
Players race around the group naming unique answers that fit a category before the short thinking time runs out.
- Players
- 3–20players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
This or That
The host offers two choices and everyone answers quickly by moving, pointing or raising a hand.
- Players
- 4–40players
- Ages
- 7+ages
- Minutes
- 5–20minutes
Low energy
One-Word Story
The group tells one shared story, but each player may add only one word at a time.
- Players
- 3–15players
- Ages
- 8+ages
- Minutes
- 5–15minutes
Medium energy
Crowd Choice
The host offers two or three choices and the whole room votes visibly, making preferences easy to compare at a glance.
- Players
- 8–50players
- Ages
- 10+ages
- Minutes
- 10–25minutes