Thanksgiving games for the drive, the house and the walk after dinner
Thanksgiving puts the whole family in one house for a day, with a lot of waiting in it: for people to arrive, for the turkey, for the pie. Let's Tingo turns that day into a game of bingo. You build a board of things to spot, everyone gets their own board from the same list, and the first to fill five in a row calls a Tingo.
Of all the Thanksgiving games you could plan, this one works for grandparents, teens and the cousins you only see once a year, whether you're playing at the table, in the yard or on the walk after dinner.
Thanksgiving games for family who arrive at different times
Nobody gets to Thanksgiving at the same time. Make it a join-any-time game and the board is live the moment you send the link to the family group chat, so your sister can join from the car and your uncle can jump in when he walks through the door.
Pick a game type, tell Let's Tingo you're hosting Thanksgiving, and it builds a list of finds from that: the good gravy boat, someone in a football jersey, a dog under the table. Keep the ones that fit your family, add the ones only your family would get, and share the game.
Thanksgiving bingo with a finish line at dinner
Make your Thanksgiving bingo a timed game and set it to end at dinner time. The game wraps itself up on schedule, and whoever has the most Tingos wins.
Name a prize when you set it up, first slice of pie or a night off dishes, and everyone sees what they're playing for.
In most games, finds are shared, so when anyone spots something, it shows up on every board that has it. The kitchen can see the living room just found the parade on TV.
A Thanksgiving scavenger hunt for the walk after dinner
Plenty of families head out for a walk once dinner's done. Pick a camera game and it becomes a photo scavenger hunt: every find needs a picture, and the photo stays with that find for the whole family to see. By the time you're back for pie, the board holds the afternoon in pictures.
Thanksgiving scavenger hunt ideas to get your board started
These are the kind of finds that make a good Thanksgiving scavenger hunt. Use them, change them, or let Let's Tingo suggest its own from what you tell it. For other occasions, browse more scavenger hunt ideas.
On the drive over
- Porch pumpkin
- Corn field
- Hay bales
- Turkey sign
- Pie shop
- Car roof box
- Leaf pile
- Bare tree
- Church sign
- Full parking lot
- Wreath on a door
- Out-of-state plate
At the house
- Gravy boat
- Football jersey
- Dog under the table
- Parade on TV
- Kids' table
- Pumpkin pie
- Canned cranberry sauce
- Recipe card
- Someone napping
- Folding chairs
- Turkey timer
- Leftover containers
On the walk after dinner
- Fallen leaves
- Squirrel
- Chimney smoke
- Early Christmas lights
- Inflatable turkey
- Yard football game
- Bird on a wire
- Wind chimes
- Dog on a walk
- Bundled-up kid
- Moon before dark
- Neighbors out walking
Family holiday games for every holiday after this one
The same game works for every family holiday after this one: a Christmas scavenger hunt on the night you go see the lights, road trip games on the drive to see family, and family reunion games next summer.
Joining a game is always free, in the app or in a browser. Plenty of games are free to make, too.
Get your Thanksgiving game ready
Send the link to the family group chat before everyone sets off, and the game starts on the drive over.