Why Play Thanksgiving Games?

Series Summary

Thanksgiving is a time when family and friends get together and celebrate the good things in life. And what better way to celebrate than with a feast that could feed a small country? Kick back and watch as old sibling rivalries lose their power, subdued by a glut of mashed potatoes, gravy, and tryptophan-injected turkey. Allow the food coma to take hold, and then slip over to the living room, turn on a football game or heartwarming holiday movie, and drift into oblivion as you digest the best meal you’ve eaten all year, hands down.

Or, you could start a new Thanksgiving tradition in your home. In this free video series, learn some creative games you can play and activities you and the kids can do to pass the time constructively, as well as have a little fun. Our Thanksgiving Day expert, Matt Cail, will discuss some of the more traditional ways to pass the time, including making a wish on the turkey wishbone or watching the parade. But he’ll also show you how to play several different games, including Don’t Say Turkey, Turkey Hangman, Roll the Pumpkin, Turkey Hunt, and Popcorn Convoy.

So, change your routine a little bit this Thanksgiving Day. Instead of conking out early, consider playing a Thanksgiving game with your friends and family.

Video Transcript

"Hello, I'm Matt Cail and on behalf of Expert Village I'm going to tell you all about Thanksgiving games and activities. So it's Thanksgiving Day you have the family over, your kids are going crazy they are bouncing around and bouncing off the walls. You don't know what to do, luckily there are some other things you can do for your Thanksgiving Day in the forms of games and activities. Today I'm going to be covering a number of different types of games and activities but first these games and activities are attended to be a stress reliever. That is the primary purpose of the games, Thanksgiving could be an creditable stressful no matter how well plan you do it and having games and other activities there is a couple of things. First off, a diversion people are looking forward to the food and sometimes when they really get looking forward toward the food they can get crabby. So having games is a good diversion something to get their mind off the feast and to stop pestering you, is it ready yet, is it ready yet, is it ready yet? Also the games today are going to be intended for all sorts of different ages, I mean everything, all sorts of things you can be like a young turkey, or an old turkey and they are still going to be really great games for you to be able to play. So some of them may appear like, oh this is for children give it a shot yourself I bet you'll have a fun time too."