Thanksgiving brings family together, but keeping everyone—from your six-year-old cousin to your seventy-year-old grandpa—entertained while the turkey rests is a challenge. Enter Minute to Win It Thanksgiving Games!
These 50 hilarious challenges are simple to set up, use common household items, and are perfect for all ages. Set the timer for 60 seconds and get ready for some competitive, Thanksgiving-themed fun!
Turkey & Feather Games (Gobble Gobble!)
Turkey Waddle Race Waddle across the finish line while holding a balloon between your knees without dropping it.
Feather Flurry Blow five small craft feathers across the table into a basket using only your breath.
Turkey Leg Toss Toss three small, plush turkey legs or rolled socks into a bucket from five feet away.
Gobble Grab Pick up five pieces of candy corn using only a straw and suction them into a cup.
Feather Stack Stack five craft feathers vertically on top of a single, small coin or spool.
Turkey Face Scramble Rearrange a cut-up picture of a turkey's face correctly in the time limit.
Wattle Shake Empty a tissue box full of ping-pong balls strapped to your waist by only shaking your hips.
Pin the Plume Pin as many craft feathers as possible onto a shirt or apron in one minute.
The Strut Walk the length of the room with a small pinecone balanced on your head without using your hands.
Turkey Caller Make the best turkey call noise for five seconds straight to win a prize.
Pumpkin & Pie Games (Sweet & Spiced)
Pumpkin Tower Stack five mini pumpkins or apples on top of each other without them falling over.
Pie Face Relay Move a small, whipped cream-topped pie tin across the table using only your nose.
Unroll the Pumpkin Unroll an entire roll of orange toilet paper onto the floor using only one hand.
Pumpkin Patch Drop Drop five mini pumpkins one by one into a small jar placed on the floor below you.
Pie Tin Flip Flip an empty aluminum pie tin into the air and catch it on your forearm.
Pumpkin Pass Pass a mini pumpkin or squash down a line of people using only your chin and neck.
Spiced Stare Stare at a small pile of cinnamon powder for 60 seconds without flinching or sneezing.
Whipped Cream Challenge Find a hidden candy coin buried under a mound of whipped cream using only your mouth.
The Jack-O-Roll Roll a pumpkin across the floor to a target using only a broomstick.
Fall Face Stack Stack five different flavored candies (like spice drops) on your forehead and drop them into your mouth.
Pilgrim & Harvest Games (Colonial Chaos)
Hat Hoopla Toss three plastic rings onto a tall, upside-down paper pilgrim hat.
Mayflower Wind Fan a small paper sailboat across a taped finish line using a magazine or cookbook.
Harvest Drop Drop five pieces of dry pasta through the hole of a spaghetti strainer placed on your head.
Shoe Buckle Toss Toss three coin-sized cardboard "buckles" into a shoe placed five feet away.
Settler Stack Build the tallest free-standing structure possible using only dried corn cobs.
The Pilgrims' Journey Race across the room while balancing a small bag of dried beans on your knee.
Corn Husk Unwrap Completely unwrap three pieces of candy that have been wrapped in corn husks or foil.
Colonial Code Write out the word "THANKSGIVING" backward on a small whiteboard in 60 seconds.
Bonnet Balance Balance a lightweight paper bonnet or hat on your chin for a minimum of 10 seconds.
Pioneer Pull Pull a string to lift a lightweight 'harvest' item (like a plastic carrot) off the floor and onto a chair.
Food & Feast Games (Kitchen Capers)
Gravy Boat Bounce Bounce a ping-pong ball off the table and into a small gravy boat.
Dinner Roll Dash Push a soft dinner roll across the table using only your nose.
Sweet Potato Stack Stack five large marshmallow or sweet potato cubes using only chopsticks.
Cornbread Crumble Eat a small square of cornbread as fast as possible without using any liquids.
Stuffing Spoon Transfer a bowl of loose stuffing mix into an empty bowl using only a large serving spoon.
Mashed Mountain Build the tallest tower you can using soft modeling clay or actual mashed potatoes.
Water Weight Fill a small glass with water poured from a large pitcher while blindfolded.
Green Bean Grapple Pick up five single green beans from a bowl using only a pair of tongs.
Turkey Baster Squeeze Use a turkey baster to transfer a cup of water from one bowl to another.
Forklift Ferry Carry a piece of soft candy (like a mini marshmallow) from one end of the room to the other balanced on a fork.
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Cranberry & Corn Games (Kernel Challenges)
Cranberry Takedown Knock over five small plastic cups using only cranberries tossed one at a time.
Corn on the Cob Relay Pass a corn cob down a line of people using only their necks and chins.
Cranberry Chopstick Lift Pick up five loose cranberries from a bowl using only chopsticks.
Kernel Counting Estimate and grab the closest number of dry corn kernels to 25 from a large bowl.
The Popcorn Perch Balance one piece of popped popcorn on your pinky finger for five seconds.
Cranberry Blow Blow one single cranberry across a taped line on the floor.
Corn Cob Roll Roll a corn cob from a starting point to a finish line using a piece of cardboard to fan it.
Hidden Cranberry Find the single cranberry hidden under one of three overturned cups in three attempts.
Kernel Scoop Scoop up as many dry kernels as possible using only a playing card.
Cranberry Bracelet String five cranberries onto a short piece of thread using a blunt needle.
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With these 50 hilarious Minute to Win It Thanksgiving Games, your holiday is guaranteed to be a blast for all ages!