20 Friendsgiving Games to Enjoy Thanksgiving With Friends
Make your Friendsgiving dinner party more fun by playing these fun Friendsgiving games. These Friendsgiving activities will keep your guest engaged and turn Thanksgiving into a fun gala time with friend. These games are a good mix of classic and trendy social media games that make them perfect Friendsgiving games for adults and games teenagers would also like to play. These games to play on Friendsgiving will turn your dinner party to fun games night.
Thankful Toast Roulette
To play this game you need to pass a bottle of the group’s favorite drink while music plays, and whenever it stops, whoever’s holding it has to stand up and give an impromptu toast about the group, the host, any friend or friendship in general. It can be light hearted trolling or a genuine feeling of gratitude. It gets funny and heartfelt. It is perfect for Friendsgiving as we often forget to share what the group really means to you.
Friendsgiving Sip If
This game is perfect to kick off the party and break the ice. Make a list of prompts like “sip if you’ve hosted a Friendsgiving before,” “sip if you’ve ever burned something in the oven,” or “sip if you’ve shown up to a potluck empty-handed.” Make sure the questions are lighthearted embarrassments. The host reads them out loud one by one, and anyone who has done it takes a sip. It gets very entertaining, as those who sip share their stories, its a fun way to know each other more and bond, especially if you have invited a mixed group of friends.
Thanksgiving Dinner Trivia
Make a list of questions, it can be factual or myth busting true or false; anything related to Friendsgiving/Thanksgiving. Each right answer gets a point to the guest. The one with the most points wins the game. It is a perfect way to test everyone’s knowledge of the celebration and you may end up knowing more about Thanksgiving. Its a fun game to play over the Friendsgiving dinner table. You can ask a mix of simple and tricky questions to make everyone feel included. You can ease the prep with this Thanksgiving games printable.
Guess the Secret Ingredient
The host picks one dish and adds a secret ingredient to it that guests have to guess. It can be a simple change or addition like a splash of maple syrup in the mashed potatoes or a pinch of cinnamon in the gravy. Guests take turns guessing, and everyone who gets it wrong takes a sip. If you are hosting a potluck you can ask the guests to do the same or bring one surprise dish. Just be creative enough to not mess the taste with the secret ingredient. It is a fun way to get people to pay attention to the food.
How Well You Know?
This is a simple game to get to know everyone. Before the party, the host and friends answer a few questions about themselves. Keep it 1 or 2 per person, to make the games long enough to be finished. It has to be simple questions like their most embarrassing memory or their go-to comfort food. At the party, read the questions aloud and let guests guess the right answer. More than winning the game it’s about getting to know each other well.
Friendsgiving Bingo
Make or get bingo cards with squares saying things like “someone brings a store-bought dish and claims it’s homemade,” “someone asks for the wifi password,” or “someone takes a food photo before eating.” During the party guests mark off squares as they happen or find. The first one to get five in a row must call out “Bingo.” It is a fun game to keep running quietly in the background.
Two Truths and a Friendly Lie
This is the classic 2 truth and a lie game but with a Friendsgiving twist. One by one each guest shares two true incidents and one made-up story, about Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving. Everyone has to guess which one’s the lie. These can be incidents like “I once dropped an entire pie on the floor” or “I’ve never actually eaten turkey.” Make the lie very conceivable to make it challenging for others to guess. It is a perfect game for a friend group or mix of groups as everyone learns a little more about each other while laughing at the fun incidents.
Most Likely To
Make a bunch of questions around who is most likely to, such as “most likely to burn the turkey,” “most likely to bring the same dish every single year,” or “most likely to fall asleep while talking.” The host reads one question at a time and everyone points to whoever they think fits best. This game will mostly lead to some friendly disagreement and a lot of laughing.
Potluck Roulette
This game is perfect if you are hosting a potluck party. Blindfold guests one at a time and have them taste a small bite from a dish on the table, they need to guess whose dish it is. If it’s not a potluck you can replace it with any food from the dinner spread or different flavors of a pie. It’s a fun way to enjoy food and test tasting skills or how well your friends know your cooking.
Friendsgiving Family Feud
Make two teams and play a Feud-style game in rounds to answer questions about your common Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving related question. You can also go for friend group specific questions, like “name something someone always brings to Friendsgiving” or “name a reason someone shows up late.” In the later case you will need to ask a few of your friends ahead of time to get the real answers. Everyone enjoys this game.
Finds in Mystery Bag
Make a mystery bag filled with small, Thanksgiving related items like Whole nutmeg, wishbone, gravy bowl, pecan, candy corn, mini pumpkin. Mix in a few distractions like shredded paper. Let your friends take turns to reach in the bag, feel the item and guess it. It’s a low prep game that can be enjoyed by everyone. To make it fun and tricky add unexpected items like peeled grape or squishy pumpkin to confuse them and give them a gross feeling.
Say It as Song
This game is a mix of entertainment. Give each guest a Friendsgiving-related feeling or situation, like “how stuffed everyone is right now” or “the group chat trying to plan this party,” and they have to respond with a song title or line that represents it best. It’s a creative, funny game that will surely make everyone laugh.
Pumpkin Pie Face
On a disposable paper plates write a secret word like “ Turkey” or “Grateful” or a number and cover the plate with whipped cream, to hide the word or number under cream.. When the game starts, players have to blow the whipped cream off the plate without using their hands to reveal what’s hidden underneath. First one to find the word and call it out wins. This game gets messy, so it’s best play with a plastic sheet down. Also, add clear tape after writing the word to save it from getting smudged.
Turkey Trot Relay
Make two teams and set up a few silly silly task stations around the space, like picking 10 candy corns with a chopstick or tossing pumpkins in a basket. Teams need to race in relay to complete a task at a station to tag the next person. It’s a fun and competitive game that brings up the energy of the party.
Minute to Win It Mashup
Plan for a few one-minute challenges that are Thanksgiving themed like moving cranberries with straw or balance turkey feather, and play them as a mini tournament. You can find here more Thanksgiving themed one minute game ideas. You can plan them to be played individually or better make teams to find winners off all tasks to find Friendsgiving champions. This game are quick to wrap up and bring a tournament vibe to the party.
Instagram Caption This
Display a funny Thanksgiving-themed photo or click one at your Friendsgiving party and everyone has to write a creative caption for it. At the end of the party, read them all loud, and let the group vote on the funniest one. It’s an easy, no-prep game that feels impromptu.
Friendsgiving Confessions
Hand out small cards to all the guests and they need to anonymously write down something they’re secretly thankful for, funny or genuine. Collect the cards, make sure to shuffle them, and read them aloud one by one while the group tries to guess who wrote each one. It can turn out very surprising or entertaining based on the confessions you will get to hear. It’s a nice and fun way to share heartfelt feelings.
Group Chat Trivia
This is a unique and fun game but you will need to do some preparations before the party. Gather some memorable moments or inside jokes from the friend group’s chat and turns turn them into trivia questions. It’s a super personal game that only works for your friend group and that makes it so special. Everyone will be laughing remembering of that moment.
Silent Turkey Dance-Off
This is another unique game. Everyone must put on their headphones play a random song of their choice and take turns dancing without anyone else being able to hear the music. Everyone else tries to guess what song they are dancing to. It is fun, full of chaos in a good way. It’s a twist on the “silent dance party” trend. It will be one of those fun moments where you will get many candid pics for the party.
Look for Turkey Egg
This is a Thanksgiving twist to a treasure search game. Hide small eggs of different colors around the party space, each worth a different point value. Let the guests know at the start of the party that they are hidden around. Don’t set a specific time for searching them, let them find them throughout the party. At the end of the party, find who was able to collect as many eggs as they can in a minute. The one with the most points wins the game. It make the whole party a game to look out for without spending specific time to play.
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