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Thanksgiving Game Wheel – Post-Dinner Family Activities

About this Thanksgiving game wheel

Prevent the post-dinner food coma from turning into silent phone scrolling. The Thanksgiving Game Wheel gets family members of all ages laughing, moving, and connecting.

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How to use the Thanksgiving game wheel

  1. 1

    Spin the wheel once the dinner plates are cleared.

  2. 2

    Participate in the selected activity together before dessert.

Ways to use this wheel

  • Annual Turkey Bowl: Move outside for brisk touch football or soccer.
  • Pie Tasting Tournament: Rank home-baked and bakery pies blindfolded.

After the meal

The hours after dinner can be slow. The wheel suggests a backyard touch football game, a trivia bowl with pumpkin pie, a board game marathon or a holiday movie in pajamas. Spin to pick the next activity.

Choose a mix of active and relaxed ideas. A walk or a quick game helps digestion, and a movie suits the end of the day.

Including all ages

Pick activities everyone can join, from grandparents to young children. Assign a team captain for games. Add your own traditions, and keep a photo of the winners each year.

All 8 entries on this wheel

  • Backyard Touch Football Turkey Bowl Showdown
  • Thanksgiving Trivia Bowl with Pumpkin Pie Prizes
  • Family Board Game Marathon (Catan, Monopoly, Clue)
  • Holiday Movie Pajama Marathon on the Couch
  • Post-Feast Neighborhood Turkey Trot Walk
  • Thanksgiving Themed Charades or Pictionary
  • Wishbone Snapping Tournament & Toast Ceremony
  • Blind Taste Test: Which Store-Bought Pie is Best?

Frequently asked questions

Are low-energy activities included for when everyone is stuffed?

Yes, cozy options like board games, movie marathons, and trivia are fully included.

What is on the Thanksgiving Game Wheel?

It opens with 8 entries: Backyard Touch Football Turkey Bowl Showdown, Thanksgiving Trivia Bowl with Pumpkin Pie Prizes, Family Board Game Marathon (Catan, Monopoly, Clue) and 5 more. You can keep the list as it is or replace it with your own entries.

What can I use this wheel for?

People use it for the holiday season. Popular ideas include Annual Turkey Bowl and Pie Tasting Tournament. For example, Annual Turkey Bowl: move outside for brisk touch football or soccer.

Is this wheel really random?

Yes. Nothing about it is rigged: the winner is chosen by your browser's secure random number generator, so a list of 8 gives each entry a 12.5% chance until you change the weights. How our randomness works has the full explanation.

Can I stop the same result coming up twice?

Yes. Press Remove winner in the result window, or tick the option under the entries, and that result is taken off the wheel. It is the easiest way to give out several different results from this list of 8.

Can I share or embed this wheel?

Yes. Press Share to copy a link that opens this wheel with your current list, or Embed to get a snippet for a web page or class site. Both are free and need no account.

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