This Thanksgiving Party game can be used with small or large groups. The key objective is to remember a long and growing list of Thanksgiving related items.

1. Thanksgiving Ideas - Memory
Game
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Game Description
This Thanksgiving Party game can be used with small or
large groups. The key objective is to remember a long and
growing list of Thanksgiving related items.
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3. Game Preparation
Choose a phrase for the youth to complete…
“This thanksgiving, I am thankful for….”
While the applications would not apply, you could also use:
“At Thanksgiving Dinner, I ate…”
“My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is…”
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4. Game Play
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1. Sit everyone in a circle. (You can also play this as a family around
the Thanksgiving Dinner table)
2. Start the game by saying, the chosen phrase (i.e. “This Thanksgiving
I am thankful for….”) then add something you are thankful for… (i.e.
“my health”)
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5. 3. The next player must repeat what is said and then add something they
are thankful for. (This Thanksgiving I am thankful for my health and my
parents.”)
4. Each player in sequence must repeat the previous responses in the
exact same order then add one of their own.
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6. 5. Players cannot add something that is already mentioned in the
list.
6. If a player makes a mistake, he or she is eliminated from the
game
7. The game continues around the circle until only 1 person is
left.
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Variation
When someone makes a mistake, you can choose to
start over with a new list of items or continue around the
circle with the same list.
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8. Take it to the Next Level
• What it easy or difficult to think of new things you were thankful
for?
• Were there some things mentioned by people that were a surprise
to you?
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9. • Were there things in the list that were mentioned by other people,
but that you were NOT thankful for?
• If you played this game every day, do you think your answers would
change?
• If you played this game every day, do you think your life would be
different? Your perspective?
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10. Take it Spiritual
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• Why is an attitude of gratefulness, of thankfulness important?
• How does an attitude of Thankfulness change us? What effect does it
have on the way we approach life and other people?
• How can you cultivate the habit of being thankful in your own life?
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