Thanksgiving Bingo

Thanksgiving is such a special holiday filled with turkey, traditions, and tons of memories waiting to be made. If you are looking for a fun way to entertain the kids during Thanksgiving, then this Free Thanksgiving Bingo Game is just what you need! The classic game is definitely one of my favorites.

No prep Thanksgiving games are the best activity for the holiday season because they’re ready to play. It is perfect for the kids’ table, a classroom activity, or a party with the whole family. You may also like these free printables that you can add to your list of Thanksgiving activities:

• Thanksgiving Would You Rather: a fun icebreaker and conversation starter!
• Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt: this requires the kids to find items used in Thanksgiving dinner; it makes them feel included and occupies them.

Supplies

Thanksgiving Bingo Cards – get the printable at the bottom of this post. Make sure you have enough cards for everyone playing. I recommend printing a few extras.

Calling cards – included in the PDF

Bingo markers – these are great, but you can also use Do-a-Dot markers, pencils, crayons, pens, stampers, pom-poms, buttons, bingo chips, pennies, jelly beans, or even candy corn! Try to avoid using small items for younger kids.

Prizes – this is optional and a wonderful way to have some friendly competition. Some ideas include turkey candy, ice cream, socks, a small toy, a trip to the park, or a library visit. It doesn’t have to cost anything and can just be something that you know your kids will love. Check out these 53 Prizes for Games ideas for more inspiration.

Our freebie will give you a taste of our Full Thanksgiving Bingo Printable, which has 4 versions:

1. Color copy with words
2. Color copy without words
3. Black and white copy with words
4. Black and white copy without words

Note: These are full-page Bingo Games. To adjust it to your perfect size, you can simply print 2 per page instead.

How to Play Thanksgiving Bingo

• Print the cards and cut them out. Give a Bingo card to each player.

• Put all the calling cards in a bowl. Choose a participant to be the caller. They will pick a calling card and describe it to the other players. If the player has that picture on the bingo card, they can cover it with a marker or candy.

• The first person who has five in a row (in any direction) can yell ‘BINGO’ and is crowned the winner.

There are so many other ways to play this fun game. Here are a few:

Play a memory-matching game by printing out two copies of the calling cards.

Color in the picture when the word is called on the black and white set.

Keep playing BINGO. Check out our Fall Bingo Game and let the kids get more practice.

Tips and Tricks

• Laminate the cards – If you want to use these cards over and over, simply print them out on white cardstock and laminate them. This makes them extremely durable. You can then have the players use dry-erase markers to mark their spaces.

• Switch callers – Let everyone take turns calling the images. It helps the kids stay interested and will give everyone a sense of importance.

• Team up – There is nothing more festive than bonding during the Thanksgiving celebration. This is also a good idea if you have more players than expected. You can have fun picking teams by throwing names in a hat. Here are 11 Creative Ways to Pick Teams or Groups.

What’s included in the full Thanksgiving Bingo Game Pack?

• 35 bingo mats: Each mat is different, making this game perfect for playing with the whole class. The bingo mats feature 25 pictures and vocabulary words.
• 36 calling cards: Presented as 6-to-a-page and in color and black and white.
• Bingo dabbers: Color and black and white dabbers to print and cut and use to cover the board during play.

Where to get the Activity

GET THE THANKSGIVING BINGO HERE

This pack includes a complete class set with 35 game boards in both color and black and white formats. The game includes 36 Thanksgiving vocabulary words, PLUS – the calling cards can be duplicated and used to play memory match – another great way to learn vocabulary! 

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Free Printable Thanksgiving Bingo Cards

It’s the season of giving, and we are grateful for you! Here is a free Thanksgiving Bingo game just for my readers.

The free resource is different from the product in my shop. Here is what is different:

• The freebie is only available in color.
• The freebie does not include words for each picture, so children can identify each picture by looking at the image.

I think you will love having this option, too!

GET THE FREE THANKSGIVING BINGO CARDS HERE

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More Ways to Play Bingo

You can make small variations to this simple game to make it more fun and suited to your audience:

• Hint Hint: Don’t call out the words or pictures, but give hints about what’s in the square
• Winner Winner Turkey Dinner: When someone has 5 squares in a row or wins, make them do something with the 5 squares (e.g. use the words in a sentence or act it out).
• Call a Friend: Whoever bingos first gets to choose a friend to bingo with them and choose a prize too (this works great if you have lots of people/prizes).
• Play Until: If someone hasn’t won yet, play until that person bingos. This is recommended if you have young kids who haven’t gotten a bingo and everyone else has!
• The Best Loser: This may seem silly, but it may be fun to let the loser get to pick a prize first!