- This Thanksgiving Bingo game is perfect to play while the turkey cooks or for a fun Thanksgiving party. All you need to do is print the game cards and you’ve got a fun Thanksgiving game! The smell of turkey cooking in the oven, the parade on the TV, and anticipation of the holiday season kicking off this weekend.
- Thanksgiving Bingo Bingo isn’t just a fun little game, it also has lots of educational benefits for kids. Did you know that playing bingo can help kids develop important skills like listening, self-regulation, and visual discrimination? Now you have a perfect excuse to play bingo this Thanksgiving, you’re welcome!
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Thanksgiving Bingo Game Make this day even more entertaining with this free printable Thanksgiving Bingo Game. This is even perfect if you need to keep them busy while the parents prepare for Thanksgiving party or cook dinner for the family. These bingo cards are perfect to play for kids as well as grown ups. Changing up the rules each time you play Thanksgiving Bingo is a great way to give kids’ executive functioning skills a workout. For example, the first time kids need to get a straight line to win. The next time kids need to get the four corners to win.
It's Bingo time again! My Bingo games have been so popular that I thought I'd make them for all the holidays. Other families must like Bingo as much as mine! I already shared Halloween Bingo last year, so now how about some Thanksgiving Bingo? Ready or not, here it comes!
Thanksgiving Bingo
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How do you keep the kids busy while you're preparing Thanksgiving dinner? You'd probably never choose bingo because the kids need you to call the game. This game is different! Since the boards come with picture calling cards, even the youngest member of your family (sorry--no babies) can be in charge of the game. All she or he has to do is pick a card and hold it up for the rest of the players to see. It's easy, and there's no parent supervision needed.
How to Play
Since this game is obviously different than traditional Bingo, here's how it works: Cut the two pages of calling cards into individual cards and put them into a bag or hat. To play, pull a card out of the hat, and call out what is on the card (or just show the card). Players look for that picture on their card and cover it up. Continue pulling cards from the bag one at a time until someone gets five in a row. (You cannot play blackout because every card has every picture on it. This game is meant to be played for traditional five-in-a-row bingo only.)
So that you can get the whole family involved, the free printable Thanksgiving bingo game comes with 6 unique bingo boards. Just click on the download image below to get your game.
Expecting a big crowd for the holiday? No problem. Head over to my Etsy store to download the same game with 30 unique bingo boards.
Need some more ideas to entertain the kids while they're waiting for Thanksgiving dinner to cook? Try these activities. Visit the posts by clicking on the images below.
If you’re looking for a fun Thanksgiving activity – this Thanksgiving Bingo is the perfect afternoon activity! This bingo is fun to play in a classroom or for a Thanksgiving gathering. You can do candy or non-candy treats as the bingo markers. If you choose candy, the kids can keep the candy after too!
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Thanksgiving Bingo – Free Printable Cards
For a fun indoor Thanksgiving activity – try out this simple Thanksgiving Bingo game. You can even do this after your Thanksgiving meal as a fun game to play together.
The printable also comes with a full page of calling cards. You can cut these up and place in a jar for selecting or just choose the images at random.
This free printable includes 10 Bingo Cards and if you have more kids you can double up for teams.
Supplies Needed for Thanksgiving Bingo
White Paper or Cardstock
Thanksgiving Bingo Cards
Bingo Markers – see marker options we suggest you use below
Optional – Self Laminating Sheets
If you want to keep your bingo cards to reuse them every year, we recommend laminating them.
If you don’t laminate the cards and print them in black and white, Do-A-Dot Markers are great for this activity.
Bingo Marker Options
Candy Options: Candy Corn, Pumpkin Candy, Reese’s Pieces
Non-Candy Options: Pom Poms, Buttons, Plastic Pumpkin Pieces
Pencil or Markers: You can have kids cross out the spots with a marker or a dot marker
How to Set-Up the Thanksgiving Bingo
First print off the calling card and bingo cards (link to the free printable below).
1. Cut out the calling cards and place them in a bowl or jar for selecting.
2. Cut out the bingo cards. Each player gets a bingo card. If you have more than 10 players you can put kids into small groups to play together.
3. Use a candy or non-candy item as markers. When the image is called out, the player puts a marker on that image.
Thanksgiving Bingo Printables
4. When calling out the images – you can describe the image or show the picture.
Thanksgiving Bingo Card
If you are printing in black and white, you may need to give more clues about the detail of the picture for the images that are similar. For example, there are 2 pumpkins. One has a face and one does not. There are also a few different leaves.
5. You can play for a line (5 in a row) or a full card. The first person to get a line says “Bingo!”. You can keep playing afterwards for more lines if you have more prizes to give out. There are 30 cards to choose from so a full card may result in having a few people winning at the same time depending on the number of players. We recommend playing mostly for lines because of this. Mix up the cards and start a new game after a few lines have been won.
How Can I Play With More People?
There are 10 unique cards included. If you have more than 10 players you can break them up into small groups and play in groups of 2-3 players. You can also hand out similar cards and have more than one winner at a time.
How to Print the Bingo Cards
Make sure you review the Print Preview before printing. Every printer is different so make sure you select “Print to Fit to Size” or look at the printer Scale Features (you can print at 90% scale) in your printer settings so that it does not print cut off.
Free Printable Thanksgiving Bingo Cards
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