These Thanksgiving or Fall Party games are perfect for kids, teens, and adults. The whole family will enjoy these hilarious Thanksgiving Games to Play with Kids. Come on in and I’ll share these fun games to play with your family and friends this Thanksgiving…
These Minute to Win It Games have a fall theme, but you can adapt most of them for any party…
Here’s a quick VIDEO to help you decide which Fall or Thanksgiving-themed Minute to Win It games to try at your party.
If you still need help deciding, Here’s a quick video of some of our favorite Minute to Win It Games overall from other fun posts, links to these and more are below
What are Minute To Win It Games?
A while back the network NBC hosted a game show called Minute To Win It. Contestants tried to complete challenges in under 1 Minute. When they completed the challenge correctly, they were able to advance to the next level.
Games started out as low-level like level 1 games and moved to higher-level (more difficult) games. The players were there to ultimately win a cash prize.
Some challenges were played out with one player and some were played with two people.
Today, most people play these fun and hilarious games at birthday parties, group events, Christmas celebrations, Thanksgiving holidays, and church functions
How to Play Minute to Win It Games
One Player at a Time Version (Small Groups) –
A player will go up against the clock. Tasks must be completed in under 1 minute. If they perform the task in under one minute – you can award a certain number of points.
Tasks too hard to complete – If another player will go after the participant, then they can compete to see who does the most in under 1 minute. The player that does the best, will get the points.
Playing with Large Groups –
One player per team will go head to head. The players should swap out for each game so everyone has had a turn to compete at least once for their team.
Scoring Minute to Win It Games –
- The first team to finish gets the most points – let’s say 3 points for their team
- The second team to finish gets 2 points for their team
- The third team to finish gets 1 point for their team
- Everyone else gets zero points
Here’s what a scoreboard might look like at the end of the night for a Minute To Win It Team Competition
Using an easel and a big whiteboard is an excellent way to keep track and see how the game is progressing.
Here are my top Amazon Links for scoring your Minute To Win It Game
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Finally – The First Thanksgiving Game I have to show you is Turkey Leg Wrap…
- Difficulty Level – Easy
We tried a couple of different variations of this game.
We started with brown streamer paper and ended up using burlap instead. Burlap just held up a little better than the streamer for our needs and unless you order it online, the brown streamer is kind of hard to come by.
Here’s what you’ll need for this Thanksgiving Game to Play…
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- A roll of brown burlap (about 20 ft.) or streamer paper
- A chef hat
- A timer
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Players Needed per team…
- 2
Now…
- In one minute or less, players should wrap their teammate with the brown burlap and place the chef hat on their head to represent a turkey leg
- *The burlap can get itchy, so long sleeves and pants are a good idea
Next up…
Sweet Potato Roll – or Traffic Yam!
- Difficulty Level – Difficult
Here’s what you’ll need for this Fun Thanksgiving Game to Play…
- Sweet Potatoes – 1 per player
- Wooden Spoons – 1 per player
- Masking tape
Number of players per team – 1
Set up…
- For each team – Make straight lines with your masking tape that are at least 12 feet long
- *Slight modification to make this game easier…The last time we played this game we made a lane for each potato by taping 2 lines about 1 foot apart. 1 lane per player.
Instructions for Sweet Potato Roll
- Players should slowly roll the sweet potatoes down the line
- If the sweet potato rolls off of the line (or out of the lane), players have to roll it back to where it left the line and keep going
- *No sliding the sweet potato with the spoon
Alternate version – use their noses to roll the sweet potato
Next up…
Football Stack It!
- Difficulty level – easy-moderate
Here’s What You’ll Need for this Minute to Win It Game…
(1 player per team)
- 6 brown plastic cups
- white chalk marker
- 3 paper plates – large enough for 2 cups to fit on
Instructions…
- Get your cups ready by drawing the laces on them with the white chalk marker
- When you all are ready to go, have players stack the cups starting with 1, then a plate, 2 more cups, plate, 1 cup, plate, 2 cups!
- All in under 1 minute
Next game…
Match Maker=(My favorite!)
Match Maker!
This game is in our favorite Minute to Win It Games List. It’s easy, fun, and challenging for every age.
Here’s a quick video for this fun game – Match Maker…
- Difficulty Level – Easy
(1 player per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this fun Fall Minute To Win It Game to Play…
- 20 plastic cups
- 18 pieces of fall candy – 9 of one kind, 9 of another
Setting up…
- place the candy under 18 of the cups – 1 piece under each cup
- place the last 2 cups – upright, across the room
Playing…
- In under 1 minute, players should race to uncover the candy – 1 cup at a time – and sort them into the 2 cups that are waiting across the room
Next up…
Suck it Up!
Here’s a quick VIDEO…
- Difficulty Level – moderate to difficult
(1 player per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this fun kid-friendly Minute To Win It Game…
- bendable straws
- M&Ms in fall colors – we used 5 per plate
- paper plates
- optional – play dough – only for super challenging games
Instructions…
- Set paper plates a good distance apart
- *It’s super hard to keep the suction for long distances, so you’ll want to adjust this according to your player’s ages
- In one of the paper plates, set out the candy and place a straw nearby
- When you are ready, players should transfer all of the candy on their plate to the other plate in under one minute – all while sucking it up with their straw
Want to make it more challenging?
Set up the game in its original form…
- Place 4 bendable straws standing upright and have teens or adults place their candy on top of the straws – this is soooo hard to do!
- You could also just add more candy to transfer
Next up…
Candy Corn Shake!
- Difficulty Level – Easy-Moderate
(1 player per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this fun family Minute to Win It Game…
- 5 plastic cups
- 15 pieces of candy corn
- card stock
- glue
Instructions…
Setting up…
- place candy corn into cups with 1 in a cup, 2 in the next cup, 3 in the next cup, 4, then 5
- Cover the opening with card stock and glue – write a little number of how many candy corns are inside for your eyes only
Playing…
- Players should shake the cups and order them in order 1-5 candy corns
Next up…
Shake Ya’ Tail Feather – An alternative version to Junk in the Trunk!
Shake Ya’ Tail Feather – An alternative version to Junk in the Trunk!
- Difficulty Level – Easy
(1 player per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this super fun Minute to Win It Game…
- an empty tissue box – the rectangle kind
- pantyhose
- 1 bag of feathers
- scissors and tape
- Assemble the tissue box like above with the legs for the hose extending out of the backside
- Fill the tissue box with feathers
- When you’re ready, players should shake their tail feathers – emptying feathers out of the box
- The team with the least amount of feathers in their box, or the one that empties it completely first – in under one minute – wins!
Next up…
Pie Face!
- Difficulty Level – Easy
(1 player per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this fun Minute To Win It Game to play with the family…
- foil pie plates – 3 per team
- 5 candy corn, 5 pumpkin-shaped candy corn
- whipped topping
Set up…
- place all 3 foil pie plates down
- set the candy into the center pie plate
- Add whipped topping to cover the candy
Playing…
- When you’re ready, players should – only using their mouths – find the candy corn and transfer them to one of the foil plates
- and the pumpkin to another
- The first one done, wins
Yank Me!
VIDEO…
- Difficulty Level – Moderate
(1 player per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this Minute to Win It Game for All Ages…
- 3 plastic cups
- 2 pieces of card stock
Set up…
- Just set out materials
Playing…
- Players should yank the card stock out from between the cups
- If they are quick enough the cups should stack up without toppling over
Next up…
Defy Gravity!
- Difficulty Level – Moderate to Difficult
(1 player per team – although you could add as many as you want per team)
Here’s what you’ll need for this fun kid-friendly Minute to win it game…
- 1 balloon per player – blown up and tied
Playing…
- Players should – only using one hand (the same one) keep a balloon in the air for 1 whole minute
- *The original game is keeping 3 balloons in the air for 1 whole minute, which is next to impossible
That’s it for now! Happy Fall Y’all!
Don’t forget to check out more Minute To Win It Game Posts before you leave. We have loads of them!
Super Fun and of course Easy for Kids Minute to Win It Games for Holiday Fun
Or, try something else besides Minute to Win It Games…
Here’s a Fun Candy Ball Game
~Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do
