Thanksgiving is of course about the food but a few Thanksgiving family activities & traditions can make it extra memorable. Simple & fun!

Thanksgiving is almost here! We hope you have been prepping ahead so that you have more time to spend with friends and family versus spending all of your time in the kitchen!! As you get ready to gather family and friends around the Thanksgiving table, we wanted to share a few ideas for starting a new Thanksgiving tradition or two.

PS: if you are still searching for some last minute recipe ideas, don’t forget to check out our Holiday cookbook. It’s a collection of 24 festive ideas for anything from appetizers to cocktails and in between.

Have a Mini-Pumpkin Hunt
What a great way to get the family up and running after a big meal. Hide as many mini pumpkins as you want, indoors or outside, and let the family loose — like an Easter egg hunt with an autumn twist. Play individually or pair up in teams and have a prize for the person/group that finds the most pumpkins.

Create a Book of Thanks

Grab an archival photobook or scrapbook from a local craft store and every year snap a picture of your guests. Print the picture and have each guest write what they are thankful for in the book. Don’t forget to put a date on the page so you can pull the book out year after year for a walk down memory lane! Original idea and photo are from here.

Pass Down a Family Recipe

Keep family favorites passed down from generation to generation. Bring the kiddos into the kitchen and teach them grandma’s recipe for pumpkin pie or a favorite aunt’s stuffing recipe. You can alway start a new tradition of your own as well! At my house, we love making my gluten-free corn muffins and peanut butter cookies!

Play a Game of Mad Libs

Who doesn’t love a game of Mad Libs?! Play at the table or before you sit down to eat to get the conversation flowing. This free download is appropriate for the entire family – it’s actually better when both children and adults play. Free download (pictured at left) can be found here.

We are so grateful for our readers and subscribers! Thank you for supporting us this year!!! Please let us know what you are grateful this year and if you have any fun family traditions in the comments below. And don’t forget to post your Thanksgiving Meal photos and tag #prepdish or @prepdish.

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