Thanksgiving Left Right Game
Pass it LEFT... no, RIGHT! This printable Thanksgiving Left Right Game turns a gift exchange into a laugh-out-loud story game. One person reads a story, and every time they say LEFT or RIGHT, everyone passes their wrapped gift that way. When the story ends, you keep whatever gift is in your hands!
It works for family Thanksgiving dinners, friends' potlucks, office parties and classrooms, with 4 to 30+ players.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- 5 original read-aloud stories (about 3 to 5 minutes each):
- The Great Thanksgiving Dash (family classic)
- The Runaway Pumpkin Pie (short and speedy)
- The Legend of the Leftovers (long and tricky)
- The Potluck Mix-Up (friends, office and class parties)
- Little Turkey's Big Parade (kids' story)
- Every cue word is printed in BOLD CAPITALS, so the reader never misses one
- How to Play page with simple rules
- 5 ways to play: Gift Exchange, Prize Pass, Dessert Pass, Big Groups and Double Feature
- Story Picker, so you can choose by group, time and number of passes
- Host tips
- 8 cut-out gift tags
- Print-ready PDFs in US Letter AND A4
- Ink-saver versions (white background, outline style)
- Phone reader PDF: read the stories from your phone, no printing needed
HOW IT WORKS
- Purchase and download instantly. Nothing is shipped.
- Print the story pages, or open the phone reader version.
- Everyone sits in a circle holding a wrapped gift (or hand out a few prizes).
- Read the story. LEFT = pass left, RIGHT = pass right. Keep the gift you're holding at the end!
Fair finish: every story ends one seat away from where it started. If everyone starts with the gift they brought, nobody goes home with their own gift.
HOW THIS WAS MADE
The stories were drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by hand. Page layouts and graphics are original Foccus Games designs; the Foccus cat mascot is a Foccus Games brand image. This game is not affiliated with or endorsed by any game company.
License: personal, classroom & office-party use. Please do not resell or share the files. This is an instant digital download. If anything is wrong with your files or they won't open, contact us and we'll make it right.