Print this fun Thanksgiving emoji pictionary game to test your holiday knowledge with emojis.

It includes an answer key and works for kids, teens, and adults — no drawing required.

This free printable uses emoji strings to hint at Thanksgiving words and phrases. Decode each line, write your guess, then check it against the answer key.

It’s the quiet, phone-friendly party game — perfect for teens who groan at charades but will happily untangle an emoji.

⭐ 🦃 Want more party fun? Try our classic Thanksgiving Pictionary too! ⭐

What’s Included:

• PDF download format
• 2 pages total
• 8.5×11 inch size
• One pictionary game sheet
• One answer key page

Features:

• 12 emoji-based Thanksgiving phrases
• Answer sheet included
• Black and white for easy printing
• Perfect for family dinners or classrooms
• Fun for all ages, including adults
• Easy to explain and play
• Quick brain break activity
• Great icebreaker for Thanksgiving gatherings

All 12 Emoji Phrases (And the Answers)

Emoji clue Answer

1 🍽️🦃🥧 Thanksgiving Dinner
2 🎈🎉🥁🦃 Thanksgiving Parade
3 🙏🥰 Give Thanks
4 🔨🥔🥔 Mashed Potatoes
5 🟩🫘🍲 Green Bean Casserole
6 🍞🌿🦃 Stuffing
7 🏈📺 Football Game
8 🚫🎒🏫 No School
9 ⬛🍟📅(July 17)🛍️💵 Black Friday Shopping
10 🦃💤🛏️ Turkey Coma
11 🦃👟🥈 Turkey Trot
12 🎃🥧 Pumpkin Pie

Emoji Pictionary vs. Regular Pictionary

Same name, different game. Regular Thanksgiving Pictionary has you draw a word and your team guesses; emoji pictionary hands you a string of emoji to decode into a phrase — no drawing, no acting, just puzzling it out. If your table has kids who want to sketch and teens who’d rather scroll-and-solve, print both. And if you’d rather act it out than draw or decode, Thanksgiving Charades is the third option in the set.

Thanksgiving Emoji Pictionary for Adults / Friendsgiving

For an adult table or a Friendsgiving emoji game, add a harder round — turn traditions, movies, and inside-joke foods into emoji strings and see who cracks them first. It plays great as an icebreaker while the turkey finishes. Team it up, set a timer, and the most-correct table wins the first slice of pie.

Ideal For:

• Teachers adding fun to classroom time
• Parents looking for easy Thanksgiving games
• Event hosts needing a quick group activity
• Kids wanting a screen-free holiday challenge
• Adults who enjoy guessing games
• Families doing game night on Thanksgiving
• Friendsgiving party planners
• Homeschoolers using themed printables

How to Play This Emoji Pictionary Game

• Download the PDF using the link below
• Print the two pages: game and answer key
• Hand out copies to each player or group
• Set a timer or play freely
• Guess each Thanksgiving phrase using emojis
• Use the answer sheet to check results
• Give a prize to whoever gets the most right

Print the sheet and hand it around, or read the emoji strings aloud at the table — play solo, in teams, or as a race to finish first.

Keep the Dinner-Table Games Going

For the draw-it version, grab the Thanksgiving Pictionary printable; to act it out, try Thanksgiving Charades. Or keep the table talking with Thanksgiving Would You Rather.

🧩 More Thanksgiving Printables You’ll Love

You can also enjoy our Thanksgiving Word Search, Would You Rather Questions, I Spy activity, Thanksgiving Charades, and Thanksgiving Crossword.