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More than a third of Americans plan on staying home this Thanksgiving (us too), but that doesn’t mean our micro holiday has to be any less festive. Zoom scavenger hunts are one of the least-awkward—and most fun—ways to connect via video chat, so we decided to put a Turkey Day spin on the trend with these 20 Zoom Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Ideas.
How to Play:
First things first: You don’t have to use Zoom. Any video chat service will do; it’s just Zoom seems the most popular. Facebook Messenger and Google Meet are both free, and they’re pretty user-friendly for newbies.
Second: Setup is easy. Download the video chat service of your choice, create a link for a meeting, set a date and time, and invite your crew. Enlist one person (perhaps you, as the host?) to play emcee, calling out items for people to find in their homes and giving them 1 minute or so to track them down. Award 1 point to anyone who successfully tracks down the item in the allotted time, and 3 points to the person who delivers the item the fastest (or comes up with the most creative item—because maybe a photo of your cheesy cousin makes for an even better definition of “ham” than that honey-baked beaut sitting on your counter).
Ready? Let’s get to it.
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Ideas:
- Canned cranberry sauce
- A handprint turkey
- A football
- A gravy boat
- Your fanciest serving platter
- A Thanksgiving decoration someone in your family made
- A photo from a previous Thanksgiving
- Your most ridiculous apron
- The thing you’d be most embarrassed for a guest to find in your house
- A pie
- A turkey
- The food you’re most likely to overeat
- One thing you’re grateful for
- A Black Friday ad
- Crispy onions (like the kind you put on green bean casserole)
- A Christmas/Hanukkah decoration you already have on display
- A decorative gourd
- Freshly fallen leaves
- A scarecrow
- A cookbook
Once you’ve tallied up the score and declared a winner (bragging rights for life! Or until next year), if you want to keep the party going, check out these Zoom-friendly games.
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