by Coach Debbie

How would you rate your conversations with family as you enjoy turkey and stuffing?  Are there fights?  Awkward silences?  Superficial topics like the weather?  Let’s avoid the dread and get excited about what we can happily discuss around the table this year!

I’ve come up with 25 Crowd-Pleasing Conversation Starters to make the whole family laugh and smile! Be sure to hide this list under your cranberry-filled dinner plate, okay?

25 THANKSGIVING DAY CONVERSATION STARTERS

1. Our family’s claim to fame is _____.
2. My favorite thing about someone at this table is _____.
3. If you had to be trapped in a TV show for a month, which show would you choose?
4. Who’s the funniest person at this table and why?
5. If you could only eat one food on this table for an entire year, which one would it be?
6. Which person at the table would make the best news anchor?
7. What’s your most creative leftover-turkey idea?
8. Say why you’re thankful for the person to your left.
9. What has been your favorite memory of this year?
10. Everyone must take a turn singing a song but replace all the lyrics with the word GOBBLE.
11. Everyone must take a turn acting like a turkey.
12. Did you know it takes about 45 seconds for a Twinkie to explode in the microwave or that the Bible is the most shoplifted book in the world?
13. Time and money aside, I’d rather be…
14. laughingsquid.com has a hilarious Thanksgiving bingo game your family can enjoy!
15. If you absolutely had to gain 10 pounds, what would you eat?
16. If you could live in any home from a TV series, what home would it be?
17. Would you rather travel 50 years into the past or 50 years into the future?
18. Which person in the family do you most look like?
19. What job do you never want to have?
20. If your life got stuck at one age, what age would it be?
21. What’s your favorite worship song?
22. Where is the most beautiful location you’ve visited?
23. What will be your New Year’s Resolution(s)?
24. How is God moving in your life?
25. If you had to lose one of your senses, which one would you pick?