Thanksgiving Fill-In-The Blank Story
1. Have each guest secretly write a favorite item (can be something they have or wish to have) on the back of their nametag and place it in a bowl.
2. Have everyone at the table help you fill in the specified words below. (You can rotate turns)
3. Put the words you come up with in the specified blanks in the story.
4. Read aloud the wacky family story you created together!
2. Have everyone at the table help you fill in the specified words below. (You can rotate turns)
3. Put the words you come up with in the specified blanks in the story.
4. Read aloud the wacky family story you created together!
Names/Gifts: Using the nametags from the bowl, write each guest's name and their specified gift beside it. If you have more than 10 guests double up on names/gifts.
1.__________________ 2._______________ 3.___________________ 4._______________ 5.___________________ 6._______________ 7.___________________ 8._______________ 9____________________ 10._______________ |
Nouns: List specified words.
1.(month)_____________ 2.(animal)__________ 3.(animal)______________ 4.(furniture)_________ 5.(color)_______________ 6.(color)___________ 7.(clothing)___________ 8.(clothing)_________ 9.(number)____________ 10.(noun)___________ 11.(noun)______________ 12.(noun)___________ 13.(noun)______________ 14.(noun)___________ 15. (noun)_____________ 16.(animal___________ |
Adjectives: list adjectives that guests decide on.
1.__________________ 2._______________ 3.___________________ 4._______________ 5.___________________ 6._______________ 7.___________________ 8._______________ 9____________________ 10._______________ |
Verbs/Adverbs: List action words that guests choose.
1.(mood)____________ 2.(movement)________ 3.(greeting)_____________ Foods: List types of food 1.___________________ 2._______________ 3.____________________ 4._______________ 5. __________________ |
Thankfullness Story
On a beautiful sunny day in ______________, _______________ woke up to the melodic sound of a
Noun 1 Name 1
_____________ singing in his own unusual _______________ way. ____________ was a bit surprised that
Noun 2 Noun 2 Name 1
a _________________ could do that. He/she grinned at the lovely sound.
Noun 2
Excitedly, ______________ _____________ from the ________________ he slept on and grabbed his/her
Name 1 Verb 2 Noun 4
______________ shaped phone to call his/her friends for this special day. ______________ was the first
Noun 3 Name 2
on the call list. "______________ _____________!" _______________ exclaimed when _______________
Verb 3 Name 2 Name 1 Name 2
answered on the ____________ ring. "Are you coming to my _____________ _________________
Noun 9 Adjective 1 Noun 10
themed party today?"
"I can't wait ______________ __________________. I'll be sure to bring my ____________ ___________
Adjective 2 Name 1 Adjective 3 Noun 10
to help with the party! See you soon!"
After putting on his/her ________________ __________________ and ______________ _____________,
Noun 5 Noun 7 Noun 6 Noun 8
________________ called the rest of his/her party guests. _______________________________ said they
Name 1 Names 3 and 4 would each bring the ___________________ ___________________(s), ____________________________
Adjective 4 Noun 11 Names 5 and 6
promised not to forget the _________________ __________________, _____________________________
Adjective 5 Noun 12 Names 7, 8 & 9
were all on their way with the ________________ ___________________. __________________________
Adjective 6 Noun 13 Name 10
answered _____________(ily) and said he/she couldn't find the ____________ _______________ but was
Verb 1 Adjective 7 Noun 14
bringing lots of ________________ _______________(s) instead.
Adjective 8 Noun 15
After the guests were called, _______________ prepared the party meal of____________ _____________,
Name 1 Adjective 9 Food 1
_____________ and __________________ ____________________. He/she also remembered to make
Food 2 Adjective 10 Food 3
_____________________'s favorite dish of ________________ covered in ______________.
Name 4 Food 4 Food 5
Finally, the guests arrived and ______________ thanked everyone for coming and announced what the
Name 1
party was all about. "Thank you all for coming to my wacky ____________________ _________________
Adjective 1 Noun 10
party. But, today is not about me it is for you--all the people that I am thankful for. So, here are some gifts that I picked out!"
And so, ________________ handed out all the special gifts. __________________ was given
Name 1 Name 2
_________________, ___________________ received _____________________, and ______________ got
Gift 2 Name 3 Gift 3 Name 4
___________________. ___________________ loved the __________________, _________________
Gift 4 Name 5 Gift 5 Name 6
was thankful for _____________________, and __________________ hopped like a ________________
Gift 6 Name 7 Noun 16
after opening his/her _____________________. ___________________ loved __________________,
Gift 7 Name 8 Gift 8
_______________ treasured the __________________ and, of course, ______________ was thrilled to get
Name 9 Gift 9 Name 10
_______________________!
Name 10
And, as a special surpise, all the guests had gone in together and bought __________ a whole bunch of
Name 1
____________________(s). Lots of loving thoughtful folks to be thankful for!!
Gift 1
Noun 1 Name 1
_____________ singing in his own unusual _______________ way. ____________ was a bit surprised that
Noun 2 Noun 2 Name 1
a _________________ could do that. He/she grinned at the lovely sound.
Noun 2
Excitedly, ______________ _____________ from the ________________ he slept on and grabbed his/her
Name 1 Verb 2 Noun 4
______________ shaped phone to call his/her friends for this special day. ______________ was the first
Noun 3 Name 2
on the call list. "______________ _____________!" _______________ exclaimed when _______________
Verb 3 Name 2 Name 1 Name 2
answered on the ____________ ring. "Are you coming to my _____________ _________________
Noun 9 Adjective 1 Noun 10
themed party today?"
"I can't wait ______________ __________________. I'll be sure to bring my ____________ ___________
Adjective 2 Name 1 Adjective 3 Noun 10
to help with the party! See you soon!"
After putting on his/her ________________ __________________ and ______________ _____________,
Noun 5 Noun 7 Noun 6 Noun 8
________________ called the rest of his/her party guests. _______________________________ said they
Name 1 Names 3 and 4 would each bring the ___________________ ___________________(s), ____________________________
Adjective 4 Noun 11 Names 5 and 6
promised not to forget the _________________ __________________, _____________________________
Adjective 5 Noun 12 Names 7, 8 & 9
were all on their way with the ________________ ___________________. __________________________
Adjective 6 Noun 13 Name 10
answered _____________(ily) and said he/she couldn't find the ____________ _______________ but was
Verb 1 Adjective 7 Noun 14
bringing lots of ________________ _______________(s) instead.
Adjective 8 Noun 15
After the guests were called, _______________ prepared the party meal of____________ _____________,
Name 1 Adjective 9 Food 1
_____________ and __________________ ____________________. He/she also remembered to make
Food 2 Adjective 10 Food 3
_____________________'s favorite dish of ________________ covered in ______________.
Name 4 Food 4 Food 5
Finally, the guests arrived and ______________ thanked everyone for coming and announced what the
Name 1
party was all about. "Thank you all for coming to my wacky ____________________ _________________
Adjective 1 Noun 10
party. But, today is not about me it is for you--all the people that I am thankful for. So, here are some gifts that I picked out!"
And so, ________________ handed out all the special gifts. __________________ was given
Name 1 Name 2
_________________, ___________________ received _____________________, and ______________ got
Gift 2 Name 3 Gift 3 Name 4
___________________. ___________________ loved the __________________, _________________
Gift 4 Name 5 Gift 5 Name 6
was thankful for _____________________, and __________________ hopped like a ________________
Gift 6 Name 7 Noun 16
after opening his/her _____________________. ___________________ loved __________________,
Gift 7 Name 8 Gift 8
_______________ treasured the __________________ and, of course, ______________ was thrilled to get
Name 9 Gift 9 Name 10
_______________________!
Name 10
And, as a special surpise, all the guests had gone in together and bought __________ a whole bunch of
Name 1
____________________(s). Lots of loving thoughtful folks to be thankful for!!
Gift 1