Get ready for giggles and excitement with the Thanksgiving Turkey Shooting Game! Your kids will love aiming at our free printable turkey targets at parties.
Whether you’re looking for a way to break the ice or add a competitive spirit to your Thanksgiving celebration, this Turkey Shooting Game is a fantastic choice. You can easily print the turkey targets, set up your shooting area, and let the games begin! It’s a creative way to make your holiday memorable and enjoyable for participants of all ages.
We are not hunters in my family, but we have several friends who hunt turkeys for Thanksgiving. This fun Turkey Shooting Game gives the kids a chance to “hunt” their own turkeys with Nerf guns and get some energy out while the adults prepare dinner in the kitchen!
Prepare to challenge your friends and family to see who can score the most hits. With easy-to-follow instructions and customizable options, this game will surely become a Thanksgiving tradition you can look forward to year after year!
How to Play the Thanksgiving Turkey Shooting Game
Materials:
- Printable Turkey Targets: Download and print several turkey targets to aim at. Scroll down for instructions on how to download the free PDF.
- Plastic Cups: The plastic cups can be any size, but you may need to adjust the sizes of your turkey targets accordingly to ensure they are not too big for the cups.
- Shooting Gear: Choose from various Nerf guns or toy bows and arrows to shoot at the turkey targets.
- Safety Gear: Additional safety equipment may be necessary, such as eye protection. Ensure players wear eye protection to keep everyone safe.
- Scissors
- Tape
Test the equipment beforehand to ensure everything is in good condition so your shooting game goes smoothly.
Instructions:
1.. Print out the turkey targets. Print as many as you want for the game.
2. Cut the turkey targets out with scissors. To make things faster and easier, I simply cut around the general outline of the turkeys.
3. Tape the turkey targets on the plastic cups.
4. Stack the cups in whatever configuration you like. I recommend stacking as high as possible because it’s fun to see all the cups come tumbling down. You can also not stack the cups and line them up in a row so that your kid can shoot them one at a time from left to right. Use your imagination!
The rules of the Turkey Shooting Game are really up to you! For example, you can play so that the winner is the first person to knock all the cups over. Or perhaps stand farther away, and each player takes only one shot—the person who knocks the most cups over wins.
Since we are using Nerf guns or toy bows and arrows for this game, I recommend having a brief safety discussion with the kids before playing. Nerf darts are relatively soft, but injuries may still result if someone gets shot in the eye or at close range.
Horseplay should not be allowed during the game, and Nerf guns should only be used to shoot the turkey targets. Safety glasses are recommended to ensure your child’s eyes are protected.
Happy “hunting”!
How to Download the Turkey Targets Printable
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