Printable Worksheet
Thanksgiving Fill-In-The-Blank Story
A wacky, thankful story the whole family writes together. Fill in the word lists, drop them into the blanks, and read your creation aloud.
- 1Have each guest secretly write a favorite item (something they have or wish to have) on the back of their nametag and place it in a bowl.
- 2Have everyone at the table help fill in the specified words below (rotate turns).
- 3Put the words you come up with in the specified blanks in the story.
- 4Read aloud the wacky family story you created together!
Names / Gifts (from the nametag bowl — write each guest's name and their specified gift beside it. If you have more than 10 guests, double up on names/gifts.)
Nouns (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)
Verbs / Adverbs (1=mood, 2=movement, 3=greeting)
Foods (list types of food)
Thankfulness Story
On a beautiful sunny day in ________, ________ woke up to the melodic sound of a ________ singing in his own unusual ________ way. ________ was a bit surprised that a ________ could do that. He/she grinned at the lovely sound.
Excitedly, ________ ________ from the ________ he slept on and grabbed his/her ________ shaped phone to call his/her friends for this special day. ________ was the first on the call list. "________ ________!" ________ exclaimed when ________ answered on the ________ ring. "Are you coming to my ________ ________ themed party today?"
"I can't wait ________ ________. I'll be sure to bring my ________ ________ to help with the party! See you soon!"
After putting on his/her ________ ________ and ________ ________, ________ called the rest of his/her party guests. They said they would each bring the ________ ________(s), promised not to forget the ________ ________, and were all on their way with the ________ ________.
________ answered ________(ly) and said he/she couldn't find the ________ ________ but was bringing lots of ________ ________(s) instead.
After the guests were called, ________ prepared the party meal of ________, ________ and ________ ________. He/she also remembered to make ________'s favorite dish of ________ covered in ________.
Finally, the guests arrived and ________ thanked everyone for coming and announced what the party was all about. "Thank you all for coming to my wacky ________ ________ 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 ________, ________ received ________, and ________ got ________. ________ loved the ________, ________ was thankful for ________, and ________ hopped like a ________ after opening his/her ________. ________ loved ________, ________ treasured the ________, and of course ________ was thrilled to get ________!
And, as a special surprise, all the guests had gone in together and bought ________ a whole bunch of ________(s). Lots of loving, thoughtful folks to be thankful for!
