Thanksgiving Parade Bingo

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For 86 years the Thanksgiving Parade has been giving joy to those who are up the morning of Thanksgiving.  Some get to watch the parade and some do not because they are cooking the actual Thanksgiving dinner or they are hunting or they just don't want to watch it.  

                                            Float from Parade in 1930's

To those of you who have the interest in the parade or have people in your life who ARE interested in the parade....

Do you have kids or Thanksgiving guests that REALLY enjoy the parade on Thanksgiving Day?  Or do you have family members that come to visit and they have helped with their part in Thanksgiving dinner and you want to spend time with them but you really have to get Thanksgiving dinner ready and don't have time to chat as much as you would like to?  Well for the past few years I have made sure that my part in Thanksgiving dinner was completed so I could get out of my mom's hair while she made the rest of Thanksgiving dinner.  I was able to keep family members out of the kitchen with Thanksgiving Bingo! Every year it changes with the different balloon additions/replacements, performers, clowns, etc so I make different cards every year! Before Thanksgiving I run to the dollar store (for the kids or non-drinkers) or liquor store (for the Thanksgiving Eve-Caused Hangovers) for prizes.  

We play three ways: BINGO in a Line (Vertical, Horizontal, or Diagonal), Postage Stamp BINGO (4 in a corner), and Blackout BINGO (every item on card has been seen in the parade).  I use a bingo-card making program that generates random items from my Thanksgiving Parade list.  We usually use a pen or pencil to cross out each box but if you want to get fancy with stickers or markers, feel free!!

This year we will have over 150 items for our Thanksgiving Parade Bingo!

If you are interested in having your very own Thanksgiving Parade Bingo generated, please comment on this post with your email address, or you can email me at bigred6584@gmail.com, and tell me how many cards you would like emailed to you so you may print them.  

Have fun with it!!