November Family Night Ideas and Fun Activities List
Fall is in full swing and Supermom Shuffle has prepared a November Family Night Ideas and Fun Activities List to help you get started for some fun in the month of November!
Happy November!! Fall is in full swing and Thanksgiving is just around the corner!! Fall is such a fun time of year and there are SO many fun things you can do together as a family during the Fall! This time of year is just my favorite and I can’t wait for you to read some of my ideas for family theme nights and crafting ideas! I hope this finds you having a wonderful November so far and that it will be a wonderful Fall season for you and your families!! This is a month of gratitude and blessings and I plan to count every single one, all month long.
Table of Contents
Importance of Family Time
A happy family is always super important to me and the value of family time cannot be overstated. Regular family nights as well as general family time are really important and strengthen your family bond. It’s a good idea to spend time together with the entire family regularly because it’s key to the development of your kids, and it boosts your general well-being also! It’s a fundamental part of offering emotional support, sharing triumphs, and navigating through challenges.
What To Expect?
What should you expect from each month’s guide for fun family night ideas? Each month will have a theme and then it will include the following ideas and activities planned around that theme!
Sections of the Guide”
- Family Dinner Conversation Starters
- Printable Conversation Starter Cards
- November Weekend Activity List
- Family Theme Night Suggestions
- Game Night Ideas
- Movie Night Ideas – November and Fall Theme
- November Baking Ideas
- November Craft Ideas
- November Family Bucket List
More on each section of our guide to come!
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When To Have Family Night
Any night is fine for family night. You’ll want to do it on a night when there are no other activities planned. It is supposed to be a fun night, not something you stress about fitting into the schedules. Make the time and do the family nights regularly. It’s one of the best things in life, and you don’t want to miss it! I think Friday night is kind of fun to do them on so we don’t have to worry about homework or it being a school night. Try out some different times and see what works best for your family.
November Family Night Guide
Conversation Starters:
Use these for the dinner table or a longer car ride. Have fun with it and play along too! There are also cards to follow if you want to cut them out and put them in a jar and pick one each day!
November Conversation Starters
- What is your favorite thing about Fall?
- What’s your favorite Halloween candy?
- Do you like Fall weather or do you miss the summer?
- Would you rather go to a corn maze or a haunted house?
- If you could be anything for Halloween, next year, what would it be?
- What’s something you are grateful for?
- What is your favorite thing we do as a family?
- What’s your favorite thing about Halloween?
- What’s your favorite thing about Thanksgiving?
- What color leaves on trees do you like best?
- November is Aviation Month. Where would you most want to take an airplane ride to?
- November 7 is National Book Lover’s Day. What’s your favorite book and why?
- If you could be a character from a book, who would you be and why?
- November 16 is National Fast Food Day. If you could have an entire day where you just eat fast food for breakfast, lunch and dinner, where would you go?
- It’s National Sandwich Day on November 3rd each year. What’s your favorite sandwich to eat?
- The last week of November is game and puzzle week! What’s your favorite game?
Printable Cards
If you sign up for the free November guide, there are printable cards you can print out. I love to print them on cardstock, cut them out, fold them up, and put them in a jar. Then each night at dinner you can draw a conversation starter and everyone gets to answer the question each day. You can modify it for little kids or big kids as best suits your family’s needs. These would be awesome for family gatherings this month to get the conversation flowing!
Game Night Ideas:
Family Game Night is such a fun way to connect! Here’s a list of games we think are great fun for November and early Autumn! Some of these will require a little more work and prep than a regular board game but are much more fun for the season. Search Google/Pinterest for the idea for exact instructions!
Family Game Night Ideas
Little Guys (Age 3-6)
- Pop The Pig
- Crocodile Hop
- Fall Themed “I Spy”
- Spot It
- Hissss
- Memory – Fall Edition
- Candyland
- Tell Me a Story
- Busytown Eye Found It Game
Bigger Guys (Age 7-10)
- Sneaky Snacky Squirrel
- Hoot Owl Hoot
- Ruckus
- Connect 4
- Wildcraft!
- Operation
- Trouble
- Scrabble Jr
- Taco vs. Burrito
- 20 Questions, Summer Edition
- Catan Junior
- Summer Tic Tac Toe
- Twister
Bigger Guys (Age 7-10)
- Apples to Apples
- Exploding Kittens
- Yahtzee
- Taboo
- Pass the Pigs
- Azul
- Isle of Sky
- 5ive Straight Board Game
- Gravity Maze
- Zobmond Bucket Blast
- Suspend
- Skyjo
- Mastermind
- Jenga
- Guess in 10
- Rush Hour Traffic Jam
- Double Ditto
- Klask
- Darts
- Pizza Co
- Bop-It
- Catch Phrase
- Scrabble
November Weekend Activity Ideas:
It’s finally Fall! And Halloween!! Get out and do all the fun Autumn things there are to do during this season!!! It’s flying by already!
- Family picnic
- Family hike or nature walk
- Pumpkin Patch
- Corn Maze
- Rake/Play in Leaves
- Host a bonfire with smores
- Fall Scavenger Hunt
- Visit an Apple Orchard
- Amusement Park
- Carve/Decorate Pumpkins
- Have a cookie baking day
- Thanksgiving crafts
- Make candy apples
- Paint Pinecones
- Craft with leaves
- Go camping
- Have family pictures made
- Fall trip to zoo
- Outdoor Fall Festivals
- Fall Nature Walk
- Go to a Football Game
- Go on a city tour
- Museum tour
- Take a day long bus tour
- Volunteer
- Movie Marathon Day
- Start a Christmas List
- Putt Putt Golf
- Visit an amusement park
- Outdoor concerts
- Help a local farm harvest
- Attend a parade
- Go canoeing
- Visit a farm
- Collect Fall Leaves
- Fall Scavenger Hunt
- Bowling
- Fall/Nature Crafts
- Make a Halloween Gingerbread House
- Rake Leaves
- Take family photo sessions
- Decorate the house for fall
- Fall Festivals
- Corn Maze
- Haunted Houses
- Plant bulbs for next Spring
- Rent a mountain cabin
- Make pinecone bird feeders
- County Fairs
- Make a scarecrow
- Start a gratitude journal
- Fall picnic
- Make applesauce
Family Theme Nights:
This is one of my favorite ideas and things to plan. Family theme night is so much fun. Here’s what you do:
Pick a theme and go with it for a fun family night! There’s one for each week in February plus extras!! Some of these fun night ideas are more involved than others. The sky is the limit, so go for it and have some fun. (PS – As a side effect – trying some of these new ideas might even help your child expand their diet and try new foods!)
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Night:
Have a light dinner and then settle in to watch Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving. Make sure to serve snacks for the show, including the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Feast of jelly beans, pretzel sticks, popcorn and buttered toast! Make pilgrim hats to match Snoopy if you want to get super creative!
Backyard Camping Night
Pitch a tent in the backyard! (Pick a warm night!) Make a fire in the firepit and grill some hot dogs and roast some marshmallows for smores! Sit around the campfire and tell stories and play games!
Fall Fiesta
Throw up some decorations from Cinco de Mayo and have a Fall Fiesta! Serve tacos, nachos, quesadillas, etc. Include all your favorite Mexican dishes!
Movie Night
Pick a movie and make your dinner and dessert match the theme! For examples:
Lady and the Tramp served with Spaghetti Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles served with pizza The Great Outdoors – Hot Dogs and Smores The Sandlot – Hot Dogs, Peanuts, Crackerjacks Inside Out – All food has to be colors of characters! Elf – Everything needs maple syrup! Pancakes for dinner!
Put the movie you want to watch into the search bar of Pinterest and you’ll be amazed at the ideas you’ll find!!
Pajama Night
Everyone puts on PJ’s as soon as they get home! Order in take-out, make a blanket fort and relax in pj’s all night!
Movie Suggestions:
Need some fresh ideas for Family Movie Night? Here are some that match October and Autumn Themes! Check out the movie beforehand to make sure there’s nothing to scare your kids! I haven’t seen ALL of these to confirm myself!
Younger Kids:
- Charlie Brown – It’s the Great Pumpkin
- Charlie Brown – Thanksgiving
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Coco
- Monsters, Inc
- Monsters University
- Scoob
- The Incredibles
- Inside Out
- Garfield Thanksgiving
- Winnie The Pooh Thanksgiving
- Free Birds
- Frankenweenie
- Fox and The Hound
- Pocahontas
- Super Monsters Save Halloween
Older Kids: (12+)
- Harry Potter Movies
- Maleficent
- The Haunted Mansion
- Hocus Pocus
- The Princess Bride
- Jurassic Park
- Hubie Halloween
- Ghostbusters
- ET
- Nightbooks
- Cruella
- The Witches
- Fun Size
- Twitches
- The Goonies
- Scooby-Doo The Movie (2002)
- Casper
- The Adams Family (1991)
- Beetlejuice
- Edward Scissorhands
- Remember the Titans
- Homeward Bound
- Casper
- Rudy
Baking and Crafting Suggestions:
Here are some ideas for fun baking and crafting sessions this month! Google or Pinterest for yummy recipes and craft ideas!!
Baking:
- Make candy apples
- Fall-shaped sugar cookies with icing for decorating!
- Maple Cookies
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Pie
- Apple Pie
- Pumpkin Loaf
- Apple Cider Donuts
- Pumpkin Scones
- Apple Fritters
- Apple hand pies
- Pumpkin cake pops
- Snickerdoodles
- Cranberry Pecan Bread
Craft Ideas:
- Thanksgiving Name Place Cards
- Pinecone Turkeys with feathers
- Handprint turkeys
- Handprint Paint Leaves
- Turkey Headbands
- Feather Letter Turkeys
- Popsicle Stick Turkeys
- Thanksgiving placemats
- Coffee filter turkeys
- Thanksgiving word search
- Paperplate Sponge paint Turkeys
- Toilet Paper Roll Turkeys
Bucket List
In your free printable guide, there is also a template for a November Family Bucket List. Decide what is on your list as a family and get to work crossing activities off the list and have some Summer fun!
Wrap-Up – November Family Night Ideas and Fun Activities List
Fall is in full swing and November is going to be such a fun month. Not to be cliche, but I love Fall most of all. I love the colors and the crisp cool air, the football, the warm soups, scarves, and the fun activities. I just adore this time of year, I always have! All these family night ideas will keep you pretty busy for the month of November, and even beyond that! Keep this guide handy and use it month after month, year after year! I can’t wait to hear all about the fun ideas and quality time you spend with your family this month! Happy November and Happy Thanksgiving! And as always, Just Keep Shuffling!!!
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