Thanksgiving Scenarios | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

When you go over to a relative's house for Thanksgiving, what could you say to the person who cooked or prepared the meal? What if you don't like the food?

Example: Thank you, the food was good. Thank you I'm stuffed. Thank you! I ate a lot.

Idiom: I am so stuffed, I did not leave any room for dessert.

to feel very full after eating a lot of food.

Idiom: I was not very hungry and my grandma saw how little I ate for dinner. She said "you sure eat like a bird"

to eat a very small amount of something

Idiom: I could not finish what was on my plate and my mom said "Oh my! your eyes were bigger than your stomach!"

expression used when somebody wants more food than he or she can eat or when they take more food than they could possibly finish

Idiom: Jim spilled the beans about the surprise Thanksgiving party his class was having. The teacher was upset. What does the phrase "spill the beans" mean?

telling a secret

You are going to visit relatives for Thanksgiving, your parents tell you that you have to dress up. You would rather wear sweatpants.

Examples: compromise, find clothes that look nice and are comfortable, if possible. Wear your dress clothes, it is just for one day, etc.

You want to keep your hat on during dinner. Your mom said you have to take it off. Size of the problem and solution.

Examples: small problem. Take the hat off during dinner and put it back on after.

You are asked to set the table. You notice it is set differently than how you normally set the table. What would you do?

Examples: ask how to set it properly, etc.

You were asked to sit at the kids table, but all the kids are at least 5 years younger than you. What is the size of the problem? What can you do?

Examples: ask if you can sit with the adults, and if you cant, sit with the kids and help them, etc.

You have finished eating dinner before anyone else has. You want to leave the table. What should you do?

Examples: ask permission to leave the table, if you can't just sit and make polite conversation, etc.

Your cousins are coming over for Thanksgiving. Last year, they played with your video game and broke it. You have a new game system, and you know they will ask to use it. What would you do?

Examples: suggest something else to do with them. Ask them to be really careful this time. Play with another game, etc.

You have been at the Thanksgiving celebration for a long time, and are getting bored. You want to go home, but the adults keep talking. They don't look like they are going to stop. Give a solution.

Examples: find something else to do to keep yourself busy. You can politely ask "when are we going home?" when no one is around, etc.

Your mom spent all day preparing the stuffing for Thanksgiving and when you tried it, it seemed that she was missing an ingredient. She asks you how it tastes, you want to be honest without hurting her feelings - what/how could you say?

Examples: say it tastes good or tell her its good, but it tastes a little different is this a new recipe, etc.

You are hanging out with your younger cousins while your parents, aunts and uncles talk in the other room. Your little cousin wants to watch a movie, but you want to play a video game. What would you do and say?

Examples: compromise, take turns, let him/her watch the movie because they are younger, etc.

Your uncle brings up an embarrassing story of you from when you were little. You feel upset and embarrassed, what could you do or say to get him to change the subject?

Examples: ignore him, tell him how you feel, bring up a new topic, etc.

You cannot find the aisle the pie crust is located in and your mom is already in line. What is the size of the problem? What should you do?

Examples: find an employee and ask where the item is located, ask mom for help, etc.

Your mom asked you to keep an eye on the stove while she does the laundry. You smell a funny odor coming from the kitchen and see black smoke everywhere and fire from the oven. What is the size of this problem (scale of 1-5). Solution?

Example: size is a 4 (need adults help, might be burning), call or run and get your mom, etc.

You let your cousin borrow a video game last Thanksgiving and he never returned it. Now he asked to borrow another one. Give a solution. What is the size of the problem?

Size of the problem 1 or 2 (can handle on your own), answers may vary

Your parents expect you to clean up the dinner table. You notice the rest of your cousins sitting there not cleaning. What would you do?

Examples: Hey, can you help me clean up? Ignore your cousins and continue to clean up, etc.

You look at all of the food and think it all looks gross. You don't want to eat any of it. What would you do? What is the size of the problem?

Size of the problem 1 or 2, try something and see if you like it, see if there is anything else you could eat or wait till you get home.

Your family is arguing about the best football team, it is starting to get heated. Your cousin walks outside and slams the door. What could you do?

Example: ask your family to talk about something else. Go outside and talk with your cousin, etc.

Your grandma just got new glasses, she asks what you think of them. You think they are ugly. What could you say to her?

Example: tell her she always looks nice, ask if she likes them. Ask if she picked them out herself, etc.