This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at St Olaf chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
As much as we all love spending Thanksgiving with our family and friends, sometimes things can get awkward. Sometimes, topics *cough the election cough cough* make conversations uncomfortable. But, we can all have wonderfully pleasant conversations at the dinner table if we are prepared. So here is a list of safe table topics that won’t tear your family apart:
- Tell some hilarious knock-knock jokes
- Talk about the weather…that is always a safe topic of conversation
- Convince your family the turkey is actually a chicken
- Is a tomato a fruit? The world says yes but I say it is up for debate
- Play a game of I-Spy
- Yes Grandma, I am eating enough at school
- Talk about sports…how about them Cubs?
- Are you Team Jacob or Team Edward, Aunt Marge?
- What if we ate McDonald’s for Thanksgiving?
- Yes Grandma, I can hear you
- Is it too early for Christmas Music?
- Talk about the hit show, Stranger Things
- Discuss the origins of table manners
- Is the grass really greener on the other side?
- So….Antarctica is a cool place
- If there was another season of Glee, would you watch it?
- No Grandma, I am not in a relationship #foreveralone
- Talk about the latest Kardashian scandal
- Discuss the best reponse to the question, “Does this dress make me look fat?”
- Did Elvis Presley really die?
- What if on Thanksgiving, turkeys ate people?
- No Grandma, my mascot is not Olaf the Snowman