Instructions:
Download, print, and give this Madlib to your family, your partner, or the nearest seagull with a pencil.
Fill in each blank before reading the story.
Then read it out loud and try not to snort cranberry sauce through your nose.
THANKSGIVING ON THE BEACH – A MADLIB STORY (Tap for Printable PDF)
It was a (adjective)____________ Thanksgiving morning down on the beach, the kind where the waves looked (adjective) ____________ and the sky felt like it was (verb ending in -ing) ____________ just for us.
Instead of cooking a turkey, my family decided to pack a cooler full of (plural noun) ____________ and head straight for the (place on the beach) ____________.
Grandma showed up wearing her famous (adjective) ____________ beach hat, which immediately blew off and landed in a pile of (noun) ____________. She blamed the wind, but we all know it was actually (celebrity’s name) ____________’s fault somehow.
We spread out our towels, which immediately became a buffet for a very judgmental seagull named (person’s name) ____________.
Every time we tried to relax, he strutted up and stared at us like he was waiting for us to drop a (food item) ____________ on purpose.
For our “Thanksgiving feast,” we laid out a picnic of:
- (food) ____________
- (food) ____________
- (food) ____________
…and one mysterious container no one packed, which smelled suspiciously like (terrible-smelling noun) ____________.
At one point, Uncle (male name) ____________ tried to give a heartfelt beachside toast, but he was interrupted by a rogue wave that drenched him head-to-toe and swept away his (object) ____________. He shouted,
“THIS IS WHY WE CAN’T HAVE NICE (plural noun) ____________!”
After lunch, we all played a game of beach football with a (adjective) ____________ pumpkin we found rolling near the dunes. It lasted exactly (number) ____________ seconds before someone yelled,
“WATCH OUT FOR THE (large animal) ____________!”
(They weren’t joking.)
As the sun set in (color) ____________ streaks, we gathered in a circle, held hands, and shared what we were thankful for.
I said I was grateful for (noun) ____________, for (noun) ____________, and especially for the beach — even if it steals my (object) ____________ every time I visit.
And honestly?
It was the most (adjective) ____________ Thanksgiving I’ve ever had.
Your Turn!
Drop your funniest completed lines in the comments – or share your own “Thanksgiving on the Beach” memories.
(Extra points if your story also involves seagulls plotting a coup.)