Thanksgiving Knock-Knock Jokes and Riddles for Kids

What’s better than a good joke to get you feeling festive? Children's education experts agree that sharing jokes is an excellent way to develop kids' language skills. Kids don’t care about that; they just want to laugh! (And for the grown-ups in the house, there's nothing like a silly joke to ease holiday tension!)

Get ready for autumn fun with these Thanksgiving jokes collected from around the web. I didn’t make them up, but I do guarantee they're all G-Rated and oozing corniness. In other words: just right for kids!

Knock-Knock Jokes About Thanksgiving Dinner

• Knock, knock. Who's there? Norma Lee. Norma Lee who? Norma Lee I don't eat this much!
• Knock, knock. Who's there? Olive. Olive who? Olive the stuffing too!
• Knock, knock. Who's there? Aida. Aida who? Aida lot more than I should have!
• Knock, knock. Who's there? Phillip. Phillip who? Phillip a big plate and dig in!
• Knock, knock. Who's there? Tamara. Tamara who? Tamara we'll have turkey leftovers!

Thanksgiving Riddles

• If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Pilgrims!
• If the Pilgrims were alive today, what would they be most famous for? Their age.
• What kind of music did the Pilgrims like? Plymouth Rock.
• Where did the first corn come from? The stalk brought it.
• Why did everyone wear red stockings to Thanksgiving dinner? They thought they were supposed to bring cranberry socks.

Riddles About Turkeys

• Which side of the turkey has the most feathers? The outside.
• Why did they let the turkey join the band? Because he had the drumsticks.
• Why did the police arrest the turkey? They suspected it of fowl play.
• Why did the turkey cross the road? It was the chicken's day off.
• What did the turkey say before it was roasted? Boy! I'm stuffed!
• What did the mama turkey say to her naughty son? If your papa could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy!
• Why can't you take a turkey to church? Because they use such fowl language.
• Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building? Yes—a building can't jump at all.
• What do you get when you cross a turkey with an octopus? Enough drumsticks for Thanksgiving.
• How can you make a turkey float? You need two scoops of ice cream, some root beer, and a turkey.
• What did the turkeys sing on Thanksgiving Day? God save the kin.
• What sound does a space turkey make? Hubble, hubble, hubble.

I hope you enjoyed these jokes! And please, feel free to add your own in the comments section!