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Whether you're celebrating Thanksgiving with family gatherings, virtual parties, or community events, create Thanksgiving videos help capture the spirit of the season. Liven up social media feeds with cornucopias, grateful trees, turkey and pumpkin pie recipes, and more.
If looking for some turkey season appreciation video ideas, we've curated a beginner-friendly list of Thanksgiving content ideas. Get started with a ready-to-use video template, then customize with Thanksgiving-themed stock videos, holiday stickers, and joyful music or jingles. Read on to explore 16 Thanksgiving video ideas you can create for free with Clipchamp video editor.
16 Thanksgiving video ideas
1. Slideshow videos
Why settle for a photo album when Thanksgiving photos and videos can be easily arranged into a memorable slideshow video perfect for sharing on social media? Add emotion and atmosphere to memories with royalty-free holiday music, unique scene transitions, and festive sticker overlays. Create bite-sized social media videos in minutes with with the AI video editor.
2. Traditional dinner recipe videos
Share a family maple-glazed turkey recipe and create a tutorial video on how to make a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Record a recipe video in a bird's-eye view, add AI captions explaining steps, measurements and ingredients, and showcase the taste test. Try the recipe video template equipped with animated transitions and captions perfect for sharing on YouTube.
3. Personalized thank you videos
Share gratitude and appreciation to loved ones, customers, or colleagues this Thanksgiving with a personalized thank you video. Create a short video using stock footage and backgrounds quickly to say Happy Thanksgiving or Joyeux Action de grâce for Canadian Thanksgiving. Start with this template and add text animation and ambient background music.
4. GRWM videos
If you're getting ready for a Thanksgiving dinner or special event, create an engaging 'get ready with me' video to share on social media. Record yourself sharing makeup tips and choosing an outfit, and even share Thanksgiving memories and stories at the same time. GRWM videos can be vertical for TikTok and Instagram Reels or widescreen for YouTube.
5. Parade highlight videos
Share the joy of Thanksgiving by creating a montage of all your favorite parades and floats over the past years. Merge video clips and photos together, add an AI voiceover, and motion titles displaying the year of the Thanksgiving parade. Share highlight videos to social media and interact with followers by encouraging them to comment their favorite parade or float.
6. Thanksgiving sale videos
Spread the festive joy and build hype this Thanksgiving with a unique flash sale. Highlight limited time offers, gift with purchase, or exclusive bundle deals in a scroll-stopping promo video. Customize a professional sale video template with your own text and branding, then share directly to social media.
7. Microsoft Teams video backgrounds
Make virtual meetings more engaging and on-theme by creating a Thanksgiving green screen background. Using videos like orange hues, pumpkin pies, and turkey stickers, create a Thanksgiving video background for your next Teams meeting that will have your coworkers filling out spreadsheets filled with the Thanksgiving spirit.
8. Thanksgiving DIY décor tutorials
Create a family-friendly video showcasing easy and fun DIY Thanksgiving decorations, like paper turkeys and place cards. Using the speed selector, turn how-to videos into a timelapse, and even add a webcam video overlay.
9. DIY craft follow-along
Share your favorite DIY Thanksgiving crafts with followers. Gather some sticks, leaves, and paper gift tags to make a thankful tree. Collect the perfect round rocks and pebbles then equip some paint to whip up some gratitude stones. Walk viewers through each step using lower-third graphic animations and change scenes with the 3D page turn transition.
10. Thanksgiving meme videos
Want to create your very own Thanksgiving themed meme video? Use home movies or royalty-free stock footage, overlay with meme text, then save meme videos as a Thanksgiving GIF for easy sharing. Try creating a video using a ready-to-use meme template for faster video editing.
11. Inspirational quotes
Say Happy Thanksgiving this holiday season with a sincere quote video. Share what you're thankful for, showcase gratitude excerpts, and inspire others to share memorable sayings as well. Overlay quote text on an animated background video or start with a video template.
12. Thanksgiving #Tablescape video
Share table-setting expertise with a Thanksgiving #Tablescape video. If you’re a magician with fall-colored placemats and table linens, show your followers how you create the perfect festive aesthetic ahead of the big meal. Show off how much work it takes to arrange a cornucopia centerpiece, scented candles, and serving dishes with a fast-motion video using the speed controller.
13. Thanksgiving haul video
Before the Thanksgiving dinner preparations begin, share with interested followers or friends a shopping or grocery haul. Walk viewers through what you have purchased, using a video overlay to show close-ups of each item.
14. Thanksgiving video card
Send Thanksgiving dinner guests a video invite this year or share the festive cheer with a Happy Thanksgiving video card. Not only do video cards save on paper and postage, they also can share the joy faster, no matter where the recipient is.
15. Volunteering vlog
Share gratitude and give back to the community this Thanksgiving by taking part in volunteering. Create a video to document your experience with a volunteering vlog. Use the voice recorder to create a narration to easily overlay onto any video footage.
16. Thanksgiving football reaction video
Relax after a turkey dinner or pumpkin pie dessert by watching the NFL on Thanksgiving or CFL Canadian Thanksgiving Day Classic. Gather fellow supporters and create a live-action reaction video to capture the atmosphere in real-time.
Explore more ways to create videos perfect for social media like aesthetic TikTok videos.
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Frequently asked questions
When is Thanksgiving in 2025?
Thanksgiving in the United States falls on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated earlier, on Monday, October 13, 2025. Planning video content ahead ensures time for filming, editing, and sharing festive greetings with loved ones.
What video format works best for Thanksgiving content?
For Instagram Reels and TikTok, vertical format (9:16) works best. For YouTube and Facebook, landscape format (16:9) is ideal. Clipchamp video editor allows easy resizing to fit any platform's requirements using aspect ratio presets.
How can I make Thanksgiving videos more engaging?
Add festive music from the royalty-free content library, use animated text overlays for key messages, include scene transitions between clips, and apply filters for a warm, cozy aesthetic. Personal touches like voiceovers and family photos make content more relatable and memorable.
What are good Thanksgiving video ideas for kids?
Thanksgiving videos for kids can include simple craft tutorials, animated stories about the first Thanksgiving, turkey drawing lessons, or fun facts about Thanksgiving history. Classic content, such as scenes from Charlie Brown's Thanksgiving or the Berenstain Bears, can inspire creative video projects.
Keep videos short, colorful, and interactive to maintain attention. These videos work well for school projects or family activities, and teachers often share them throughout the week leading up to Thanksgiving.
