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Short Happy Thanksgiving Messages to Give Thanks

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to let people know how grateful you are, which is why we have put together a list of all the best short Happy Thanksgiving messages for you to share. And if you’re looking for short Thanksgiving messages for Instagram, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Short Happy Thanksgiving Messages

Very thankful for you. Also very thank-full.

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m so grateful for you!

A life full of people like you is something to be thankful for.

Let joy and abundance be the blessings you celebrate this Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for being a friend!

Happy Thanksgiving! May you and your family enjoy a bountiful feast.

Love the way you fill up my life with goodness.

Our love goes the distance, and coordinates on a map will never change that.

Cheers to a bountiful harvest of blessings, good health, and happy memories.

Happy harvest to you and yours.

Thankful for you today and every day.

Enjoy Turkey Day!

We’re ’bout to make “going back for seconds” our full-time job.

May the gravy runneth over.

Eat, drink, and be cran-merry. Love ya!

If our family had its own parade float it would probably be someone napping.

Let’s eat till we can’t eat any more.

As the leaves turn golden, may your life be filled with moments of thanks and acts of giving.

One good friend is better than a thousand relatives. Happy Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin pie spice and everything nice this Thanksgiving!

Gratitude helps us to see what’s there instead of what isn’t.

Turkey, gravy and pumpkin pie. Home is where all the good smells are.

The fam is in the house! So happy. So grateful.

Hoping the holiday brings you peace, love, and joy.

There’s nothing better than having you as a friend … unless you brought pumpkin pie.

So many food options today. Hope we can cornu-COPE.

Enjoy the feasting – Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanks-gravy!

Thanksgiving: it’s all or stuffing.

Happy Thanksgiving, love! So thankful for your friendship, today and every day.

Sending lots of love your way this Thanksgiving. Miss you, my friend!

Who’s got on their stretchy pants?

Happy Thanksgiving, ladies! Pies before guys, always.

You’re the gift that keeps on Thanks-giving!

Don’t count calories, just blessings. Happy Thanksgiving!

Cheers to a lovely/grateful/etc. time of year!

May the spirit of Thanksgiving warm your heart.

May abundance and joy fill your home this Thanksgiving Day.

You add so much to my life. Hope you’re feeling full of food and joy today.

May the chairs around your table be filled with those you love.

So grateful. So thankful. So happy you’re in my life.

Hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving!

Can’t wait to casser-roll with this crew again!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for being my greatest blessing!

Happy Turkey Day!

Just “pecan” in to wish you an awesome Thanksgiving.

Would not get PIE without you guys. Thankful for you!

May you enjoy a grand feast and the loving company of your family. Happy Thanksgiving!

Eat, drink and be thankful.

May your blessings be many, your troubles be few, and your Thanksgiving be wonderful.

Wishing you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving May all my friends and family have a joyous Thanksgiving holiday

Happy Thanksgiving to the best friends ever!

So super thankful for you!

May this day and every day be filled with love, joy and happiness.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I hope you have the best Thanksgiving ever! Thankful to have you as my friend.

Happy Thanksgiving! Have a blessed day.

May the blessings of Thanksgiving fill your heart and home with joy.

Here’s to cherished memories, delectable dishes, and a heart full of thanks. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful for pumpkin pie—but you’re pretty cool, too. Happy Thanksgiving, bestie!

Wish you were here to overcook the turkey.

Sending blessings for Thanksgiving and every day.

Thank you for always lying about liking my cooking. See you at Friendsgiving dinner!

Happy Thanksgiving! See you after the food coma.

The echoes of our laughter remind me how lucky I am to have you as a friend. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanks-gravy!

Gobble til you wobble. Happy Thanksgiving!

Every day I wake up and remember that I’m thankful for you.

Give thanks and be cran-merry!

Thanksgiving is a time to pause, reflect and give thanks for people like you.

When you’re grateful for all you have, then Thanksgiving is eternal.

I can’t even find the words to express my gratitude for you, but here’s my attempt.

Friends are the family we choose. Happy Thanksgiving!

Here’s to a happy, healthy Thanksgiving holiday! Happy Thanksgiving, bestie!

Home sweet Thanksgiving home.

This family gathers in grace. Blessings to you on Thanksgiving.

Thankful is what I feel every single time I think of you. Happy Thanksgiving.

Good friends, good food and good times. That’s what it’s all about. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! May your blessings be abundant this Thanksgiving, and all through the year.

May you have all good things in abundance. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Remember, you miss 100 percent of the leftovers you don’t eat.

Every morning, I’m grateful for your positive energy and calm guidance. Happy Thanksgiving!

Life brought us together. Thanksgiving is when I remember how lucky I am that it did.

All the gratitude. All for you.

I carved out some time to write this note of gratitude.

Blessed be this day of giving and gratitude.

Happy Thanksgiving, from our home to yours.

May your Thanksgiving be full of peace, love, and joy.

I don’t know how I’d get PIE without you. Literally and figuratively.

For all the love you’ve shown and all the care you’ve given, you could never be thanked enough.

This may sound corny, but here’s hoping you have an a-maize-ing Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you win the wishbone snap!

Life may have taken us in different directions, but thankfully the road home never changes.

Have a wonderfully blessed Thanksgiving Day!

Happy Thanksgiving! Love you a (pumpkin spice) latte!

You hold the tur-key to my heart.

Happy Thanksgiving, guys! So lucky/blessed/grateful to have this great group of friends.

This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for so much, including our friendship. Wishing you a wonderful day.

There are so many reasons to be thankful this Thanksgiving and you’re one of them.

Thankful for so much this Thanksgiving, including our friendship. Have a great holiday!

Warmest Thanksgiving greetings to you and your family.

Who’s one of your biggest fans ever? I yam!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

Sending Thanksgiving wishes your way!

Wishing you a restful and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday!

Teach your children gratitude and they’ll thank you in return.

So full of thanks for you.

Sending a hug for each mile that separates us this Thanksgiving.

I appreciate you today and every day.

In this season of giving thanks, I hope you know how grateful I am to have you in my life.

So, we’re all wearing our sweats to dinner, right?

Sending warm wishes from my family to yours. Enjoy your Thanksgiving!

Passing my gratitude all around the table.

We didn’t choose the pumpkin pie life. The pumpkin pie life chose us.

In everything, give thanks.

So thankful for the love that this family shares on Thanksgiving and always.

Why did the turkey cross the road? To thank you, of course.

There’s no better gift than food on the table and your family sitting around it.

You make my heart so thankful.

Thank you for your kindness. Thank you for being you.

It’s Tryptophan Day!

Happy stretchy pants season!

Remember the time we made margaritas on Thanksgiving? Me neither. Maybe this year?

I yam so thankful for your friendship!

Eat, drink and be thankful for stretchy pants.

Hoping your Thanksgiving holiday is filled with laughter, joy, and delicious delights!

I’m so glad to work with someone like you. Happy Thanksgiving!

It’s impossible to imagine our family without your love and generosity.

Bestie, I’m so blessed to have you in my life. Happy Thanksgiving!

Near or far, our hearts will always remain close. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Hope your holiday is as great as you are.

Wishing you every blessing of this bountiful season.

Sending good tidings this Thanksgiving, and always.

With heartfelt gratitude, I celebrate the joy you bring to my life each and every day.

May the warmth of the harvest fill your heart this season.

In all things, let there be gratitude.

Out of everything I’m thankful for, our friendship is number one. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

You’re the gift that keeps on Thanks-giving.

Grateful for pumpkins, pies, and people like you.

Celebrate the little things in life and be thankful for the big ones.

Cheers to friends that are like family. Happy Thanksgiving!

Can you be-leaf Thanksgiving is here? Happy Thanksgiving!

A special Thanksgiving hello to you and yours.

Whatever you do, make it thankful.

Hoping your Thanksgiving comes with a cornucopia of blessings.

Let us gather together in the spirit of love and gratitude.

May you have a blessed and happy Thanksgiving.

When it comes to families, we got the best of the bunch. Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers to a bountiful harvest of blessings and happy memories

Your acceptance and support mean the world to me. Hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

My heart is full of thanks for you. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful for your friendship, this year and every year.

Amazing people like you are the gravy of life! Or something.

In this season of gratitude, I’m thankful for you.

Happy harvest and season’s eatings.

Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart in heart. Happy Thanksgiving!

Hap-pie Thanksgiving, guys!

Keeping you close in my heart on Thanksgiving and all the days to follow.

Oh my gourd, Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is all about gratitude, so I just want to say that I’m grateful for you

No matter where you go, there will always be a chair for you at Thanksgiving dinner.

Thinking of you and your family today and hoping your Thanksgiving is as special as you are.

Happy Thanksgiving! Let’s get this bread. (And butter.)

Happy Thanksgiving, gourd-geous!

Let the gourd times roll, am I right? Happy Thanksgiving!

There’s a reason every season to be thankful for you.

I’m so thankful for you. And I’m also thank-FULL.

The greatest gift in life is friendship. I’m so thankful for yours.

Nothing’s sweeter than you—unless you brought pumpkin pie. Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing you were here!

Feeling thankful for you. And for turkey. In that order. (Usually.)

Today is yet another reminder that distance makes the heart grow fonder.

It’s turkey time! Happy Thanksgiving.

Grateful, thankful, blessed.

May simple abundance fill your cup with gratitude this Thanksgiving.

Kindness sows the seeds. Gratitude is the harvest. Hope your Thanksgiving overflows with both.

Harvest blessings to you and yours.

Sending gratitude without attitude. Happy Turkey Day!

Happy Thanksgiving! Current plans: football, feast, nap, repeat. HBU?

Thankful for so many things and they all begin with you.

Happy Thanksgiving to my favorite person/people!

Wishing you gratitude without any attitude! Enjoy your family and feast this Thanksgiving!

Love feasting with you!

So that is it for our list of Short Happy Thanksgiving Messages. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

For more great ideas, check out our other lists of Short Thanksgiving Quotes and Heartfelt Thanksgiving Wishes.

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About the Author

Laynni Deir

I am Laynni Deir, writer and editor of Purely Lists. There are times when you are looking for inspiration or aren’t sure what to say and I am committed to providing lists of the best quotes, sayings, messages, puns or captions for any occasion. Whether you are looking for a positive quote, a message for a card, a fun saying for a letter board or caption for your next post or story, you will find the perfect option here.

The goal of Purely Lists is to provide a comprehensive and diverse set of lists to cover every situation from holidays and celebrations to uplifting quotes and general motivation. Whether you are looking for something deep and profound, funny and foolish or positive and encouraging, we strive to offer easy, fast and accessible options.