At my granddaughter's recent Thanksgiving Harvest Feast, I set up a candy buffet for the children to enjoy. I had different sizes of containers to hold the candy - there was a selection of wrapped candy and loose candy. Tall suckers were placed in a tall container.
Thanksgiving: Taster Turkeys For Picky Eaters
A couple of Thanksgivings ago, I was faced with my first big dinner for my daughter's new husband and his two kids, who were sweet, but notoriously picky eaters. So I thought up "Taster Turkeys" as a way to both break the ice and also to encourage them to try a few different foods.
Ask Guests to Bring Containers for Leftovers
When we get together for a big dinner, holiday or such, I ask everyone who wants to take home leftovers to bring some containers from home. Either Tupperware or butter bowls. That way at the end of day I am not giving away my dishes.
Set Up a Holiday Craft Station for Kids
With the holidays coming, and children needing things to do, set up a craft station nearby that has all the needed craft supplies that the kids can make something easy, to take with them. A place mat, door hanger for their room, or just a collage.
Share Thanksgiving with a Foreign Visitor
Share Thanksgiving with an International guest! Thanksgiving is one of the few truly American holidays. Try to invite a foreign friend to your home. Maybe you live in a University town and can host a foreign student for the day, or you have a co-worker or friend at church without family?
Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner Idea
Progressive Thanksgiving Dinner Idea. With three adult children and their spouses going to in-laws for an early dinner, I decided to have a progressive dinner for them. I would prepare the main course and take out trays would be available in case of overeating at the in-laws' homes.
Sharing Your Thanksgiving - Renting a Gym
This year some friends of ours from church are renting a gym and they have invited any and all church members to come if they do not have other plans for their Thanksgiving...
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PLEASE invite someone to your feast that would have otherwise spent the Holiday alone! This can be a very depressing time of year for SO very many people. By Sue Archer
Every year when we sit down at the Thanksgiving table, after we have said the prayer I have each member of the family share what they are thankful for.
Strategies For Surviving Holiday Dinners, Family Events And Other War Zones
No matter how well we may have weathered our basic training, nothing can fully prepare us for the front lines of family gatherings. We're in the thick of it, dodging live ammunition, and fighting the urge to return to our old, reliable patterns that helped us to survive while we were growing up. We may have mastered our relationship skills in one-on-one relationships.
As your Thankgiving guests arrive give each a paper fall leaf to write a "thankful" thought on. Have them drop them in a clear vase or fishbowl. They needn't sign it unless they want to. Then, if there are only a few, read them before the meal, or after, or hang them up for all to see.
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