Thanksgiving is about family, comfort, togetherness, and an opportunity to reflect on what we're most thankful for! This year allow yourself to enjoy the day with stress free and inexpensive entertaining ideas.
- Create a tablescape that is beautiful and reflects your personality. It's easy to do when you incorporate items from your home (think picture frames, wire baskets and heirloom china) and elements from nature (think acorns, fall leaves and pine cones).
- To dress up your table without a big expense, create your table runner out of fabric purchased from a craft store. Both burlap and flannel work well for a rustic look. Measure the length of your table and purchase the needed yardage. Fray the edges or tuck them under for a more polished look.
- The same technique can be applied with napkins. Plaid flannel can be purchased in many color combinations to compliment your table theme.
- Forgo buying expensive napkin rings and create your own. Look for wonderful pieces in the floral department of the craft store that can be turned into a beautiful holder. Try using the plastic decor items that would normally go in a wreath such as gourds, birds, or branches. Since they're usually mounted to florist wire they'll twist easily around a napkin for a perfect look!
- Even for casual dinners, make everyone feel as if they're the guest of honor by making place cards. Using construction paper, a felt tip pen and miniature pine cones each guest will feel extra special when they sit down to eat.
- If children are attending the Thanksgiving meal, keep their little hands busy by making a craft table. Let them create cookie turkeys with prebaked sugar cookies, candy corns, and icing. What a great way to keep them occupied before the meal and a wonderful way to bribe them into eating some green leafy vegetables!
