While we have all been thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving is now fast approaching. If you want November 23, ‘23 to be a day that your family can treasure, now is the time to start planning.
Preparing for the festivities may feel daunting, not least if this is your first “proper” Thanksgiving since the pandemic. With the following advice at your disposal, though, you will feel in control. You’ll certainly feel thankful for reading on.
Confirm Your Numbers
The first step to planning your family’s Thanksgiving is to get confirmation of your guest list. Whether you send email invitations or open a family Whatsapp chat is up to you. Either way, the earlier you get confirmation, the better. Of course, you may have to consider more traditional forms of communication for older relatives.
Once you know how many people will turn up, all subsequent decisions can be made with greater confidence. Even if one or two people pull out due to illness, it’s better to have too much rather than not enough.
Get Help With Your Meal
Sharing a beautiful meal with your nearest and dearest is easily one of the best things about Thanksgiving. However, there is a lot of pressure to ensure that your foods taste amazing. Meanwhile, cooking for a large group of extended relatives can pose logistical challenges if you have a small kitchen. Worse still, spending hours in the kitchen limits the amount of time you can spend with loved ones.
As such, professional Thanksgiving catering could be the perfect solution. For starters, you will be guaranteed to gain a restaurant quality meal. This is while still having the intimacy of sharing beautiful food in a home setting. It also allows you to try out recipes that you would struggle to cook yourself.
If nothing else, the knowledge that this aspect of the preparation is under control will lift a weight of stress from your shoulders. So, you will be better positioned to enjoy the event.
Prepare Breakfast Or A Sweet Treat
Getting help with your Thanksgiving lunch is highly advised for anyone who hasn’t cooked for a large group for a while. Nonetheless, making food for your relatives is a way to show your thanks for their presence in your life. You can keep this special ingredient in your plans by making breakfast.
Given that you have a large meal to come, you probably want to avoid a huge breakfast. Still, sweet treats like homemade cinnamon rolls make the perfect choice. Alternatively, you could hire caterers to sort the Turkey and trimmings while you prepare the dessert or make pumpkin spice cupcakes. They are perfectly themed for this time of the year.
They will delight the taste buds and they do not take long to make. You could also involve the kids by getting them to add the frosting.
Consider Your Decorations
Thanksgiving weekend isn’t only a magical time that can be spent with family. It’s also one of the most beautiful times of the year. Looking out of the window, you will be greeted with a rich tapestry of reds, browns, oranges, and yellows. Bringing the fall palette into your home with Thanksgiving decorations is an amazing thing to do. It creates an atmosphere to confirm that this is a magical time.
Maple leaf garlands, turkey-themed tablecloths, and autumnal centerpieces can be bought from stores. Meanwhile, you can create a pumpkin lined porch to set a welcoming vibe as soon as people step inside. Once again, it is a task where the kids can be included. For starters, you can supervise them with pumpkin carvings.
Alternatively, they can draw pictures and make other small decorations to take pride in the home over the long weekend.
Plan An Event
If you are fortunate enough to spend a long weekend with your family, you should make the most of it. While a Thanksgiving meal with your family is the priority, there are other events to enjoy at this special time. Embracing just one of them will ensure that the weekend is more memorable. It is an extra talking point that you can discuss for months to come and will cherish forever.
Depending on your location in the country, there may be a local Thanksgiving parade. Alternatively, you could take a family trip to see your favorite team on week 12 of the NFL season. Or you could use the Thanksgiving weekend to start a new family tradition of holding a softball ball game.
There are many options to consider, and the key is to find one that suits all family members. When you get this right, your clan will be thankful for the experiences shared together.
Give Back To The Community
Enjoying the Thanksgiving weekend and time spent with loved ones is crucial. Still, it should not be forgotten that this is a period for reflection. When you truly show gratitude for everything you have in your life, you will appreciate the need to give back. This is truly the perfect moment to participate in a community event. Not least because a special atmosphere is assured due to the united atmosphere.
It could mean helping out at a soup kitchen or other food bank endeavor. Alternatively, your family may want to support the organization of an event or the post-event cleaning duties. Another option revolves around donating unwanted clothes or household goods. Homeless communities and women’s refuges are two common recipients.
Giving back will unite your family and make you cherish each other with an even greater impact. The fact that you’ll have helped others in the process is a bonus.
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