Category: Thanksgiving

Last-Minute Thanksgiving Meal Ideas

Did you decide to host a last-minute Thanksgiving dinner? The holiday is only a couple days away. Are you now in panic mode? Don’t worry! Take a deep breath! And start planning now.  

One of the best parts of the Thanksgiving holiday is the food. Planning your meal should be your top priority. How are you going to serve your Thanksgiving meal? Check out the following for last-minute Thanksgiving meal ideas.

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  • Traditional Meal: Bake a large family-style meal. Involving your family or friends in the cooking or baking process creates a memorable experience. Don’t forget dessert.
  • Buffet Style Meal: Spread all the delicious Thanksgiving dishes out on a table or counter. Then, invite your guests to help themselves. The buffet style is great for smaller spaces. Your guests can serve themselves and then find a place to sit.
  • Potluck Style: Purchasing all the fixings for Thanksgiving can come with a high price tag. Asking your guests to bring a dish to pass is a great way to celebrate and cut expenses. The variety of dishes is a tasty experience.  
  • Pre-ordered Meal: Order your meal from a local restaurant or food establishment. Pre-ordered meals come with different options. Simply order the best meal choice for your family’s Thanksgiving. Heat and serve your meal for a quick and easy Thanksgiving.
  • Picnic: If you live in a warmer area, take your Thanksgiving meal outdoors. Eating outside is a fun option.
  • Indoor Picnic: Is your Thanksgiving going to be a casual affair with only a few people? Turn your meal into an indoor picnic
  • Candlelight Meal: Light scented candles or use flameless ones to add a special atmosphere to your Thanksgiving dinner table.

Your Thanksgiving meal may not go as you imagined. But take a step back and enjoy your day with family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving!

Last-Minute Thanksgiving Decorations Ideas

Are you ready for the Thanksgiving weekend? The upcoming holiday includes large family gatherings, traveling, and community events. Or you could be opting to stay close to home. Whether you are gathering with family or friends, check out the following last-minute Thanksgiving ideas to make your holiday more memorable.

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Thanksgiving is only a couple days away. Consider simple last-minute decorating to make your home more festive.  

  • Paper Placemats: Creating paper placements is a fun activity for little ones. Use large pieces of construction paper to draw, paint, or color Thanksgiving designs. If you want to save your creation as a keepsake, laminate the final product. (Don’t have a laminator? You can still save your project with clear contact paper).
  • Place Cards: Fold notecards in half and decorate. Add a name, stickers, or other designs to your place cards. Creating place cards is another fun activity for children. Younger children may need help with writing out the names.
  • Thanksgiving Banner: Create a Thanksgiving banner out of construction paper or use a poster board. Write out Happy Thanksgiving. Asking all your guests to sign your banner is a great way to create a lasting keepsake.
  • Thanksgiving Centerpiece: Create a cornucopia or other type of Thanksgiving centerpiece for your table. A wicker basket with fall-themed flowers, gourds, or other nature items is a perfect budget-friendly centerpiece.
  • Flowers: Fill your favorite vases with fresh flowers. Or make small decorations with fake flowers. Bright yellow and orange flowers add a touch of color to your table setting.
  • Additional Table Embellishments: Gourds, miniature pumpkins, turkey figurines, and other small items create the perfect Thanksgiving table decorations.  
  • Tree of Thanks: Use a small branch or paint a tree on a piece of poster board. Cut out leaf shapes from different colors of construction paper. On each leaf, write down a reason why you are grateful. Give a pre-cut leaf to each of your guests. Soon, your tree of thanks will be full of colorful leaves.

Even the simplest decorations enhance your Thanksgiving atmosphere. Have fun with the creation process. If you do not have supplies on hand, check out your local dollar store for materials at a low cost.

Happy Thanksgiving!

29 Family-Friendly Shows for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving brings lots of food and family to your home. Are you looking to incorporate movie night with your Thanksgiving holiday celebration? If you are searching for ideas, check out the following family-friendly shows for Thanksgiving.  

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  1. A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
  2. The Care Bears’ Grams Bear’s Thanksgiving Surprise (1986)
  3. Garfield’s Thanksgiving (1989)
  4. An Arthur Thanksgiving (2020)
  5. Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow (2015)
  6. Rugrats: The Turkey Who Came to Dinner (1997)
  7. The Thanksgiving Promise
  8. Paw Patrol: Pups Rescue Thanksgiving/Pups Save a Windy Bay (Season 5, Episode 19) (2018)
  9. Animaniacs: Turkey Jerky (1993)
  10. The Thanksgiving Movie
  11. Waffles + Mochi (2021)
  12. Llama Llama: “Thanks-For-Giving-Story/Finding Dion” (Season 2, Episode 9)
  13. Trolls the Beat Goes On: Funsgiving (2019)
  14. A Walton Family Thanksgiving Reunion
  15. Turkey Town: A Thanksgiving Party (2018)
  16. Dora the Explorer: Dora’s Thanksgiving Parade (2000)
  17. A Sesame Street Thanksgiving (2017)
  18. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin’s Thanksgiving Celebration (2008)
  19. Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)
  20. Pete the Cat Room at the Table & Founders Day
  21. Free Birds (2013)
  22. Blue’s Clues: “Thankful” (Season 3, Episode 29) (1999)
  23. Sister, Sister: Thanksgiving in Hawaii (1995)
  24. A Looney Tunes Thanksgiving (1979)
  25. Addams Family Values
  26. The Addams Family (2019)
  27. Beethoven (1993)
  28. The Thanksgiving Treasure
  29. Family Thanksgiving

Of course, you can always start watching Christmas favorites over the Thanksgiving weekend. Miracle on 34th Street, Polar Express, and A Charlie Brown Christmas.

Happy Thanksgiving!

27 Journal Writing Prompts for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Are you ready for the holiday festivities? Do you want to add Thanksgiving-themed entries to your journal? If you are searching for inspiration, check out the following journal prompts for Thanksgiving.

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  1. Create a gratitude list for Thanksgiving. Try to reach a minimum of 10.
  2. Did you list people on your gratitude list? How do you show you are grateful to have those people in your life? Could you do more to thank them? If so, what would you do?
  3. What are your plans for Thanksgiving? Are you hosting a Thanksgiving? Or traveling? Describe your plans in detail.
  4. Are your plans your normal Thanksgiving tradition? Or are you doing something different this year? What is the same or different for Thanksgiving 2022?
  5. If you are hosting, do you plan to cook the entire meal? Or do others help you?  
  6. Is there a special dish or recipe you serve yearly at Thanksgiving? Why is the recipe so special?
  7. What is a traditional Thanksgiving dish that will not be on your dinner table this year? Why?
  8. Who are you planning to invite to your Thanksgiving meal? Are you having extended family over? Or friends?
  9. What new Thanksgiving tradition do you plan to start this year?
  10. Why are Thanksgiving traditions important to you and your family?
  11. If you could invite anyone to Thanksgiving, who would be at your dinner table? Why do wish this person could attend?
  12. Growing up, did your family host big Thanksgiving dinners? Describe a typical Thanksgiving from your childhood?
  13. What was the best part of your childhood Thanksgivings? Why?
  14. Do you still incorporate traditions or activities from your childhood into your own Thanksgiving plans? What are they? Do you change them at all?
  15. Describe earliest memory of Thanksgiving?
  16. Are you planning to participate in Black Friday shopping the day after Thanksgiving? Why or why not?
  17. What was your favorite Thanksgiving ever? Why?
  18. Are you married, engaged, living with a person? Write about your first Thanksgiving as a couple.
  19. Write about your first Thanksgiving as a family. (Yes, your dog counts as family)
  20. Have you ever been to restaurant on Thanksgiving? Describe your experience. Would you go again? Why or why not?
  21. Did you ever march or attend a Thanksgiving parade? If you marched, write about your experience. Were you in the band or did you ride a float? If you attended, what was the best part about being a spectator?
  22. Describe how your kitchen smells, sounds, or feels when cooking or baking on Thanksgiving?
  23. If you were talking to someone from another country, how would you describe your Thanksgiving celebrations?
  24. Do you watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade on television? What is your favorite part? Why?
  25. Do you believe Thanksgiving should receive more recognition as a holiday? Why or why not?
  26. After Thanksgiving, write about how your day went? Did everything go according to plan?
  27. What was the best part about your Thanksgiving 2022?

Happy Thanksgiving! Keep writing!

37 Photo Prompts for Thanksgiving

Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Do you want to capture every moment of the holiday celebration? If you need inspiration, check out the following photo prompts for Thanksgiving.

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  1. Selfie on Thanksgiving
  2. Harvest
  3. Long Weekend
  4. Cornucopia
  5. Family
  6. Friends
  7. Traditions
  8. Weather
  9. Together
  10. Celebrate
  11. Count Your Blessings
  12. Thankful
  13. Grateful
  14. Thanksgiving Eve
  15. Décor
  16. Centerpiece
  17. Parade
  18. Float
  19. Preparations
  20. Laughter
  21. Table
  22. Cooking
  23. Baking
  24. Grace
  25. Meal
  26. Your Plate
  27. Wishbone
  28. Turkey
  29. Desserts
  30. Leftovers
  31. Cleanup
  32. Football
  33. Nap
  34. Current View
  35. Black Friday
  36. Peace
  37. Festive Time

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy making memories!

54 Hashtags for Thanksgiving 2022

Thanksgiving is almost here! Are you ready for the holiday? Do you plan to post a lot of photos on your social media platforms? Hashtags are the best way to draw attention to your posts. If you are searching for inspiration, check out the following hashtags for Thanksgiving.

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  1. #Thanksgiving
  2. #Thanksgiving20226
  3. #HappyThanksgiving
  4. #TurkeyDay
  5. #TurkeyDay2022
  6. #Friendsgiving
  7. #GiveThanks
  8. #BeThankfulAlways
  9. #SayGrace
  10. #GodisGood
  11. #Blessed
  12. #BlesstheCook
  13. #WhatsCooking
  14. #Homemade
  15. #BeGrateful
  16. #Love
  17. #Family
  18. #FamilyFirst
  19. #FamilyTime
  20. #QualityTime
  21. #Friends
  22. #ThanksgivingFood
  23. #ThanksgivingFeast
  24. #ThanksgivingDinner
  25. #ThanksgivingMenu
  26. #ThanksgivingDisplay
  27. #ThanksgivingTable
  28. #ThanksgivingMenu
  29. #Turkey
  30. #Stuffing
  31. #CornBrread
  32. #CranberrySauce
  33. #Ham
  34. #AlltheFixings
  35. #PumpkinPie
  36. #TraditionalMeal
  37. #Holidays
  38. #HolidaySeason
  39. #Gratitude
  40. #ThanksgivingDecor
  41. #ThanksgivingOutfit
  42. #ThanksgivingParade
  43. #AfterTheMeal
  44. #Football
  45. #NapTime
  46. #FoodComa
  47. #ThanksgivingEve
  48. #ThanksgivingTravel
  49. #FamilyVacation
  50. #FourDayWeekend
  51. #HolidayWeekend
  52. #Autumn
  53. #MakingMemories
  54. #Memories

Happy Thanksgiving!

Self-Care Ideas for November 2022

A new month is here. November is generally the start of the busy holiday season. The time is perfect to engage in self-care activities. Taking time to focus on yourself promotes healthier physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. If you are searching for self-care ideas for November, keep reading.

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  1. Make a commitment to take care of yourself. If needed, write your intentions down. Tape the note to your computer, refrigerator, or bathroom mirror.
  2. Stay hydrated. Drink lots of water or sip on herbal teas.
  3. Create a holiday season bucket list.
  4. Create a gratitude list.
  5. Do a digital detox for an afternoon or an entire day.
  6. Day Light Savings Time Ends—remember to get plenty of sleep.
  7. Light your favorite scented candle. (Holiday-themed candles are already out in stores.)
  8. Remember to vote.
  9. Take yourself out on a lunch date.
  10. Call someone you love.
  11. Veterans Day—Volunteer or write a thank you note to your favorite veteran.
  12. Try a new exercise or stretching routine.
  13. Read inspiring quotes.
  14. Listen to your favorite podcast.
  15. Binge-watch your favorite television program.
  16. Spend a night in a hotel.
  17. Remind yourself, it’s okay to say, “no” to something you do not want to do.
  18. Create a vision board.
  19. Get a massage.
  20. Meditate or pray.
  21. Declutter a drawer or an entire room.
  22. Color in adult coloring books or do crafts.
  23. Go have lunch with friends.
  24. Enjoy Thanksgiving!
  25. Create a scrapbook from photos on your phone.
  26. Create a playlist of your favorite songs.
  27. Try a new recipe or make a family favorite.
  28. Watch motivational TedTalk videos.
  29. Take a long bubble bath. (Try listening to jazz music while soaking.)
  30. Learn a new skill.

Have a great month! Remember to take care of yourself.

Drawing Prompts for November 2022

Drawing Prompts for November 2022 #drawing #drawingprompts

November is here! Only two months left in 2022! Are you ready to spend time letting your artistic creativity flow? If you are searching for inspiration, check out the following drawing prompts for November.

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  1. Self-portrait
  2. Broad strokes
  3. Favorite
  4. Weather
  5. Out the window
  6. Time
  7. Shapes
  8. Election
  9. Patterns
  10. Activity
  11. Veteran
  12. Exterior
  13. Courageous
  14. Morning
  15. Bird
  16. Childhood memory
  17. Animal
  18. Busy
  19. Whimsy
  20. Signs
  21. Different
  22. Family & Friends
  23. Food
  24. Happy Thanksgiving!
  25. Shopping
  26. Water
  27. Flowers
  28. Similar
  29. Happy
  30. Artist’s choice

Have a great month!

Photo Prompts for November 2022

Who is ready for November? The holiday season is quickly approaching. November brings Election Day, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving Day. Are you ready to capture every moment? If you are looking for inspiration, check out the following photo prompts for November.

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  1. Selfie
  2.  Reflective
  3. A photograph of another photograph
  4. Far away
  5. Closeup
  6. Time (Day Light Savings Time Ends)
  7. Hidden
  8. Democracy (Election Day USA)
  9. Comfortable
  10. In-between
  11. Veterans Day!
  12. Shapes
  13. Quiet
  14. Dusk
  15. Morning
  16. Weathered
  17. Pattern
  18. Pathway
  19. Shiny
  20. Out the window
  21. Nostalgia
  22. Celebrations
  23. Family and Friends
  24. Happy Thanksgiving!
  25. Abundance
  26. Water
  27. Cityscape
  28. Nature
  29. Angles
  30. Photographer’s Choice!

Have a wonderful November! Keep Clicking!

Journal Writing Prompts for November 2022

Are you ready for November? The month brings the election, time change, Veterans Day, and Thanksgiving. All subjects are excellent for entries in your journal. Whether you are a daily writer or just starting, check out the following journal writing prompts for November.

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  1. What are your highs and lows from October? Were there any moments you want to remember forever? Or did you have some days that you just wanted to stay in bed? Write a list of five highs and lows.
  2. What do you hope to accomplish this month or the remainder of 2022?
  3. Are you looking forward to the holiday season? Why or why not?
  4. What is your biggest concern right now? What steps are you taking to alleviate your anxiety?
  5. What small change would you like to make in your life right now? What is stopping you from making the change?
  6. Daylight Savings Time Ends today. How does moving the clock back an hour affect you? Do you enjoy the time change? Or does your body need extra time to adjust to the difference?
  7. Are you a registered voter? What do you think of the election process?
  8. Did you go vote today? Write about your experience.
  9. Are you happy with the election outcome in your area? Why or why not?
  10. Describe your morning ritual. Are you always in a hurry? Do you have a routine? What areas would you like to improve?
  11. Veterans Day! Do you know a veteran? Did you do anything special or thank a veteran today?
  12. How do you spend a cold, rainy day?
  13. What is your life mission statement? Don’t have one? Write one out.
  14. Give yourself a break from all your social media devices for an afternoon. What did you do with your time? Are you going to repeat the experience? Why or why not?
  15. Free write for 10 minutes.
  16. What is your ideal date night? Did you experience this type of date?
  17. What is one thing you can do to make a difference in your home, community, or the world?
  18. Write about a time when you felt brave.
  19. Write about the view outside of your window.
  20. Think about the past week. What is one area in your life you did your best? What area do you think needs improvement? Did you have a proud moment? Write about your emotions from the entire week.
  21. What were you doing today at 2pm? 5pm? Or 9pm?
  22. Are you engaging in self-care activities? What ones make you feel recharged?
  23. Are you having a traditional Thanksgiving? What do you plan to do?
  24. Happy Thanksgiving! How did the day go for you? What was the best moment?
  25. Did you do any Black Friday shopping? What did you think of the experience?
  26. Are you doing what you love for a living? What is keeping you from moving on to a more fulfilling career?
  27. What do you feel is your most powerful trait?
  28. How do you define success?
  29. Writer’s Choice

Happy Writing! Enjoy your month!

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