Thanksgiving Party Ideas - Making Thanksgiving Holidays Even More Special

Thanksgiving Party Ideas make a family Thanksgiving dinner even more special.

Thanksgiving was recommended by President George Washinton in 1789 as a day of prayer and rejoicing. So make sure your guests enjoy themselves with these extra special Holiday ideas.

As this holiday is all about family these Thanksgiving party ideas include something for the little ones, teens, adults and even the grandparents.

There are various themes that you could use for Thanksgiving are pilgrims, turkeys or Thanksgivings from the past.

INVITATIONS

For a more formal Thanksgiving send out party invitation ideas to the guests, even if they are only family, as older members of the family will love to have these to keep.

Making your own invitations is more personal and a Thanksgiving party idea for invitations is to have them in the shape of a pilgrim hat or a turkey.

"We, the (family name) family would like to invite you to our thanksgiving party.

Full of family, friends and food this is one get together that you don’t want to miss.

We hope to see you there on Thanksgiving at 2pm where you will be served with a traditional Thanksgiving meal and take part in many fun filled family activities."

If you want to make some easy but professional looking invites then the Pink Heaven Party Angel recommends creating extraordinary free digital invitations in minutes at Smilebox.com! You can even add your own photos, video clips and music.

DECORATIONS

Thanksgiving is all about spending quality time with the family so party decoration ideas don’t play a huge part. But when you have people over it’s always nice to show you’ve made the effort! A Fall or Harvest theme is best for Thanksgiving with a wreath, coloured tinsel and some pumpkins.

You can really go to town with your table decorations as this is where the guests will be for most of the party.

For the centrepiece have an upside down pilgrim hat filled with flowers or potpourri.
Thanksgiving candles placed either end of the table.
Turkey folded napkins.
Make place cards with each guests name on with a picture of a turkey or a pilgrim on.
Make napkin rings. Have black napkin rings and stick on a pilgrim face or using a brown napkin ring stick on a turkey or an Indian.
Have a Fall coloured tablecloth (think oranges and browns, you could always do pink if you really wanted to!) with a white dinner service.

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PARTY COSTUMES

Thanksgiving is not so much of a fun Holiday such as Halloween and Christmas.

But by letting let your little Pink Heaven Party Angels come to the party in costume there is an instant fun factor!

Let them dress up as pilgrims, Indians or even turkeys!

FOOD AND DRINK

Food based Thanksgiving party ideas are all about turkeys! A traditional Thanksgiving feast is a roast turkey with all the trimmings. An alternative to the full traditional feast is a light meat and sandwich buffet.

For a roast turkey add some of these tasty side dishes and desserts:

Sweet potatoes
Green beans
Sausage stuffing
Roasted root vegetables
Stuffed mushrooms
Apple pie
Pumpkin pie
Cookies

If you’re feeling creative you can also make a turkey shaped cake!

ENTERTAINMENT

While the older kids and adults relax keep the little Pink Heaven Party Angels occupied with some of these fun party entertainment ideas, which may even have the adults joining in too:

Give Thanks – Everyone can join in with this. After dinner is finished and you are still seated at the table take it in turns to say what you are thankful for on this Thanksgiving.
The Word Thanksgiving – Who can make the most words out of the letters in Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving day.
Chase the Turkey – Hide a pretend turkey and give the kids clues, or hot and cold directions to where it’s located.
Pin the Feather on the Turkey – Draw a turkey on a large piece of card. Then let everyone, whilst blindfolded, have a turn of pinning their feather on the turkey.
Leaf Painting – A messy but fun activity. Gather up a box full of leaves and let the kids paint the leaves in bright colours or make leaf prints on paper.
Storytelling – Let the kids tell their stories of Thanksgiving or let the older guests entertain the little ones with their Thanksgiving stories of the past.

FAVORS

Favors are not a necessary Thanksgiving party idea but they are a good idea as mementoes of your party. Put these gifts and treats into a small fruit basket:

A turkey key ring
Hand puppets (pilgrims, Indians, turkeys)
Personalised chocolate bar
Pilgrim hat
Framed family photo
A thank you note

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