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Thanksgiving Party Idea Collection

A great Thanksgiving party idea has to include all the wonderful tastes and smells of the harvest.
Create a festive and colorful atmosphere with a few pumpkins, mums and cornstalks and these unique decorating ideas.

Then set a harvest table with a home made heirloom tablecloth and easy centerpieces.

Kids help too by making cute Pilgrim or Mayflower placecards.

Take time to teach them�about the spirit of Thanksgiving, then round out the day with fun themed crafts and games.

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Thanksgiving Party Invitations

Mini Pumpkin Invitations - Tie party details to a raffia bow and tie to the stem of a mini pumpkin. Hand deliver.

Make custom party invitations from your own snapshots. Quick, easy and personal!

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Thanksgiving Party Decorations

Greet guests first with a customized Thanksgiving bannerand a few unique balloon pumpkins.

For the general party area, stimulate your creative decorating juices with the bounty of the harvest . Use hay bales, cornstalks, pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn to create a fall panorama. A couple of silk sunflowers and orange Chinese lanterns slipped among the cornstalks makes a striking accent.

This autumn fence scene makes a nice backdrop for your indoor decorations.� Place a few large and colorful mums tied up in raffia bows in strategic locations.� This Thanksgiving Trim-O-Rama Kit makes decorating easy too.� Add a jointed scarecrow for the final touch.

A pot of aromatic cinnamon potpourri simmering on your hearth completes the sumptuous harvest party atmosphere.

Cinnamon Potpourri

3 cinnamon sticks
3 bay leaves
� cup lemon juice or 1 lemon cut into pieces
1/4 cup whole cloves
1 orange peel
1 qt. water

At any Thanksgiving Party... It�s All About the Table!

Create a table centerpiece with a grouping of three different sized pumpkins or gourds. Tie raffia bows, gold or harvest-patterned ribbon about the stems and leave long and flowing. Scatter some gourds, acorns and even a few colorful leaves around the pumpkins.� Another great Thanksgiving party idea is to fill a cornucopia basket with gourds, apples, Indian corn, fall leaves and silk mums.�

Fill a cut glass bowl with water and float a few mum blooms in the center.� Add orange and yellow light-up drink cubes to make a truly eye-catching and memorable centerpiece.� Unique blinking party cubes also make a great addition to your "Bobbing for Apples" tank

Mini pumpkins cored out in the center make great candle holders. Bright red and green apples work perfectly too!� Try these cute pilgrim candles in them!

Scatter foil wrapped chocolates in fall colors down the center of the table for the final accent.

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Fall Harvest Setting �

Turkey Setting

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Home Made Thanksgiving Tablecloth

Have the party guests create a homemade tablecloth as a Thanksgiving memento for years to come. Here�s how:

Materials:

Plain White Fabric Table Cloth
Fabric Paint in harvest colors - red, gold, brown, yellow, orange
Printing items - potatoes, corn cobs, sponges, feathers, leaves, stencils of your choice

Place a layer of newspapers on a large flat surface and place your clean tablecloth on it. Halve potatoes and cut simple designs into them for potato prints, such as a star, leaf, or flower. (Keep in cold water until ready to use.)

Pour a small amount of the different colored paints into paper plates. Place the paints and printing items on a dining trays along the center of the table. This will minimize the spills and drips when your little artists get to work.

When you�re ready to begin, give each child a section of the tablecloth to decorate and let them get creative. Show them how to make impressions by dipping printing items into the paint and pressing on the tablecloth for interesting effects.

Variation:�� Let kids make handprint turkeys on the tablecloth and embellish them with glitter. Instruct them to write their name near their turkey and also write something they are thankful for. A great Thanksgiving party memento...

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Pilgrim Placecards

Materials:

Wooden Clothespins
White, Yellow and Black Construction Paper
Craft Paint or Colored Markers
Black Pipe Cleaners
White Paper
Black Pen
Bottle Caps
Craft Glue

Use craft paint or fine tip markers to draw faces on the "head" of each clothespin. Color the rest of the clothespin black. Wrap a black pipe cleaner around the neck to create arms. Wrap another pipe cleaner around the feet and insert into the bottle cap. Glue if necessary.

Glue on a black construction paper hat (don�t forget the yellow buckle), and a white paper vest. Cut nametags from yellow construction paper, and attach to the pilgrim's arms so they are holding the name tag above their heads.

Mayflower Placecards

Materials:

Tapered Cantaloupe Slices, about 1 inch thick in the middle
Round Toothpicks
White Paper Plates
Black Marker

Cut the scalloped edges of the paper plates into sections. Write each party guest�s name on one. Make two holes in each "sail" vertically. Insert toothpick into the sail, then into the cantaloupe slice. Makes a great presentation on each plate, and can be eaten too!

Cornucopia Placecards

Write each guest's name on an ice cream sugar cone with decorator frosting. Place the cones onto a festive paper napkin and fill them with candies, dried fruit and nuts. Let the filling spill out a bit for a "horn of plenty" effect.

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Thanksgiving Party Cakes

3D Pumpkin Cake Pan�- a unique cake for Thanksgiving or Halloween party!

Thanksgiving Edible Cake Art Image - makes a simple and professional looking harvest cake design.

Thanksgiving Leaves Round Edible Cake Art Image�- another great choice for your party table.

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Thanksgiving Party Costumes

Give each party guest one of these classic� pilgrim hats.

� Pilgrim Boy Costume

� Indian Boy Costume

� Pilgrim Girl Costume

Instructions for a Homemade Pilgrim Costume for Boys

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Thanksgiving Party Games

Whether you�re partying indoors or out in the crisp fall air, these Thanksgiving Party Games are sure to be a big hit!

Choose from Harvest Hunt, Pumpkin Bowling, Apple Pass, Thanksgiving Dress-Up Relay, Thanksgiving Memory Game, Turkey Hunt, Thanksgiving Flour Tag, Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest and more.

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Thanksgiving Party Favors

Candy Corn Favor Pack

Candy Corn Favor Pack includes Candy Corn Felt Bag, Pink Glow Bracelet, Pumpkin Bubbles, Body Jewels, Magic Pumpkin Spring, and Spiral Notepad.

Homemade Party Favor Bag - Take a brown paper lunch bag, and fold down the top about 4 inches. Make a simple Thanksgiving shape from construction paper such as a classic pilgrim's hat, Mayflower boat or turkey and glue it to the bottom portion of the bag.

Next punch two holes in the folded down top of the bag, about 3 inches apart. Thread orange and yellow curling ribbon or raffia through the holes.

Pine Cone Turkeys

Materials:

Round Pine Cones
Red Construction Paper
Googly Eyes
Craft Feathers or Chenille Pipe Cleaners
Craft Glue

Cut red construction paper into turkey waddles (a long tear-drop shape). Instruct kids to hold the pine cone on its side and glue on the turkey waddle and googly eyes to the top of the cone. Use colored craft feathers or loop different colored chenille pipe cleaners to create the turkey tail feathers. Glue to the back (bottom) of the cone.

Orange Clove "Make-and-Take" Party Favors

Supply each guest with a fresh orange and a supply of cloves. Show kids how to stick the pointy end of the clove into the orange. Let them make their own designs. The finished product will be a wonderful aromatic reminder of their harvest party.

Mini frames, little tote bags, mini boxes, mini hay bales�all can be personalized, and then used as take-home favors

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Thanksgiving Party Food:

These seasonal treats are sure to warm your kids hearts on a�crisp fall�day!

Hearty Stew or Chili

Corn Bread

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Caramel Apples

Pumpkin Bars

Mulled Cider

Pumpkin or Apple pie

Popcorn Balls

Warm Cinnamon Donuts

Roasted Marshmallows and S�Mores

For a unique serving idea, line cardboard pilgrim hats with tissue paper and fill with munchies!

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turkey cookies

Turkey Cookies - Simple and Oh so cute!��

Ingredients:

40 fudge striped cookies
1/4 cup chocolate frosting
two 5 oz. Pkgs. Chocolate covered cherries
20 pieces of candy corn

Place 20 cookies on a flat surface, solid chocolate side down. With frosting attach a chocolate-covered cherry to the top of each base cookie. Position another cookie perpendicular to each base cookie; attach with frosting.

With a dab of frosting, attach one piece of candy corn to the front of each cherry for the head. Let stand until set. Makes 20 cookies.

Recipe credit:� Sue Grunholz and www.Quickcooking.com

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