Posts belonging to Category 'Thanksgiving'

Last Minute Preparations for Your Thanksgiving Dinner Party

Are you in the mist of planning a Thanksgiving Dinner? When it comes to Thanksgiving parties, a large amount of focus is placed on the planning and the preparation. While it is always advised that you plan and prepare for your party in advance, there are some things that just cannot be done until [...]

Planning Your Thanksgiving Dinner on a Budget

Are you hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner this year?  If so, how much do you intend to spend on your party?  Unfortunately, a large number of hosts do not have as much money to spend on their dinner as they wish they had.  While this may make you want to change your mind, about hosting a [...]

Food and Snack Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Party

When it comes to any party, including a Thanksgiving party, food and snacks are important.  That is why you may be trying to decide which food and snacks, you should have at your next Thanksgiving party. As you will likely see, you have an unlimited number of different options.
Before you can begin to examine popular [...]

Entertainment Ideas for Your Next Thanksgiving Party

Have you recently made the decision to host a Thanksgiving party in your home? If so, there is a good chance that you may have already started the planning process. If so, have you decided on a form on party entertainment yet?
Even if you have started planning your Thanksgiving party, there is a [...]

Holiday Crafts: Thanksgiving Decorations Kids Can Make

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday! What a spiritual renewal to take a day to reflect over the past year about just how good God has been to you and your family, to give you harvest and shelter, health and hope. To get the most out of this joyous occasion, make some holiday crafts [...]

Over the River and Through the Wood

by Lydia Maria Child (1844)
Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather’s house we go;
the horse knows the way to carry the sleigh
through the white and drifted snow.
Over the river, and through the wood,
to Grandfather’s house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for ’tis Thanksgiving Day.
Over the river, and through the wood—
oh, how the [...]

A Thanksgiving Poem

by Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
The sun hath shed its kindly light,
Our harvesting is gladly o’er,
Our fields have felt no killing blight,
Our bins are filled with goodly store.
From pestilence, fire, ‘flood, and sword
We have been spared by thy decree,
And now with humble hearts, O Lord,
We come to pay our thanks to thee.
We feel that had our [...]

Family Thanksgiving Activities

If you’re hosting a family Thanksgiving, you  will want to create a fun environment that will help children understand the importance of thankfulness and send a gentle reminder to the adults of  this as well.
Since Thanksgiving comes just before what many refer to as the “greedy” season, activities designed to remind people of the bounty [...]

Thanksgiving Jokes

What did the mama turkey say to her naughty son?
If your papa could see you now, he’d turn over in his gravy!
Asked to write a composition entitled, “What I’m thankful for on Thanksgiving,” little Timothy wrote, “I am thankful that I’m not a turkey.”
Which side of the turkey has the most feathers?
The outside.
If April showers [...]

Why You Should Start Planning Your Thanksgiving Party Early

Have you made the decision to host a Thanksgiving party this year?  If so, have you already started planning?  Regardless of whether or not you have started the planning, you are advised to start it early. Planning a party, even a Thanksgiving party, is a lot easier said than done. That is why it is [...]