HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I hope you all have a splendid day! In honor of Thanksgiving, I’m featuring this adorable RUSTIC CABIN THANKSGIVING PARTY submitted by Karen Ayars!
Vendors and Credits-
Concept, Table Design ad Styling: Karen Ayars
Photography: Nicole Albertson Photography
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Never underestimate what you can do with a few yards of inexpensive fabric. While most of the supplies for our table came from my (rather extensive) fabric pile, I did pick up brown polka dot and brown thatch fabric on sale and created a backdrop by covering a canvas and a quick no-sew runner by ironing the hems.
Each place at the table was set with a fun plate topped with an orange napkin. The napkin was wrapped in burlap ribbon for texture and a thin orange satin ribbon for contrast. Our “We are so thankful” printables were a great accent. Silverware in turkey branded holders were a fun and colorful addition. Finishing the place settings were the busy boxes for the kids to play with and place cards. The place cards are a must have for kid tables – they love seeing their names and it an easy thing to do to make them feel extra special.
Occupied kids are happy kids. Once dinner is done, let them reach for a “busy box” at their place setting. We filled ours with crayons, playdough, and a Thanksgiving thankful turkey craft. It’s just enough to give them somthing to do while finishing dinner as a family.
Something new we tried this year (since my oldest can now read) were conversation starters. There were giggles all around at the table, so we’ve declared them a hit!
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Do you already know what your Thanksgiving table will look like? Or do you need some inspiration? I know I do.
How about some pumpkins? {and I heart the striped tablecloth}
Or how about making some of your own pumpkins? {Source 1, source 2}
And what about paper stationery? Both DIY, of course. {Source 1, source 2}
And I love these sweet "Thank You" books as favors. Such a thoughtful touch!
Good Luck– and send me pictures! I want to see how you celebrate!
Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope your day is full of family, fun and food! xoxo Event Lucky
Just click on each image to enlarge. Then right click or save to your computer…
You will never be late (unless you want to be!) when you have this watch to check the time!
We are giving away one of our popular Silicone Polka Dot Watches! Here’s how to enter (leave a comment below for each entry):
- Click “Like” on the Polka Dot Market on Facebook widget right over there on the top right section of this blog.
- Visit our website and pick your favorite watch color (then come back and tell us)
One winner will be posted on Friday, November 26th (Black Friday). Good luck to my fellow Polka Dot lovers!
Add an extra wobble to your guest's step with a little treat to top off the pie. Click HERE to download our Thanksgiving candy bar wrappers for FREE. Happy Thanksgiving! Gobble gobble.
Guest post courtesy of Lisa Kothari.
It’s autumn and Halloween is right around the corner and Thanksgiving is a mere 4 weeks later. What is wonderful about these holidays is they fall within the autumn season and use the same color scheme. As a result, many of the things you purchase for one can be used for the other. This reduces the amount of money you need to spend on the kids’ fun during this season.
Here are some examples:
Cookie Cutters: The simple pumpkin cookie cutter you chose to create marvelous pumpkin invitations and decorations for your spooky Halloween party can be used at Thanksgiving time to make pumpkin sugar cookies, pumpkin bread, brownies, etc. Pumpkins are as festive at Halloween as they are at Thanksgiving.
Tablecloth: Use an orange tablecloth for your Halloween party table, and then trim it up using brown ribbon and scalloped scissors to create a formal tablecloth for Thanksgiving.
Purchase plain orange and white tableware, e.g. napkins, plates, cups, for Halloween. Use the leftover supplies for Thanksgiving as well. Provide your children with brown markers and draw turkeys on their cups and napkins to make them into festive Thanksgiving tableware. You may use the good china for the Thanksgiving meal itself, but this will be great for snacks before the meal and to serve leftovers on.
The bales of hay and Indian corn you purchased to make your yard, front porch, door, and even serve as a table centerpiece during the Halloween season can all be used during Thanksgiving as well. The items will keep fresh throughout the entire autumn season. You can also use the cornhusks to create dolls and puppets for more Thanksgiving decorations or plain fun!
Mini pumpkins and gourds look as festive for Halloween as they will for Thanksgiving. Have the kids draw faces on the small pumpkins and turkeys on to the gourds.
Any leftover orange balloons can be blown up for Thanksgiving and the kids can either draw with brown magic markers or use other craft materials to create turkey balloons.
Have the kids roll up large orange napkins that you may have used for your Halloween party and create napkin rings using white and black construction paper rings (the Pilgrim colors, of course!)
Did you bob for apples at your Halloween party? Use apples to create Apple Candlestick Holders. Core out the center of the apple to fit a candle snuggle. Older children can carve out patterns on the skin of the apple, or just keep them plain red.
Have fun decorating for the two holidays in one fell swoop!
~ Lisa Kothari is the creator of Peppers and Pollywogs, a Party Expert and author of Dear Peppers and Pollywogs – What Parents Want To Know About Planning Their Kids’ Parties.
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