Gathering ideas for Thanksgiving

Now that the

bats, cats

and rats

are packed away

it's time to focus

on Thanksgiving...

Everyone

comes to our house

for Thanksgiving dinner

 (most years)

so i'm trying to get

organized early

I think i'm going to try some of these cute ideas...

(countryliving.com)

Completely in love with this tablecloth and i'm

thinking I can make something very similar!

(thingsiadore.wordpress)

This is so pretty and so clean looking and I adore it....

but I think this year I may go with more

brown and oranges than lots of white

plus I think everyone is tired of seeing

my plain white dishes for every occasion

(countryliving.com)

I've never been one for separate kids tables during holiday celebrations...

I think they should be included at the adults table...

BUT....this is super cute with the brown craft paper..

and i've also seen

where they write in a checklist next to the plate that reads....

Olivia ate her

Turkey

Mashed Potatoes

you get the idea

and the kids check it off as they eat...how cute!

So maybe i'll extend the adult table to include a kids side with this idea

(fabfrugalfood.com)

How cute are these guys!

Maybe the kids should make their own dessert this year

(yumsugar.com)

This would be really cool on the dessert table...

if only I could mange to find this chalkboard oilcloth

everyone keeps talking about!

(potterybarn.com)

I will totally be doing these for the centerpieces

Love Love Love the Indian corn wrapped

around the glass hurricanes!

(countryliving.com)

While we don't do place cards at our Thanksgiving table

(it's more of a free for all...sit where you want)

I did see where someone gave gold tissue paper wrapped pears as

favors for everyone to take home...and I thought that was a

nice gesture.

Time to get your Turkeys in a row and get ready....