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Setting the Perfect Family Thanksgiving Holiday Table
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Oct 1, 2006, 17:21
All the family and friends have been invited. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner menu is planned. The turkey is in the oven, the stuffing is baking along side it. Now you begin to the dinner table. Here are some ideas to help you set the perfect Thanksgiving table.
1. Keep it Simple
Don't stress yourself out during the holidays. Don’t try to overdo the dinner table with crystal, fine china, or fancy cloth napkins (especially were children are involved). Keep it nice and simple. Buy heavy-duty disposable dinner plates, plastic silverware, cups and paper napkins. Party stores offer holiday disposables at a very affordable price. You can purchase nice dinner wear quite inexpensively. Plus, you’ll have a quick and easy clean-up without all the extra dishes to wash.
2. Fun Centerpieces
This extra touch will complete the festive look you are trying to achieve. Make your centrepieces fun. Instead of floral arrangements, try something different this time. Use your imagination and get creative and use things like your dinner rolls to create a mountain. Make some decorative displays using fruit, vegtables and nuts.Or build a faux fountain, using cake stands and stacking your side dishes in an artful way in the center of your table.
3. Go Back in Time
Create an old-fashioned Thanksgiving theme. Lay mismatched table cloths or table runners on your table and use oil lanterns as your centerpiece. Set the table with a variety of different dinnerware. Set small wooden buckets on the table to hold silverware and napkins. Use anything that doesn’t match to create an old-time feeling for your Thanksgiving dinner.
4. Don’t Set the Table at All
One of the easiest and best ways to go, is to simply not set your dinner table at all. Lay all dishes on your bar or serving cart, with the plates and silverware at the beginning. Let everyone serve themselves buffet-style and sit where they choose.
Above all remember that this is a family dinner. Remember the purpose of the holiday. Relax and enjoy the food and your family. Keeping your Thanksgiving dinner table setting simple will make your dinner much more enjoyable for you. And will make clean up much easier. It will help spread a relaxed feeling through all your guests as you sit and enjoy the wonderful holiday meal.
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