The check-off list right on the table from Hip Hip Hooray! is such a great way to entice the kids to try new foods — a little peer pressure is not such a bad thing!

Shindig Parties To Go has some cute printables to make everything you need to decorate a kid’s table.
If you live in a warm climate, wouldn’t it be fun to set up the children’s table outside?  Savvy Moms Guide has a tutorial on a fabulous table made of hay bales, a sheet of plywood and a little burlap!  Add tree stump stools, food, and kids and you have a recipe for a wonderful feast!

This pumpkin “turkey” from Very Heatherly would be so easy to make and would keep the kids entertained for quite awhile.

For a treasured childhood keepsake, let the kids make these cute felt turkeys to use as place holders on their own special table.   All You has a tutorial.

More Thanksgiving Ideas

• If you are looking for some fun things for the adults to do you might like these Free Printable Dinner Conversation Starter Cards.

• These Felt Turkey Finger Puppets are super simple to whip up for the kids to help keep them entertained during the long meal.

• Don’t forget to “dress” for the occasion! These folded pilgrim bonnets are sure to set a festive mood!

Thanksgiving is just around the corner.  It’s time to think about decorating for the feast!  Here are five great ideas that will make your Thanksgiving table look fabulous!  Get busy…. just 2 weeks to go!

These corn husk pom-poms are amazing!  Wouldn’t they be fun to hang over the buffet or in a window?  Be careful not to hang them over a candle!

Place cards are so nice to use for a large gathering.

Even though this centerpiece was made for a fall wedding, it would be beautiful on the Thanksgiving buffet.

Love this gorgeous fresh fruit centerpiece.  Simple!

Have you ever seen anything like these cute cardboard fruits?

If you are needing more Thanksgiving table decorating ideas check out these  easy and inexpensive ideas for your Thanksgiving table from Epicurious.

Printable Conversation Starters

You might enjoy last year’s conversation starters also.

I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.  I am thankful for you and that you take the time to stop by Skip to my Lou! Have a wonderful day!

Turkey Finger Puppet Tutorial

With just a few pieces of felt and some googly eyes we made finger puppets. I sewed the bodies together with the sewing machine and then used pinking shears to embellished the edges. I cut out the shapes (my craft partners were 3).

Then my partners glued on the parts.

You will find other ideas to celebrate Thanksgiving here.

This Tuesday Ten is just in time for getting  ready for Thanksgiving! The web is overflowing with Thanksgiving party printables!

1. Give Thanks Printable Tags

(Perfect for favors, also some nice place cards included)

2. Happy Thanksgiving Printables

3. Printable Thanksgiving Dinner Conversation Starters

4. Modern Thanksgiving Party Printables

5. Kid’s Thanksgiving Table Party Printables

6. Kid’s Table Thanksgiving Quiz Printables

7. Printable Thanksgiving Trivia Sheets

8. Printable Thanksgiving Chain

9. Thanksgiving Gift Tags

10. Thanksgiving Messages Printables

Needing more inspiration?  Please check out last year’s round up of festive ideas –

Thanksgiving party ideas

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We really wanted a way to help our family to take time to appreciate all of our blessings. This year has been a bit bumpy for us and when you are in the midst of a difficult period often it is hard to realize (and appreciate) the blessings you do have—-well it is for us. So while things aren’t always how we planned and turning out the way we wanted we still have been blessed and have much to be thankful for.

We took a huge branch from our yard and I die-cut tons of leaves in different colors. Our original plan was every night at dinner for each of us to write something we are thankful for on our leaf and clip it (with those mini- clothes pins I love) to a branch.

I noticed Chocolate on my Cranium is doing a similar activity with her family, except she does one more thing that I think is fabulous. She also focuses on what we do for others. She has made darling printable Thanks and Giving Trees if you want to forgo the tree branch. On one tree you write what you are thankful for and on the other tree you write something you have done for somebody.

So on one side of our leaf we will write what we are thankful for and on the other side something nice we have done for someone.

oops I notice the photo didn’t show that my son is thankful for his friends.

By the way–I am thankful for all of you that stop by here each day! You have brightened many days with your sweet comments and even if you don’t leave a comment my stat counter says you have been here and that also makes me happy!

You might also be interested in these Thanksgiving ideas.

Take a large piece of construction paper and cut following the picture.

Fold up the edge without the cuts 2 inches.

Next fold the side with the cute. Fold the middle piece down and bring the sides to the middle. Staple at the top and bottom or run a piece of tape up the back.

Tape or staple a piece of ribbon underneath the fold on the front on each side, making the ties.

Now we have some adorable Pilgrims!

Thanksgiving Dinner Conversation Starters

Download and print on card stock and cut. We pass the questions around letting people choose which question they would like to answer. They answer and then let everyone else have an opportunity to answer.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with friends, family and special moments!