MORE Thanksgiving Traditions To Start This Year
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In case you’re new around here, I love traditions. I think we, as a culture, got away from family and community traditions for a bit and are just starting to realize how important they are not only for our children but for our family and community health. Here are five more Thanksgiving Traditions to start this year that are sure to become family favorites! Some are simple ways to elevate classics and others may be brand new to your family!
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Start a Family Game Competition
Somehow Thanksgiving Day stretches on to last twice as long as a regular day. Fill that time with board or card games! Uno can be adapted and played with most ages, either individually or as a “team”. We love all board games but Sequence is especially fun for a larger group! I do suggest avoiding Monopoly though unless your family is more patient than most, it has always turned into a fight for ours!
Complete a Scavenger Hunt
Keep everyone busy with a scavenger hunt! While you’re busy cooking dinner send the kids outside or around the house on a Scavenger hunt! I’ve created three scavenger hunts that are print-and-go that are perfect for Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Fall Scavenger Hunt
Thanksgiving Parade Scavenger Hunt
Invite Someone New for Thanksgiving
Put an earnest invitation out to friends and family, your church, or even a local college to see if there is anyone who needs a place to go for Thanksgiving! There are always plenty of leftovers and you could really change someone’s day with your invite! Colleges always have students who can’t afford to go home or don’t want to make a long journey home for the holiday. Make it a point to try your best to add one new person to your Thanksgiving table!
Have a Centerpiece Competition
Thanksgiving decorations have gotten a bit boring as of late. Sure, they’re beautiful, but I’m a sucker for over-the-top decor. I think part of the shift comes from no longer perpetuating harmful stereotypes and people grappling with Thanksgiving as a holiday which I think is very good! But there is so much untapped potential with the turkey decor market!
While we wait for capitalism to fill in the Thanksgiving decor gaps, make your own! Have everyone in your family create a different centerpiece or decor item for Thanksgiving and appreciate your family’s creativity (or lack thereof).
Clean Up For Christmas
I try my hardest to wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas. Our Elf on the Shelf comes the morning after Thanksgiving and we always try to clean up the house for his arrival! We decorate on Friday and having a clean house makes it much easier to decorate!