How to Decorate for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving festivities involve food, family and plenty of parades and football. If you're hosting this year's Thanksgiving dinner, don't forget to decorate your home and the Thanksgiving table with signs of the season. If you apply a little creativity, your Thanksgiving decor will be as highly praised as your cooking.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Indian Corn
• Acorns
• Pumpkins
• Gourds
• Candles
• Dried Leaves

1. Greet your guests with a Thanksgiving bounty at your front door. Use Indian corn, acorns and dried leaves secured with ribbon at the top of the corn husks to fashion a decoration for your front door. Place a selection of gourds and pumpkins at the side of the door to decorate your porch.
2. Decorate the center of your Thanksgiving table with a variety of store-bought and homemade items. You can use a pilgrim hat centerpiece from the party store or use a large bowl of gourds, Indian corn and small pumpkins instead. Buy votive candles in autumn-themed colors of orange and brown and place them in the center of the table. Add pilgrim or pumpkin name placards and rustic autumn place mats to complete the festive table.
3. Set your table with napkins, paper plates, cups and bowls with turkey, autumn or Thanksgiving patterns. Include tissue pumpkins or tiny turkey candles if you have room between dishes.
4. Buy humorous decorations like pumpkin balloons and protesting paper turkeys carrying signs that say "Eat Beef" which are available online and in larger party supply stores. Have your children draw pilgrims, turkeys and the Mayflower then display them on the walls or in inexpensive picture frames on tables or desks.
5. Hang Thanksgiving- and autumn-hued guest towels in the bathroom, and decorate soap dishes with orange soap and tiny gourds. Decorate the bedroom with blankets, bedspreads and pillow cases in rustic hues.