Stuck between Halloween and Christmas, Thanksgiving doesn't seem to get much attention though it is an important holiday to most Americans. It celebrates the harvest and the relationship that the pilgrims and the American Indians shared almost 400 years ago.

So how can you decorate your yard for Thanksgiving?

Since Americans are giving thanks for the harvest on Thanksgiving, it is fun, and usually beautiful to decorate with the harvest in mind.

Use leftover pumpkins from Halloween and set them up near your front porch. You can even set up a hay bale to set things on.

If you have a home garden and frow squash, zucchini and other vegetables, consider displaying them as well.

The nice thing about scarecrows is if your use them correctly they will work for both halloween and Thanksgiving.

You can either create your own scarecrow with by stuffing your clothes with straw, plastic bags or otehr materials, or you can purchase them online or at a department store.

There are many varieties available, tall short, ones that sit, ones that stand... the options go on and on. Group them together to give a family feel.

Use orange lights from halloween mixed with white green and red Christmas lights to make a light display for thanksgiving. Also check your department store for decorations that you can stick in the ground around your lawn. You can usually find pligrims, American Indians and turkeys.

For special locations that boast a lot of turkey inhabitants, you can sprinkle food on the ground to which your local turkeys will flock for a live "decoration".

I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving