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Decorating for Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season. Your family will enjoy the holiday with festive tabletop decorations in Fall colors and motifs. You will see the excitement on the faces of the children as they marvel at the holiday scene depicting a family getting ready for their celebration. Do adults also enjoy these decorations, and what better way than to dress up the house with Thanksgiving-themed items?

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love to cook for my family, and although I am a vegetarian, I prepare a complete holiday dinner for my family and friends every year. I go all out with Turkey, dressing, homemade cranberry sauce, homemade pies, and all of the traditional holiday foods. I also cook a Tofurkey for the vegetarian members of my family. I get the entire holiday container with vegetarian gravy and dressing. My family appreciates the effort I put into the celebration.

My family arrives at my home each year, so I like to have the house decorated for the occasion. I like tabletop displays in which the children stand and stare at imagining themselves as part of the scene. I like ceramic pumpkins, wreaths, lights, and garlands. The entire house, including the bathrooms and bedrooms, is decked out for the season.

My family expects this treatment every year, and with seven grandchildren, I don't want to disappoint them. The children enjoy the yard decorations as well. I have an inflatable turkey and pilgrim on the lawn just for them. I decorate the backyard as well since we live in the deep south. It is always hot outside, so breakfast and lunch are outdoors to enjoy. This way, we can eat on holiday paper plates and avoid a lot of the clean-up that goes along with a big crowd. In the evening, it gets cooler. We sit around a small campfire while the children play board games on the picnic table. Thanksgiving is the only time that all of the grandchildren visit simultaneously. The kids enjoy being with their cousins and my Fall outdoor decorations.

Tabletop Decorating for your home using simple tips and techniques to bring the holiday to your home. You can also decorate with the food you serve. You can do your wonderful meal in decorative serving pieces, and these can be color coordinated to your food. Most of us are happy to use the turkey and pilgrim dinnerware. However, there are also serving pieces that add to the decorating on holiday.

The best way to collect Thanksgiving serving pieces is to do it over time. Many of my pieces are things that I found online and keep just for a holiday. Since Thanksgiving colors usually vary very little, it is easy to mix and match them. For example, one year, you may want to purchase charger plates and the following salad plates to perhaps match your good china. These are easy to find, and you won't challenge your budget by collecting a little each year.

Little knick-knacks and decorative dip plates with matching knives or spoons are perfect for before-meal snacking. Candles in themed holders and displays are also an excellent way to prepare your home for the festivities. You may also want a unique tablecloth and table runner for your buffet or coffee table to draw attention to the food you are serving.

Thanksgiving started with the Pilgrims before the United States was even a nation. The idea of Thanksgiving began in 1621 in what is now Massachusetts.

But it was far from today's fanfare, with no backyard football matches and likely no pumpkin pie. The occasion didn't mature into a well-known affair until Bradford's periodical was uncovered and promoted by Sarah Josepha Hale; she was the writer of the nursery verse "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Hale famously campaigned for forming the American holiday known as Thanksgiving,