Entertaining Ideas and Thanksgiving Table Decorations

Andrea Wyn
http://www.budgetbashbook.com

Wow, the year has flown by and in just a few days

Thanksgiving will be here. We keep hearing about the

economy not being as strong as it used to be, so what I

thought I would do is suggest some entertaining ideas and

Thanksgiving table decorations that are low-cost and that

you can add to your holiday party ideas portfolio.

Let’s start with a centerpiece of colorful Thanksgiving

flowers that you can pick up at the market. Use a color

scheme of orange, yellow, red, rust, white and green tones

and pick up sunflowers, dahlias, Gerber daisies and

hydrangeas that are readily available at the market or

flower shop. One of the entertaining ideas I suggest is to

take these Thanksgiving flowers and arrange them in items

you already own like glass vases or water pitchers. Other

holiday party ideas for Thanksgiving include taking natural

elements such as a pumpkin, hallowing out the center and

then using the pumpkin as a vase for your Thanksgiving

table decorations.

An interesting twist on Thanksgiving table decorations is

to take a sunflower or Gerber daisy, cut the majority of

the stem off leaving a couple of inches and then use rocks

or glass stones to anchor the stem down at the bottom of a

low glass vase and fill it with water. Add a floating

candle if you wish and there you have a stylish, low-cost

arrangement using a selection of Thanksgiving flowers.

What I also like about this arrangement is that you can

recycle the elements for other occasions as well.

Another one of the entertaining ideas discussed in Budget

Bash is to use candles. The more the merrier and they

really set a nice mood to any event. Instead of using

glass votives, why not as part of your Thanksgiving table

decorations use mini-pumpkins or green acorn squash, hallow

out the center and then place a votive candle inside. Now

you have a creative twist and a conversation starter on

your dinner table or buffet.

Holiday party ideas for Thanksgiving include complimenting

these vegetable votives with magnolia leaf table place

cards. Simply pick up from a florist a bunch of magnolia

leaves and use a gold metallic pen to write your guest’s

name on the leaf. You can also use maple leaves as well

for these place cards. In fact, why not use a combination

of maple leaves, silk and real Thanksgiving flowers as part

of your Thanksgiving table decorations. You can also save

money on Thanksgiving flowers by just clustering or

grouping different flowers on the table for the evening or

purchasing some rose petals and placing them on the table

for extra color as well.

One of my favorite entertaining ideas for Thanksgiving is a

dairy-free pumpkin pie. Just substitute cornstarch for the

eggs and soy milk for the evaporated milk.

I hope you found these entertaining ideas for Thanksgiving

table decorations helpful. Until next time, remember the

Budget Bash mantra; make it simple, delicious, stylish, fun

& economical to all!

 

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Andrea Wyn is a special event planner with over 15 years of

industry experience. She has been the Awards Event

Supervisor for the Screen Actors Guild Awards(R) since

2000. Her book, Budget Bash-Simply Fabulous Events on a

Budget, is available at http://www.budgetbashbook.com . She

has an MBA from the University of Chicago & a BA from UCLA.

To learn more about Budget Bash & events go to

http://www.awynningevent.com

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