Thanksgiving Ideas: Make a Thanksgiving Tablecloth
Encourage your kids to actually write on the table!
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Kayla Chong
Kayla Chong
Try this simple Thanksgiving idea: buy a light-colored tablecloth and have friends and family write what they are grateful for on it. Break it out year after year to create a priceless piece of family memorabilia.
- A plain, light-colored table cloth:Preferably cotton (Fabric pen may not work as well on synthetic fibers.)
- Multi-colored fabric pens:You'll want to use something washable so you can preserve the memories, but still get the gravy stains out!
- Grateful family members and guests
Buy a white or light-colored tablecloth.
Pick up some colorful fabric pens at your local craft store.
On Thanksgiving, set the table with your new tablecloth and place a marker at each person's place setting. Remember to supervise babies and toddlers, otherwise you're sure to end up with a colorful kid!
At dinner, have every family member and guest find a spot on the tablecloth and write down something they are grateful for. A grownup can wield the pen for the little ones, even those who haven't yet learned to talk!
If you feel like sharing, go around the room and have everyone read aloud what they wrote.
After dinner, simply toss the tablecloth in the wash and store it for next year.
Break it out year after year. Your family will love looking back at the year Dad was grateful that the Sox won the World Series. (It was a miracle!)
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