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When planning Thanksgiving 2018, ideally we’d all love an easy Thanksgiving menu, easy Thanksgiving games, and easy Thanksgiving recipes to help us actually enjoy Thanksgiving Day. Amen? Well… I’m sharing my easy thanksgiving recipes – including how to cook a turkey and fast Thanksgiving hacks to know how to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner ahead of time. Lose the overwhelm with my free Thanksgiving printables, Thanksgiving menu planner (that shows my actual Thanksgiving menu), my recipes, and Thanksgiving printable games for the kiddos!!!
You won’t find crazy-complicated Thanksgiving planning around here. Nope, keeping it simple is my only jam. There are few things you can do to pull off a wonderfully successful Thanksgiving Day and actually enjoy the day along with everyone else! Want step-by step instructions on what to do and when to do it to have a stressfree and enjoyable Thanksgiving Day?!
When planning Thanksgiving day, there are two quick things to do ahead of time – even if it’s only three to four days before Thanksgiving (although I suggest starting at least the week before).
- make a quick list of guests
- list any must-have Thanksgiving menu items
It’s imperative to know a ballpark number of how many guests you’ll be feeding. That way you can go ahead and start planning your easiest Thanksgiving menu and shopping lists. Also, by knowing which items must be on the Thanksgiving menu, like traditional foods or family requests, you can find the easiest Thanksgiving recipes and plan accordingly.
By the way, I have many traditional-Thanksgiving-recipes-made-easy within my easy & stressfree Thanksgiving Day set! [Just saying!]
Every family is different is what they want to choose for their Thanksgiving menu. I may be biased but I think our Thanksgiving menu list is pretty traditional and incredibly tasty! I’m excited to share Thanksgiving recipes that aren’t intimidating to make.
In the Thanksgiving Day set, you’ll receive printable recipes of these things on our easy Thanksgiving menu:
- my easy Thanksgiving turkey
- my easy Thanksgiving apple pie recipe
- my easy Thanksgiving pecan pie recipe
- my easy Southern pound cake recipe
Is your mouth watering yet?
Easy Thanksgiving planning for adults AND kids
When you are able to find out exactly how many adults and how many children you’ll have for Thanksgiving dinner, you’ll be able to do some quick planning to accommodate them.
Don’t panic!
Start with the kids. They’ll be just as happy sitting at a small card table without one Thanksgiving decoration if they know that their table is especially for them. Simply print out the Thanksgiving printable games included in the free set and place them in the center of the table with some crayons.
They’ll love that!
Want the stress free step-by-step to pull of a fun and joyful Thanksgiving celebration?
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I love thanksgiving soooo much! The day ROCKS! I have no drama in my family, we all just get together and have fun and help cook and then of course EAT!!! 🙂 This year I am spending it with my family which I haven’t done in a LONG TIME so it should be interesting!
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Yay, Gigi. That’s awesome. Sounds like you are a Thanksgiving Day lover like me. Here’s hoping it’s the best Thanksgiving Day ever with your family!!!
shan
I love Thanksgiving and this year I am finally hosting for family now that we are back home in New England!! What a great idea this is!!!
Thanksgiving can be so stressful! I swear we cook all day and are so stressed and don’t even get to enjoy our food hahaha
I’m all about preparing ahead for Thanksgiving! I’ll be cooking a lot this season, maybe even hosting… We don’t know yet hah! These tips will definitely come in handy.
Duh! Entertaining the kids is half the battle! Thanks for the wisdom. 🙂
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You are funny, Maria. Enjoy!
shan
This is so helpful! Planning is definitely key to making sure the day goes by smoothly.
Great suggestions!! The easier the better!!