Thanksgiving -“You Don’t Need to Dress to Impress”

Thanksgiving is a time when family comes together and memories are shared. There are many families out there that just have a dinner for 3 or for 30.

Small Thanksgiving dinners are easy to plan for because it doesn’t take a lot of preparation to make the food. But when it comes to feeding 30 of your relatives, things can get hairy.

That’s why when you decide to have a large Thanksgiving dinner with relatives, make sure you are organized. Not only are you making an impression on Grandma, but you’re also showing yourself that you can be responsible too.

The first thing you have to plan is where YOU are going to have the holiday dinner. Is your house big enough to hold all of your crazy, but loving relatives?

Do you have enough space for everyone to sit down and enjoy their savoury helping of turkey? If your house does seem too small to hold a Thanksgiving feast, then you can always depend on nice weather.

If the forecast says you’re suppose to have a nice sunny day with no chance of rain, then why not move everyone outside?

Cheap picnic tables and lawn chairs are always available at local hardware outlets and grocery stores if you don’t have any. Plus warm weather and a hearty dinner go hand in hand.

After figuring out where the dinner is going to take place, it’s time to estimate how many guests are going to be at your house. Call all of your relatives and find out who’s coming over and who can’t make it.

Just don’t forget to find out if any extra people are coming; whether it’s a family friend or a newly acquainted boyfriend/girlfriend. In the end, it’s better to over-estimate than to under-estimate.

While you’re letting your relatives know about the dinner, make sure and find out what time is best for them. You never want to have a late Thanksgiving dinner especially if there are a lot of kids in your extended family or if anyone lives in another town.

The best time to start dinner is usually around 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., so everyone has time to feed their stomachs and take a little rest after.