Being the host of Thanksgiving dinner gives you a chance to really show off your home entertaining expertise. Thanksgiving dinner usually includes friends and family of all ages – from the very young to the elders – and one of the host’s jobs is to present a holiday gathering they’ll enjoy and remember.
Thanksgiving party favors can add a festive touch to the traditional turkey dinner. Dinner party favors are a gracious gesture at any gathering, something your guests can take home as a keepsake, and an added element to your table decor.
Here are some suggestions for Thanksgiving dinner party favors.
Thanksgiving Favors for Kids
- Roasted seed snack bags - Fill a baggie or party goodie bag with roasted pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds and tie with a strand of raffia.
- Turkey calls - Used by turkey hunters, a turkey call has two pieces of wood, which when scraped together, makes the sound of a turkey. Kids will love the sound these make, however, you may want to wait until just before they leave to pass them out.
- Popcorn balls or caramel popcorn balls - Cooks.com has recipes for homemade popcorn balls with caramel, peanut butter and other flavors.
- Edible cornucopias - Kids love these miniature cornucopias. Lay a sugar cone on its side on a saucer lined with a doily or Thanksgiving cocktail napkin. Fill the cone with fruit-shaped candies, candy corn, citrus slices, marzipan and other candies. You can personalize edible cornucopias for party favors by writing names on the cones with cake decorator frosting.
Thanksgiving Favors for Adults
- Candles - Scented candles in pumpkin, spice or cinnamon scents are seasonal and special. Votive candles can be decorated for a Thanksgiving theme by tying a 1/2-inch wide bundle of raffia around the candle, accented with a sprig of autumn silk flowers.
- Potted plants - Small potted mums in terra cotta pots, which you can paint or decorate.
- Decorated pumpkins - Mini pumpkins, squash or gourds hand decorated with craft paint or with dried flower and ribbon arrangements hot-glued to the tops. About.com shows how to make a decorated mini pumpkin.
- Easy store-bought Thanksgiving favors - Leaf-shaped scented soaps, autumn leaf bookmarks, candles and more can be ordered online from Favor Affair.
- Christmas ornaments – Thanksgiving Day traditionally is the kick-off to the Christmas season. When your guests leave your house on Thanksgiving night, they’ll start to think about this year’s Christmas tree and decorations. A novelty or personalized Christmas tree ornament is the perfect Thanksgiving dinner party favor.
Thanksgiving Favors for Everyone
- A take-home craft - The Thanksgiving craft you offered for your guests does double duty as a fun Thanksgiving activity to keep your guests busy while you cook, as well as a take-home party favor. Set out supplies to make autumn leaf placemats or mini pumpkin turkeys.
- Miniature Mayflower ships - Family Fun has an easy party favor idea for Thanksgiving: Miniature ships made of polymer clay, sails made of a paper plate section and a toothpick, and filled with nuts and candy.
- Custom candy bars - Party 411 has candy bar wrappers custom-made for any type of party, including Thanksgiving. Order the number you need, buy 2.25-ounce candy bars and remove the outer wrapper and replace it with these custom Thanksgiving candy bar wrappers with your own name and message.
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