Weekend Confetti Vol. 45
The Thankgiving Edition
November 13, 2021
Welcome to Weekend Confetti!
Here you will find your weekly dose of interesting and merry miscellany that you didn’t know you needed to know. I hope it adds some joy to your weekend! Cheers!
It’s time to talk TURKEY!
How much do you actually know about Thanksgiving? Here is some fun trivia to impress your family. (Like what is the busiest day of the year for plumbers and how the original tv dinner came to be!)
Wondering what to wear for dinner? Try one of these cute outfit ideas.
And don’t forget a gorgeous fall mani! (Fun to look at even if they aren’t your thing!)
Is Thanksgiving at your house this year?
These printable name cards will tell your guests who you are thankful for!
If you focus on gratitude at the table, this simple Grateful List for the adults and this What I Am Thankful For ABC’s for the kids can help.
To help pass the time until you get to eat, try this fun Fowl Play Trivia Game or this interactive Find the Guest Thanksgiving Game. Both are inexpensive printables!
Check out this beautiful inspiration for your table.
Arguments FOR and AGAINST having a kid’s table.
A little humor about what we are grateful for.
The star attraction of the day is the food. But perhaps a close second is the beverage that takes the edge off. (Wink.)
Here is my absolute favorite Thanksgiving Punch! Gosh, it’s so good, y’all!
And the 10 Best Wines to serve with turkey.
What traditions do you participate in on the big day? If you watch football, here is the lineup.
Or perhaps you’d prefer the scoop on the famous parade?
If you are looking for ideas to start a new tradition, here are some great ones, including some fun things to do with PIE.
To keep wandering fingers off the main course, try one of these Thanksgiving charcuterie board ideas. (Here is a great wooden tray from Amazon!)
Haven’t figured out what to have for dessert yet? Try one of these amazing concoctions (still available for delivery by Thanksgivng!) from Goldbelly! (Goldbelly is like the Etsy of the food world–what an exciting discovery!)
The best thing about a meal as big as Thanksgiving is the LEFTOVERS!
Here are 25 New Ideas to try with yours!
If you are sending leftovers home with your guests, why not pack them up in one of these cute containers?! Or these aluminium ones!
This week’s Kindness Intention: mail Thanksgiving cards listing the reasons I am thankful for my people.
And here is some kindness I found out in the world to make you smile at the goodness of people.
And lastly, when you don’t want to host, but…..
What is a Kindness Intention?
It is a way of keeping kindness more intentional in my own life by setting a weekly goal of kindness. And hopefully inspiring you to do something kind in your own world!
Happy Weekend, Lovely Friends!
