In case you didn't notice from my earlier posts about
Thanksgiving dinner and our
family Turkey Trot, we had a turkey theme this year. My sister didn't know this before she came, but brought me turkey taper candles! Aren't they fun?
The other turkey-themed activity this year was part of a family tradition that we call "the Program." My aunt and uncle started the Program, which is basically some activity (usually chosen by the hosts) that we do in between courses. For example, past programs have included:
*Each person showing pictures of their favorite trips
*Telling our favorite stories about each person
*Showing each person's favorite you-tube or funny internet video
This year I wanted to make it something easy for everyone. I had a leftover cinderella pumpkin from Halloween, and I came up with the idea of turning it into a turkey. I made a turkey head out of construction paper and then I made a bunch of cut out sugar cookies on sticks (upside down christmas ornament cookie cutter for the shape, if you are wondering) and frosted them in thanksgiving colors. Each person had to take a cookie, write something they were thankful for on the cookie (with food markers), and then stick it in the turkey.
Then we all guessed whose cookie each one was and everyone had to explain what they had written. We did three rounds, during appetizers, after soup, and after dinner. It was a fun way to get conversation going and remember the things we are thankful for.... and then eat turkey feather cookies!
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So fun! Can we come next year? I love the program idea - I can even guess who wrote some of those.... Glad everything went so well.
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