I am catering my first Thanksgiving dinner, I want everything to be perfect. Any ideas or advice?
My family is coming to visit me in NYC, my brother his wife and 3 kids. I only have a small dinner table round with 4 chairs, and there will be like 8 of us. what should i do?
have an adults table and a childrens table that way the adluts can sit in the chairs the kid can sit in the tv room or at a seperate flod up table
have an adults table and a childrens table that way the adluts can sit in the chairs the kid can sit in the tv room or at a seperate flod up table
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Eat in shifts. We use to let the men eat first and then the ladies sat down and ate last and chatted while the men were watching TV. You could also throw down an old blanket and let the children picnic in the floor.
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Don’t focus on being perfect. No one ever gets things "perfect", and they usually make themselves and everyone else miserable trying. Focus on being happy and close enough.
Make whatever you can a few days ahead of time, so you just reheat it the day of. Put out some games and activities for the kids, and assign the oldest child the honor of entertaining the younger ones. Order in some dishes instead of making everything from scratch. Put up a sign-up sheet with specific hours and tasks so everyone can contribute some labor (under your direction), and include at least one or two "clean up shifts." Or leave everything in the sink and hire a maid or neighbor kid to come in the next morning and clean everything.
If there is no room at the table for the kids, set up a "tee-pee" fort for them in a corner of the room using some old sheets and chairs and pillows, and invite the little "Indians" to come visit the "Pilgrim feast". They can get served buffet style, and enjoy a good messy time in their tent while the adults enjoy a regular meal. You should be able to squeeze 5 at a table for 4 if you move some of the dishes to a side table.
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Go to your local retail store like a Walmart and they have the small folding tables in stock that can be used for this occassion. When you get through just fold it up and put it in the closet until you need it again. Also you can get a nice table cloths so everything will match.
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find a card table and chairs, someone around you must have some, you can borrow mine but I live too far away,
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See if one of the neighbors has a folding table you can borrow because the kids will have food all over your home if you dont.
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mom of 6
Sit up a small table for the children even use your coffee table covered of course let them sit on pillows on the floor they will love it. Any age kids enjoy even the teens.
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