Oh my…can you hardly believe it! Next week is the first of November. Didn’t I just pack away the holiday decor. Perhaps it comes with age but each year is passing faster and faster. My kiddos are growing up too quickly and before I know it a new year will begin. If anyone figures out how to slow down Father Time please let me know!!!
We are getting exciting about the upcoming holidays and already starting to plan for Thanksgiving and Christmas. With this in mind, I am partnering with the lovely ladies of No Place Like Home. We created a Thanksgiving roundup to share some fun things to help you prepare for Thanksgiving. Simply click on the image or their blog title below to visit.
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* A Home To Grow Old In * Hey Fitzy * Nourish and Nestle *
* Savvy Apron * Sweet Parrish Place * The Aspiring Home * The Red Painted Cottage *
The holidays are quickly approaching, and it is truly my favorite time of year. I try to plan ahead, so I have time to stop and reflect on all my blessings during the holiday season. I mean there’s a lot to do. From shopping for gifts for everyone, planning the Thanksgiving menu, to inspecting everything around the house, and hiring Metro PHA’s HVAC installation services in Chattanooga TN, or other necessary service providers, to make the required changes, there’s plenty to do!
On top of that, I had a few plans for home interiors to execute before the festive season begins, like changing light fixtures, perhaps installing a chandelier drum in the dining area, etc. But festivals are here, and I may not find time to accomplish these tasks. A new chandelier could look beautiful for Christmas during the family dinner. When it came to lighting, I did consider looking at something like these windows for sale in Denver to see if anything could tempt me to replace our current windows for something that could potentially give us a little more light indoors, but I decided that I’d rather go for interior lighting solutions, since we’ll be able to use them in the evenings too.
But with all the additional lighting fixtures, I may also have to think about how much electric load I can put on our power source. Perhaps, I can replace the old electric panel with a new one that can break the circuit automatically if any mishappening occurs. Contacting a professional for Murfreesboro electric panel installation can get one task off my hand.
I have so many things to accomplish for the upcoming festival. For example, there is this custom we started a while back, a fun little Thanksgiving tradition. We call it the “Tree of Thanksgiving”.
Thanksgiving guests are asked to simply write what they are thankful for on a little paper leaf. It gives everyone time to pause and reflect on their blessings for the year.
What started as a small table centerpiece has morphed into a cute little tree in our family room. Each year I decorate the tree with the leaves from years past. Everyone enjoys reading the leaves from prior years while reflecting on the changes that have occurred. It becomes a fun point of conversation as we reflect on our many blessings.
I place a small bowl of leaves along with a marker on the table so guests have an opportunity to create their leaf.
The kids tend to enjoy this traditional the most. They will spend a great amount of time reflecting on their blessings while trying to figure out what they will write.
Then each leaf is lovingly placed on the Tree of Thanksgiving.
What you need for this project:
a tree branch- I simply cut one from the many trees in our area.
construction paper
a leaf template- I walk with the kids to locate the perfect leaves from our yard. We try to find leaves of the appropriate size with interesting shapes. Then simply trace the leaf pattern onto your construction paper.
scissors
a hole punch
ribbon- we use a small amount of ribbon for each leaf. The ribbon acts as our hanger.
markers
vase
Just a couple of suggestions:
- remind everyone to put their name on their leaf
- date each leaf
- the ribbon should be placed at the top when writing on the leaf. The first year we didn’t pay much attention to ribbon placement so the writing is upside down on many of our first leaves. 🙂
Enjoy this fun Thanksgiving tradition.
Now don’t forget to stop by to visit all the ladies of No Place At Home.
* A Home To Grow Old In * Hey Fitzy * Nourish and Nestle *
* Savvy Apron * Sweet Parrish Place * The Aspiring Home * The Red Painted Cottage *
