Thanksgiving is NEXT THURSDAY! Can
you believe it? 2015 most certainly flew by, but it’s been a great year! Today
on the blog, we wanted to feature some Thanksgiving recipes, easy DIY décor,
and personal traditions from the RadioSFV team! We would love it if you could
let us know what some of your traditions are, or if you try out any of our
recipes and décor ideas, so that we can see how they turned out for you! We will feature some of the ones that we love on our instagram!
Thanksgiving
Recipes:
1. Try out Cinnamon Roll Turkeys for your
Thanksgiving Day Breakfast!
2. Green Bean Casserole is my absolute favorite
Thanksgiving dish! This recipe is to die for!
3. I love these carrots so much! They look
delicious, taste delicious, and have the festive colors of Thanksgiving!
Definitely give them a try!
4. Sangria is such a yummy drink for the
holidays. This one has the fall taste that we all crave & it is absolutely
gorgeous! The presentation of this makes you want a glass ;) Try some this
Thanksgiving! It’s so easy to make!
Thanksgiving
Décor:
Turkey
Thankful Box: Start by painting an empty, small tissue box with brown acrylic
paint. For the feathers, paint cardstock red, yellow, and orange. Then, use the
same paint to splatter paint on each sheet of paper. (This is so fun for the
little ones!) Then, cut out a bowling ball shape for the turkey head and body
out of brown cardstock and glue it to the tissue box. To make it easier, you can trace the feather
shape on the back of the cardstock and cut them out! Glue the feathers to the
back of the tissue box, glue on some googly eyes, a nose made out of a diamond
shape bent in half, and a red wattle! For extra help: http://www.whateverdeedeewants.com/2012/11/give-thanks-thankful-turkey-box.html
The
GIVE THANKS banner is pretty easy to make! You can pring out the letters or
draw them yourself, but all you have to do is attach the letters to thin, brown
satin ribbon using mini clothespins and tie big satin bows at the end!
To
add fall colors to the table, try wrapping the silverware in an assortment of
fall-colored napkins! This is easy and adds festive colors to your Thanksgiving
table!
Thanksgiving
Traditions:
Natalie: Every year, my mom and I do the same thing. We always wake
up early, make coffee, and watch the parade! The Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade,
since I was a little girl, has always brought so much joy and gets us ready to
start the cooking prep for the day! Thanksgiving used to be a much larger event
in our home, but now, it’s just my immediate family. It’s a quaint and intimate
way of celebrating this holiday!
Patricia: “We almost always host Thanksgiving and we’ve had
anywhere from 8-30 people at our table over the years! This year, we’ll have
15. Our morning always starts with coffee, the parade, and cooking. We start
early with the stuffing, gravy, and prep work. We also get the tableware ready
and set the tables. Once that’s all done, we usually do some sort of exercise,
like the Turkey Trot, or a simple bike ride or hike! We usually eat around 4-5
depending on the turkey!”
Karina: “Usually, the first thing we do when we wake up is clean
around the house, help with the cooking, decorate the table, and whenever we
have dinner, we go around the table and say what we’re thankful for. After we
eat, we do karaoke and go Black Friday shopping!”
Hannah: “I always wake up to coffee and the parade! This year I’m
going to my sister-in-laws!”
If you and your family are looking
for a way to exercise before the feast, definitely head out to one of the
Turkey Trots in your area!
November 26th:
·
Burbank Community YMCA Turkey Trot
·
Drumstick Dash 5K in Studio City
·
Lake Balboa Turkey Trot in Van Nuys
·
Turkey Trot Los Angeles
·
Turkey Trot Santa Monica
·
Tofurky Trot in Pasadena
·
Thanksgiving Day Run in La Canada Flintridge
Happy (almost) Thanksgiving!
