Thanksgiving Traditions

Thanksgiving is a time in which we are able to reflect upon the year that has just gone by, gather together with friends and families and eat lots of turkey. In fact, more than 90% of people in the United States actually enjoy eating turkey on Thanksgiving Day, according to the National Turkey Federation. A lot of us also have food traditions including sweet potato pie, green bean casserole and pumpkin pie. However, Thanksgiving means more than turkey and good food. A lot of families also have other traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. Some ideas for starting a new tradition in your family this Thanksgiving time, include:

1. Ask everyone to make a list of what they are thankful for. Before eating Thanksgiving dinner, have everyone share the one most important thing on their list for which they are thankful. You could then use a hole punch to place all of the lists together in a three ring binder along with some pictures of that Thanksgiving dinner. This will serve as a great memories book for years to come.

2. Gather up your family, some beer and a lot of snacks and watch the NFL football game together. If your family is athletic, an even better idea would be to gather everyone together for your very own football game before the big Thanksgiving Day dinner.

3. A great movie to watch together as a family is "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving." This movie was released in 1973 and showcases Charlie Brown's misadventures as he attempts to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for his pals. Of course, Snoopy and Woodstock come along and save the day. Younger children would enjoy making and eating all of the foods that Snoopy served (i.e jellybeans and toast).

4. The day after Thanksgiving, gather your family together and go to a tree farm to pick out your Christmas tree. If you are worried that it will dry out before Christmas, then you can ask them to deliver it a couple of weeks later.