5 Unique Thanksgiving Centerpieces to Make at Home
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and this festive holiday marks the beginning of numerous such joyous occasions where family and friends join together to enjoy a grand feast. While instead of going to the shopping mall to buy a decorative centerpiece, why not explore some cool thanksgiving centerpiece decoration ideas to make at home? With these five cool art projects, you can create a custom-themed feast with the centerpiece as the main attraction.
Edible festive centerpiece
Centerpieces usually are for decoration, but why not try something unique this holiday weekend by creating a DIY edible centerpiece? You can add your little fixings with multiple cheese options featuring gouda, mozzarella, and even blue cheese arranged on a cake stool. Don’t forget to put those delicious crispy crackers on the side. Your guests can enjoy a few irresistible bites of the starters while the turkey roasts in the oven. You can experiment with recipes of not just cheese but any snacks and starters you fancy to make similar decorative and unique thanksgiving centerpieces every year.
Cloche display photobooth
Celebrate the true spirit of the traditional holiday by showcasing some of the old photographs from the pioneer days. You can even add old pictures of your family members celebrating thanksgiving back in the day. You’ll only need a few cloches, double-sided tape, and foliage. Neatly arrange the photos around the cloches within and decorate the bottom stools with earth elements like moss, pinecones, and stones. These elements denoted the hunting tradition of thanksgiving when the menfolk used to return with a hunted game to be cooked for the family feast. It is a unique centerpiece idea that takes everybody around the table on a trip down memory lane.
Fresh fruits and veggies centerpiece
You can also create straightforward yet stunning thanksgiving centerpieces decorations using fruits, vegetables, and foliage relevant to the holiday. With the fall season comes the abundance of apples, pears, squash, and sweet potatoes, all of the main ingredients used to prepare condiments that go well with the turkey. But you can also celebrate the abundance of this produce by neatly arranging the fruits and veggies in a square or deep rectangular dish. And place it at the center of the dinner table. Your guests will undoubtedly appreciate the creative holiday-themed artwork while digging into the yams, mashed potatoes, and delicious apple crumble pie during the feast.
Make a pumpkin planter
Have a few pumpkins lying around? Why not make a decorative centerpiece using the veggie itself? Check out some of the best thanksgiving centerpiece ideas trending online where you can use a pumpkin as a decorative planter centerpiece. Firstly, carve out all its contents and then fill it to the brim with some soil, lovely green foliage, or perfect succulents from the homemade planter. The best part, this centerpiece designed for thanksgiving will last you up to New Year when it can once again be the star attraction of the dinner table. Try this idea with a few different types of winter squash and see what shape works best for your table.
A day to be thankful – gratitude centerpiece
Thanksgiving is the day to be grateful for all that you enjoy and have in life with the people of your community, friends, and family. So why not express that gratitude with this excellent thanksgiving tree centerpiece? All you need are a dozen twigs, some post-it notes, and a tall glass jar that can safely hold the twigs inside. Every person at the table writes down one thing they are thankful for and sticks the post-it to a twig. Arrange all the messages neatly inside the jar and place it right where everybody can see these cute little notes. You can even use colored sheets and ask everybody to create unique designs around the message to decorate the tree.