With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it has come time to give thanks to your loved ones during the holiday season. While your family may be having its own Thanksgiving celebration, consider also showing your closest friends how much they mean to you too with a celebration of their own. Here are a few do-it-yourself ideas help you create a Friendsgiving dinner party.
Invitations
What you need
- A computer
- Messaging device
Directions
- Go to Canva.com.
- Click on the sign-up button or the log-in button if you already have an account.
- Sign up with whichever method you prefer — your Google account, Facebook account or email.
- Click the blue button in the top left corner where your screen says, “Create a design.”
- Choose the “Invitation Portrait” template.
- Scroll through the design and layout options, and pick a design for the invitation you like best.
- If there is not a particular design suited for the party, make it from scratch.
- Include the time and date of your Friendsgiving party as well as what guests should bring.
- When you are finished creating your invitation, download the invitation, and either email or text your invitations to your friends.
Tablescaping
What you will need
- Table runner
- Utensils
- Scented faux pinecones
- Napkins
- Paper
- Sharpie
- Scissors
- An evergreen sprig
- Cinnamon sticks
- Main dish plate
- Tealight candles
- Artificial berry garland
- Cups
- Twine
Directions
- Clear the table, and wipe it down before putting anything on it.
- Lay the table runner down the center of the table. The tablescaping layout will be based around the table runner.
- Place each main dish plate on the table at each designated area.
- Place each cup by the top right-hand corner of each plate.
- Place each dinner fork to the left of each plate and the dinner knife and spoon to the right of each plate.
- Roll up each napkin fairly loose, and grab a piece of evergreen sprig. Wrap the twine around the napkin and the sprig. Place the napkin in the middle of the main dish plate to create a simple, polished look.
- Place tealight candles sporadically on the table runner.
- Run the artificial berry garland in between the tealight candles across the table runner.
- Create name tags for your tablescaping by taking your scissors and cutting the paper 2 1/2 inch by 1 inch.
10. With the paper facing horizontally, write the name of each guest with your sharpie.
11. Place a pinecone in front of each place to serve as a holder for the name tags.
12. Place each paper name tag in between the layers of a pine cone.
13. Admire your completed Friendsgiving tablescaping.
Playlist
What you need
- A quiet space
- A speaker
- A smart phone
- A music app
Directions
- Find a quiet space in the home.
- Sign into a music app of your choice, such as Apple Music or Spotify.
- Play a song that could be of interest for the playlist.
- Turn on the speaker, and connect your smart phone either through Bluetooth or a cable.
- Play the song.
- Turn the volume on a low setting — not too loud and not too quiet.
- Sit in the quiet space with the volume down, and imagine sitting at the table with all your friends and ask the following:
- Does this song give off the vibe I am aiming for?
- Would this song bring joy to the group?
- If the answer is yes to both, then add that to the playlist.
- Repeat until there are around 15 to 20 songs on the playlist.
Contact Caci Stella with comments at cjstella@bsu.edu.
Read More
Indiana Capital Chronicle: New revenue eaten up by Medicaid budget forecast
By Indiana Capital Chronicle / 1 hours agoActuaries defend $1B ‘mistake’
The Ball State football Bible study created relationships on and off the field
By Elijah Poe / YesterdayBall State footballs Bible study helped bring Cardinal teammates together.
Delaware County Athlete of the Week nominees
By Staff Reports / YesterdayHere are the Delaware County Athlete of the Week nominees from Monday, Dec. 9 to Saturday, Dec. 14.
