Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner on a Budget
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #1
Make a list of your family and friends that you would like to invite to your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner. Make a list of all the foods that you would like other guests to bring for your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner. The list is very important and as your family and friends call to r.s.v.p, you don't want family and friends to bring too much of one thing. You should make the turkey yourself at home and have everyone else bring drinks, appetizers, side dishes, and desserts.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #2
Make or purchase your invitations for your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner. You can also use evite.com to send your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner invitations. Don't forget to mention that it is a potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner and when they call, you will tell them what they can bring.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #3
Use sturdy paper plates, utensils, and disposable napkins. You can purchase these yourself or ask another family member or friend to bring them as their potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner option. This will make it a lot easier for you to just throw it all away. It is best to use eco-friendly materials so we don't make unnecessary waste.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #4
If you are low on tables and chairs, ask your family members and friends if they can bring a card table and chairs or whatever portable table and chairs they may have. This will save you money on renting any necessary tables and chairs that you may need for your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #5
Ask your family members and friends that if they are bringing a hot dish to bring it in something to keep it hot if you don't have a warming drawer in your home. If they don't have anything to keep it hot, make plans to put it in the oven when the turkey comes out to heat the dish up again.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #6
As family members arrive, have them write down on Thanksgiving stationary what they are thankful for. Prior to your potluck Thanksgiving dinner, take turns reading some of the thankful notes of your family members and friends.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #7
Have an early Christmas exchange gift. Have each person bring a friendly $5.00 gift wrapped up and after dinner, give each person a number and the person with #1 picks a gift out first, #2 picks next, #3 and so on. Let your guests know that when they open a gift they can exchange for a gift that is already open, but a gift can only exchange hands twice.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #8
Find the largest table in your home whether it is the kitchen table or dining room table, and find a nice decorated Thanksgiving tablecloth. This will be the spot that you can have all the food on for a buffet style potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner.
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #9
You may also choose to ask each of your guest to bring a decorated Thanksgiving Day item such as flowers, candles, or whatever item you may wish to have. You may also choose just to decorate your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner with a Thanksgiving centerpiece. Sarah Ganly has some great tips in her article "Cheap Thanksgiving Centerpieces".
Hosting a Potluck Thanksgiving Day Dinner Tip #10
Put together some Thanksgiving Day games for your family and friends. Amazing Moms has some great Thanksgiving Day games that you can enjoy before or after your potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner.
Hosting a potluck Thanksgiving Day dinner will help everyone to save money. Each person that brings something to contribute is not making the entire Thanksgiving Day dinner themselves, but only a portion to share with everyone on Thanksgiving Day.
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19 Comments
Post a CommentGood ideas. Will make things a lot easier!
Great tips - interesting, too!
Good ideas for doing this.
These are truly great ideas.
Great ways to cut the cost and the work.
Potluck dinners can be a lot of fun and a great way like you said to cut costs.
Sounds great!
You got the party covered!
good ideas.
Great tips to consider this holiday. :)