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Thank you - Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Thanksgiving is known for a day of family, friends, football and food. If you are hosting, you will spend days cleaning and cooking, prepping so that everything is perfect when the doorbell rings. Multiple trips to the store, a couple of late nights or early mornings and a huge mess to clean up when all is said and done. Perhaps some turkey sandwiches or turkey soup and some Christmas shopping will be on the menu in the days that follow.
Do you have a special Thanksgiving tradition that your family does? Here are a couple of my favorite things to do to make the day more meaningful.
~Cook for those that are in need. Is there a person in your neighborhood who will be alone on Thanksgiving? Do you know any college students that can't make it back home? Does your local soup kitchen need help providing a meal for the needy? How about bringing some food to the Ronald McDonald House where families of seriously ill children stay. Spending time helping other people will make you thankful for your own bounty more than anything else ever could. There are opportunities everywhere. Think of the elderly living in retirement homes or assisted living. Many of them would love to have a family to spend the holiday with!
~Make a Thankful Tree, like the one we have at the salon. Punch leaves out of fall colored paper, let everyone write down what they are thankful for on the leaves and using miniature clothes pins, found at the craft store, attach the leaves to the tree. Encourage everyone to write down something each time they pass the tree. At the end of the day, put all of the leaves into a hat and draw one out. The person who wrote on that leaf can win a small prize (or they get to do the dishes!). Or read all of the leaves outloud while you are enjoying the pumpkin pie.
~This is my new favorite thing to do... Write Thankful Letters. Have each guest think of one person for whom they are especially thankful for this year. Hand out pens and paper and encourage your guests to write the person a letter telling them why they are special.
You can include preschoolers in this activity by having them dictate the letter to an adult or an older child. When everyone is done, give them an envelope and stamp for their letter and drop the letter into the mailbox. Even if you don't do this as a group, try it yourself. Imagine your joy that receiving a letter from someone you love would bring. It would be a treasure for sure!
We all thank you for your continued friendship and wish you a warm Thanksgiving, and a holiday season filled with laughter and love.
All of us at Ritual,
Castor, Chelsea, Keeley, Kirsten, Melanie, Sarah, Skyler and Shawn
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