According to thekitchn.com, one family covers the Thanksgiving table with butcher paper and then gives everyone a marker.
They can doodle, and give thanks, and draw pictures throughout dinner.
The creation then becomes a banner to enjoy for the day.
If you don't want to substitute butcher paper for your nice tablecloth, or if you would prefer conversation at dinner, consider hanging a large thankfulness paper on the wall or door. Attach markers so everyone can give their autograph or opinion. Or drawing. Or thanks.
If you want, you can clip autographs and notes off the banner and scrapbook them.
Another idea is to give the banner to the person who lives farthest away, a college student or family friend.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
