Centerpieces The Kids Will Gobble Up!

Everyone wants to have a family-centered Thanksgiving celebration, but sometimes in our haste to plan the perfect day, we often overlook some of the fun for our youngest guests. If you want to include your kids either in the making of centerpieces or just have some fun things on the table for them to enjoy, try the following ideas when planning your table for this year’s Thanksgiving.

Edible centerpieces-for a fun and easy way to involve and enchant the children at your Thanksgiving table consider edible centerpieces. Since Thanksgiving is a harvest celebration why not use real food? While the centerpieces can be enjoyed before everyone sits down they can then be nibbled on during the meal and after. And for an added bonus many of them can be modified so that little hands can help you put them together. Try the following ideas

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Topiaries

What you will need-

Assorted fruit (strawberries, blueberries and some types of blackberries work well also try uniformly cut pieces of melon or pineapple) or vegetables (small cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, and even broccoli florets)
Small chunks of a firm cheese (optional for the vegetable topiary)
Foam topiary shapes
Toothpicks or small skewers cut down to size
Platters or cake stands for the topiaries to rest on

Instructions for preparation-

Wash and dry all fruit or vegetables that you will be using. If children will be helping it works best to position the toothpicks or skewers onto the foam and then let them place the fruit or vegetable onto it. The goal is to completely cover the foam leaving only an edible masterpiece that can then be placed on the platter or cake stand and put directly onto the table. Guests can then pull off what they want to nibble on during the meal.