Thanksgiving Parties Need Turkey Costumes

Why have a Thanksgiving Party?

Thanksgiving has always been a no frills holiday. The concept is simply to get in tune with the history of this country, and to be thankful for the luxuries we do have instead of always being worried about what we lack. We do this by bringing together a fewrelatives and feasting on a nice big turkey and perhaps watching some football. No gifts are exchanged, no fireworks are set off, you don't get visited by the Easter Bunny or Santa, we just eat a massive dinner. Have you ever found yourself hoping Thanksgiving could be a little more than just that? Well, for some people it's becoming just that!

Turkey costumes are beginning to surge in demand and are helping to change the traditions of Thanksgiving! Why attend a mind-numbing Thanksgiving dinner when you could throw a big Thanksgiving costume party! Turkey costumes are not the only choices for a Thanksgiving party. One could also dress up like an Indian or a pilgrim too sp the party features a great mixture of Thanksgiving symbols at the party. In place of getting everyone to the table for a supper you might want to make a buffet table with turkey and mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes to leave everybody open to mingle. It sure beats hearing about your father talk about his golf swing for the 7th year in a row! It surely hasn't become the norm, but throwing a Thanksgiving costume party is quickly becoming an in style substitute. Think about it the next time you begin to plan your Turkey Day, you may become part of a new tradition!

OK So...We're Throwing a Party...What Do We Do?

A Thanksgiving party isn't always simple to plan for. Most people out there are familiar with merely preparing a dinner, not hosting a get together, so what else can be done at a Thanksgiving party except watch football and eat turkey? Not sure? Well you're in luck, because I have a few perfect ideas outlined for you which should be able to help you out along the way! Thanksgiving won't ever be the same again after you start to boogy on down with these fantastic party tips!

Who wouldn't want to be the first one to cut the Turkey. That initial cut into the golden brown skin is so fulfilling, all that tender meat and that lovely scent. Well, instead of simply letting mom or dad do it by default, why not play for it it! The game you play could be anything, including a party wide odds or evens tournament, a pin the tail on the turkey game,or even merely drawing straws. You can also organize a "turkey hunt" by printing out images of turkeys and hiding them all around the home. The one who comes back with the most turkeys claims the prize! If the reward is getting to cut the turkey everybody will want to play! So what do you say fathers out there, are you going to put your money where your mouth is? Or are you a big old chicken whos greedy with his turkey!

One other way to add a spark to a good Thanksgiving party is to dress up. You can pretend to be a pilgrim, or a native American, there are even a couple funny Turkey Costume available for those who want to be the center of the night! Throw in a few people dressed like members of the Detroit Lions or Dallas Cowboys (and lets not forget their cheerleaders!) who have historically played football on Thanksgiving Day for over 80 years combined and you'll have an awesome mix of great conversation starting costumes to really make you thankful you had a Thanksgiving party!

Last but not least it'll be time for turkey and I'm positive that after such a fun filled day of running around your guests will be more than ready to do just that! So get the person who won the rights to slice the bird, and start eating!

The Parade is Always Fun on Thanksgiving As Well

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade or simply the Macy's Day Parade is a staple of Thanksgiving Day in New York City. It, as well as the long running parades in Detroit and Philadelphia, is one of the largest and most well-known parades held on Turkey Day in the United States. It began in 1924 when first generation Americans who were employed at Macy's decided to show off their newfound American pride by honoring a uniquely American holiday, Thanksgiving, in a similar fashion to the ways they had observed holidays in the "Old Country". Currently one of the more celebrated end of the year traditions, particularly in NYC, it has notedly been mentioned in many other areas of culture one great example was the way it was a
centerpiece of the story in the Holiday Season classic A Miracle on 34th Street. The famous rock and roll band Green Day also wrote a tune titled Macy's Day Parade which was showcased on the album Warning, and the groups compilation album "International Superhits".

The Macy's Day Parade originally was held along a 6 mile course in downtown Manhattan which started in Harlem and end at Herald Square. Today it still ends relatively near to Herald Square but starts by Central Park West. It had huge floats, people who work at Macy's wearing vibrant Thanksgiving Costumes, rare animals from local zoos and of course Santa Claus! St. Nick has become a key aspect of the Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade, so much so that many consider seeing Santa at the parade to be the start of the Christmas season. The event was so successful in its first year that they decided to make it an annual event right there. The real animals were traded away for the gargantuan balloons we know and love and Santa Claus, who had at first only showed up at Macy's department store, was upgraded to sitting on a float. The first balloon ever in the parade was the classic cartoon character Felix the Cat, but others such as Kermit the Frog and Snoopy soon followed.

Another big part of the Macy's Day Parade is the performances by the casts of Broadway musicals. Shows like Mamma Mia, Young Frankenstein, and Footloose, have sent performs to do a part their show somewhere along the parade route. The legendary precision dance troop The Rockettes started the trend of putting on dancing performances in 1957, and have participated every year since!

Tha Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is quite a sight to see and regularly draws hundreds of thousands of people and is broadcast on television as well. If you have yet to see it in person and you live in the New York City area you might want to check it out, you certainly won't regret it!