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The table's cleared, the family's full, and you can breathe a sigh of relief — another successful Thanksgiving dinner wrapped up. It's about this time that exhaustion may creep in. Party planner Carolee Schwartz provides tips to tell you how to keep the party going, with just a little advance planning.
Wake Up With Karaoke
A little karaoke can be just the trick to revive drowsy guests after the last round of pumpkin pie. With the modest expense of renting karaoke equipment (with CDs, around $75), guests of all ages can entertain the crowd with their renditions of anything from Sinatra to Raffi. Simple props — leis, maracas, hats — add to the fun. You never know what star power you may discover in the family!
Play "Name That Tune"
There's a very good reason the game show "Name That Tune" was so popular in the 1970s — it's fun! Your guests play singly or in teams to be the first to identify a song. Use a bell or a buzzer to announce that your team wants to identify the tune, but you'd better be right — you'll face penalty points for wrong answers. Whoever racks up the most points wins. A cassette or CD of song samples can be prepared ahead of time, but don't let your sound engineer play the game! And be sure to include music for all ages.
Start a Family Tree
Family gatherings make for an excellent opportunity to get a family tree started. A couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, ask your guests to do a little digging and bring to the gathering one or two family facts — birthplaces and birth dates of grandparents, and great-grandparents, wedding dates and so on — and share them at the table after dinner. And don't limit the project just to the facts — family anecdotes add spirit to the project. You'll get a great start on recording your family's heritage for generations to come.
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