Outdoor Thanksgiving decorations are more difficult to find than either Christmas decorations or Halloween decorations. The problem is timing. Thanksgiving in the United states falls after Halloween, and before Christmas. Stores commit shelf space to Halloween decorations, then replace them with Christmas decorations. There is simply little shelf space left for Thanksgiving decorations. It is, however, possible to find a variety of Thanksgiving decorations online.
The other problem is the nature of the holiday. It is a family event. The main focus is family, and there is often a shared feast. People do decorate indoors for small children to enjoy, or for a pleasant setting for the family gathering. But, there is no Thanksgiving season. The event is one-day long. And, in the United States it is too close to Christmas for extensive decorating. The Christmas decorations go up right after Thanksgiving, leaving little time to remove decorative items.
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Inflatables ae often overpowering due to their size. Some people like them, but they can be disproportional to other decorations.
When I was in grade school, we made Thanksgiving decorations from colored construction paper, but we didn't decorate in our home. I've seen the inflatable outdoor decorations, although mostly for Halloween and Christmas. They're not for me; I like the more traditional decorations like the wreaths. The flags and outdoor decorations on stakes are nice, too.
I had to sample the wreaths. There are many more.
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My daughter in law visited tonight and I told her about the Autumn/fall wreaths . We are both going to make one for our doors. Thank you.
I do not personally use inflatables, they are too big. The things that symbolize Thanksgiving are the turkey, the cornucopia, and the Pilgrim. The story is the Native Americans joined the Pilgrims with a feast. This is probably sanitized from whatever really happened. In any event, if the Native Americans did indeed bring food, it might have meant survival for the Pilgrims.
I understand the Canadian Thanksgiving was to give thanks that they were not from the United States. We must remember they had an opportunity to join the American Revolution, and decided to remain loyal to King George III.
Now, both celebrations have evolved into family gatherings and a feast.
I have always been fascinated by American Thanksgiving as we don't have such a thing here.
there are some lovely ideas here and some not quite to my taste. The Fall Wreaths are just stunning and would look lovely on my front door. I think I will make one for Autumn. I have a Christmas one and Easter one … why not Autumn /Fall?
Whatever people choose it is a lovely thing to give thanks and celebrate together.
Beautiful ideas. TY for posting .