Everything You Need for Your First Thanksgiving on the Farm

Owning new rural land is exciting, isn’t it? Especially now that you’re getting ready to hold your first Thanksgiving dinner with all your friends and family in your new home. Rural living gives you the opportunity to include some food and activities that just aren’t possible with city life. If you want to make the most of your new land, let’s take a look at all you’ll need for your first Thanksgiving.

Kids’ Craft Time

Kids love Thanksgiving because they know Christmas is coming soon after. Get them into the holiday spirit now by doing some of these fun fall-themed and Thanksgiving crafts. There’s this Mayflower made from a coffee holder, or this Thankful wreath. When you’re finished, you’ll have fun decorations for your tables and walls.

Table Décor

Your kids’ crafts are fun, but you may want to step up your game for a photo-ready spread. You can create your own table décor with items you find around your new home. For instance, there’s this gorgeous centerpiece that needs nothing but a tall Mason jar and some of the prettiest fall branches you can find. There’s also this fallen-log votive candle centerpiece that can be dressed up with leaves, gourds, pumpkins, pine cones, apples, and even fall flowers.

Turkey Smoker

Did you know you can build your own turkey smoker right out in the back yard? There’s no better flavor, is there? All you need are three six-foot branches, some twine, and a roaring fire. Set up your tripod, secure the sticks with the twine, and then leave some dangling for the turkey. Fasten the turkey to the twine so that in hangs in the middle of the tripod. Finally, build a roaring fire underneath and watch as the heat and smoke cook and flavor your turkey better than you ever thought possible.

Dessert

Maybe you’re really roughing it this year and don’t yet have an oven in your new home. Maybe that oven is crammed with other things that must be baked, so there’s no room for pumpkin pie. Whatever the reason, this is the solution: no-bake white chocolate pumpkin cheesecake. What do you need? A stove, some white chocolate chips, pecans, cream cheese, pumpkin puree, and some willpower to wait until dinner is over.

Cocktails

A party’s not really going until the cocktails come out, right? This apple cider cocktail is the perfect Thanksgiving treat. Just be sure to leave yourself some time for prep, because this recipe starts from scratch. If you want to save some time, skip the cider recipe and buy a jug. Start with the cocktail itself and just garnish with the apples you picked up.

Bet you’re excited about your first rural Thanksgiving now, aren’t you? If you don’t yet have the rural land, it’s not too late. You can still have all of this and more before the holiday arrives. Just come give us your down payment of $295, and you can take possession today.