Thanksgiving Day Centerpiece Ideas

by Ellie Kuykendall

Overview

Thanksgiving Day Centerpiece Ideas

Family members often travel great distances to be together at Thanksgiving. The host or hostess works hard to provide a memorable meal and set a lovely table. These centerpiece ideas are quick, easy and inexpensive.
Fall Leaves and Candles

Use natural or artificial fall leaves around three pillar candles of different heights or a candlestick with tapers. Choose yellow, orange and dark red candles to match the colors of the leaves.

Miniature Pumpkins

Put several miniature pumpkins in a circle around a potted yellow chrysanthemum flower to contrast with the orange of the pumpkins.
Gourds and Dried Corn

Choose gourds and stalks of dried corn in yellow, red or orange. Alternate the gourds and the dried corn around three floating candles.
Pine Cones

Fill a basket with fragrant pine cones and add some fall leaves for color around the edges of the basket.
Wreath

Buy a grapevine wreath and use a hot glue gun to attach fall leaves, small pine cones and artificial chrysanthemums. Surround the wreath with sphagnum moss to make the Thanksgiving centerpiece complete.
Cornucopia

Buy a rattan cornucopia and fill it with fresh small apples, tangerines and nuts. Put some autumn leaves or small branches of fresh greenery around it.