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5 New Thanksgiving Traditions To Start This Year

It's time time to amp up the celebration

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5 New Thanksgiving Traditions To Start This Year
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The holidays are all about traditions which makes this time of year something to look forward to, but it can also mean things get a little boring. There's always room for new dishes, new plans & new traditions to add to your holiday festivities. Here are a few ideas you can incorporate this year.

1. Start the day with apple cider mimosas.

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If you're part of a family that likes to get the party started early, this one is the perfect way to start your Thanksgiving morning. Pop some champagne and get in the fall spirit with this twist on the ultimate choice for day drinking.

2. Earn that stuffing and mashed potatoes.

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If you don't end a holiday meal with pants unbuttoned and a bloated stomach, then you're probably doing something wrong. This year, try some early morning exercise to make room for that extra helping of mac and cheese. Starting the day with some endorphins might be just thing to make this Thanksgiving that much better than all the rest.

3. Up your dessert game.

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Don't settle for sticking to some lame diet or having just a simple apple pie. This year, add a cinnamon roll crust instead or find a use for that leftover Halloween candy to make a seriously decadent candy bar pie. You'll have to fake surprise when the other guests ask you for the recipe and try to snag the leftovers to bring home themselves.

4. Forget football this year.

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Get everyone helping in the kitchen, not just Mom. Sure, the games are fun but the day is also about being together and designating the women to cook while the men watch football from the couch is so not 2018. Start a new tradition with Dad doing more than just carving the turkey.

5. Better yet, skip the turkey altogether.

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It might feel a little strange not having a turkey for the holidays, but your vegetarian guests will thank you. Plus, you'll have that much more room to fill up on the carbs and desserts that everyone really prefers anyway. Everyone knows the mashed potatoes and mac and cheese are the real stars of the show.

There's no time like the present to change up your family's Thanksgiving day traditions and make them that much better. Whether it's simply trying a new recipe or a little more out there like having dessert before dinner, it'll make this year's celebration the most memorable to date.

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