Kids Cuisine

One of the things that I love about the internet is it is constantly being updated with new content. I am not sure about the actual statistics, but I am sure it is something like every minute billions of new items are being added to the web.

Just recently Yahoo started its own food site. It is ok, in my opinion, if you are looking for Martha, or some other quick things and haven’t had a lot of experience with food blogs.

Last night, however, they listed some creative ideas to make the “kids” table at your Thanksgiving feast festive for the kids.

The “kids” table is present at most holiday meals as the table where all of the kids sit. It is sometimes set with the less fancy (meaning less breakable) dishes and serviced with the kid food (no gravy, please).

I remember this table vividly. I believe I sat at this table until I was in college and my mother took over the holiday meals after my grandparents moved to Phoenix. Once it was at my mom’s house, I made sure I was at the “big people” table.

While there is a lot to be said about sitting with the kids, they generally get left out on the table decorations and usually the passing of food is because they are served before sitting. However, YahooFood posts about 2 ways to make the “kids” table a little more special this year.

Mayflower Centerpiece
Print out templates. Trace one boat bottom and two boat sides onto thin cardboard, and trace the sails onto white paper; cut out all the shapes. Form the hull (the body of the boat) by attaching the sides to the bottom with masking tape placed on the inner seams. To make the hull look wooden, trace two additional side templates onto a piece of veneer, and cut them out with a utility knife. Brush the outside of the cardboard hull with white glue, and affix the veneer panels. Glue lengths of 3/8-inch-wide satin ribbon over the seams at the bow and the stern. For the mast, cut a thin wooden dowel to the desired height. Punch holes in the sails (as indicated on the template), and weave the mast through the holes. Fill the ship with fruits and nuts, and insert the mast and sails.

Headdress Napkin Wrap
A feather dresses up a simple twill-tape napkin wrap, which doubles as a headdress during-and after-the feast. Cut a small hole in the center of a 27-inch-long piece of twill tape. Insert a clean feather (available from florists’ shops) in the hole, and stitch to secure. Center the feather on the front of a folded napkin, and tie the tape loosely at the napkin’s back.

While there is no longer a “kids” table at our holiday meals, as I read this, I have to admit I think my cousins and I would have enjoyed the decoration on the table.

What about you? Do you decorate the “kids” table at your holiday meal? Do you have other ideas that you use for your holiday table scape?