The Put-Together Get-Together Starter Kit

Thanksgiving Ideas & Free Hosting Checklist

More time at the table. Less time keeping it all in your head.

A free Thanksgiving hosting checklist for the menu, shopping, kitchen timing, and a home ready to welcome everyone.

You can be the host without being the entire kitchen staff.

Inside your checklist

Make the big decisions
Shop with a plan
Give the kitchen a schedule
Welcome everyone in

“I built it for you because I needed it too.”
A thoughtful place for the details of real-life hosting, from Alexis Hughes-Williams, founder of Place & Plenty.

Three Thanksgiving gathering ideas to make your own

A familiar family table

Choose the dishes your people look forward to and delegate specific contributions. Plan the cooking order around your actual oven and fridge space.

A smaller Thanksgiving supper

Keep the guest count and menu modest, select a few favorites, and choose serving dishes that fit comfortably on your table.

A shared Thanksgiving meal

Ask guests to take responsibility for sides, dessert, or drinks. Confirm what needs reheating and when essential dishes will arrive.

Put your checklist to work in Place & Plenty

Plan around the people joining you

My People

Keep your Thanksgiving guest list in the gathering and review the responses as you plan the meal.

Get the menu and shopping out of your head

My Table + My Shopping List

Keep dishes in My Table and review shopping in one place. Use the printable checklist alongside your kitchen timing notes.

Stop being the whole kitchen staff

Who's Bringing What + My Co-Hosts

Organize guest contributions and invite a co-host to help manage the gathering, with access appropriate to their role.

Check your supplies and preparation

My Hosting Closet + HostReady

Review the serving pieces you own and check preparation progress in the gathering before the busy part of the day.

Your checklist is free. Product features depend on your plan. Compare Free, Gathering Pass, and Plus.

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