Thanksgiving Menu Planner and Prep Timeline

There is a lot going on the week of Thanksgiving, and sometimes it’s just helpful to get it out of your head and onto paper!. These PDFs are all fillable, so you can type directly into them, or you can just print them out and fill them in by hand.

Whatever works for you. Either way, I hope you find them truly useful and practical.

A grocery list by when to buy

This can be more overwhelming than you think. You’d like to get ahead of your shopping but you don’t want things to go bad. That’s fine. We’ve made a plan. Add your own personal things at the bottom of each section.

Oven and menu planner

Your oven space, number of ovens, and timing considerations all play into what sides you can even make. It’s something that has to be all mapped out together. Here’s how we do it .

Prep timeline before the big day

Some things we can prep ahead, some things we can’t. Here’s what to do day by day. It’s almost like we’re going into battle

The day of

We start with when we want to be serving and work backward from there. This makes all your decision-making simple. If you want to outsource things to people the day of, or they offer to help, this will make it easier too.

Enjoy!

I personally use each and every one of these, and I hope you will find them helpful too. Don’t forget to ask for help when you need it and be willing to accept it