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Two things go on a Thanksgiving table: something to protect it and something to keep the youngest guests busy. The cover is cream and orange plastic, printed with maple leaves and a pilgrim turkey badge reading HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY, with an orange band running the length of the middle. The giant coloring poster is the companion option.
Autumn party goods usually come in brown or deep orange, and a dark cloth makes a dim dining room darker. Cream as the base keeps the table light under a low November afternoon, with the orange carried by the leaves and the band rather than the whole surface. White plates and wooden serving boards sit well on it.
Maple leaves are scattered rather than arranged in rows, which means the pattern survives being half covered. Once the dishes are down the leaves fill the gaps between them instead of leaving a cut off border on show. Nothing has to be lined up as the cover goes on, since there is no border to center. Crumbs and spills land on pattern, not on a plain edge.
Pairing a cover with a giant coloring poster suits the stretch of the day when the cooking is loud and the children are underfoot. The poster goes on the floor or a side table with a box of crayons while the main table stays set. Choosing both means the table and the quiet hour are handled together.
Plastic makes the end of the day short. Nobody soaks a cloth overnight or runs a wash the morning after; the cover is rolled up with the crumbs inside and the table wiped once. Families who host every year tend to keep a spare folded in the sideboard for the second sitting or for the following November.
Turkeys, pumpkins and fall leaves on plastic wide enough for the dining table, with a second cover for wherever the children eat.
Printed covers at 52 by 87 inches, two in the pack, that fit a standard eight-foot table and later tape to the wall as a photo backdrop.
