3 Pages to Help You Plan Thanksgiving (with a little help from Hylark)

Nearly half of consumers (47%) now find their Thanksgiving recipes on social media, which is great... until you're scrolling through saved posts, screenshots, and links trying to find that one dish you loved last year.

Add in guestlists, timings, dietary restrictions, and general holiday admin, planning thanksgiving quickly becomes a multi-tab, multi-chat adventure. Recipes get buried under memes, RSVPs hide between unrelated conversations, and nobody can quite remember who volunteered to bring dessert (or if anyone actually did).

That’s why having a joyful, collaborative space for your Thanksgiving planning can feel so grounding. Instead of stitching the day together through messages and scattered notes, you can gather your recipes, plans, ideas, and details in one place, and actually see how it all fits.

A digital platform like Hylark lets you build your own Thanksgiving setup: whether that’s a couple of dedicated pages or an entire workspace with everything you need for a smooth holiday. You can collaborate where it makes sense, and share pages when you simply want everyone to stay informed.

Here are three Thanksgiving pages you can create on Hylark to keep things flowing smoothly this year.

1. Create Your Thanksgiving Recipe Page

Thanksgiving menus tend to grow quickly: the classics, the non-negotiable family staples, the experimental dishes that may or may not make the cut, it’s a lot to keep track of.

A Thanksgiving recipe page gives you one cosy home for everything you’re cooking. You can store family favorites, handwritten notes, Pinterest saves, last year's wins, and this year’s new ideas.

Add photos, videos, ingredient lists, links to your go-to food blogs, TikToks, and even upload PDFs if Aunt Marie still insists on emailing hers as an attachment.

Why this page is helpful:

• All your Thanksgiving recipes sit together in one tidy place

• No more sifting through books or saved videos for that one recipe

• You can keep a running list of what you’ve cooked in past years

• It makes planning the menu feel a lot clearer (and calmer)

Once your recipe page is set up, you’ve got two options:

• Invite collaborators if you want others to contribute their recipes or notes directly on the page.

• Share the page if you simply want to show the final menu to guests, perfect when you’re coordinating who’s bringing what or setting expectations for the big day.

Both make it easy to keep everyone in the loop, whether you’re co-hosting, gathering family recipes, or just making sure nobody shows up with three versions of the same side dish.

2. Build a Thanksgiving Event Planning Page

Thanksgiving comes with a lot of moving parts. Guestlists, RSVPs, dietary needs, grocery lists, timing, décor ideas, the “who’s bringing what” logistics.

A Thanksgiving event planning page gives you space to map everything out. You can keep track of guests, jot down dietary needs, build your menu, organize tasks, save décor ideas, and plan the flow of the day without jumping between group chats and scattered notes.

What this page is perfect for:

• You can see all the key details in one place

• It keeps plans tidy, clear, and easy to follow

• It keeps guest details simple to reference

• It helps you see how the whole day fits together

When it comes to involving others, there are two options:

• Invite collaborators if you’re co-hosting. Together, you can plan the day, divide tasks, update notes, and build the day as a team.

• Share the page with guests so they have a clear invite, an overview of the plan, and any details they need.

It’s a clear way to keep everyone informed and make Thanksgiving feel more organized, especially when the group chat gets a bit… enthusiastic.

3. Set Up a Thanksgiving Wall of Gratitude

Thanksgiving is a natural pause point. A moment to reflect on the year and the things that made it feel meaningful. A Wall of Gratitude page gives you a gentle space to gather those moments in one place.

You can jot down highlights from the year, add photos that mean something to you, or keep a running list of the things you’re grateful for, big or small. It’s personal, but also something you can build with others if you want.

Why this page helps:

• It creates a thoughtful moment before the holiday

• You can collect meaningful memories from the year

• It’s a lovely snapshot to revisit next Thanksgiving

• It brings a thoughtful, intentional touch to the celebration

And just like the other pages, there are two ways to involve your people:

• Invite collaborators if you want friends or family to add their own gratitude directly onto the page.

• Share the page if you’d prefer to send the finished collection to guests as a thoughtful moment to read before (or during) the day.

Bringing It All Together

Thanksgiving doesn’t have to feel scattered. With a few dedicated pages (recipes, event planning, words of gratitude) you can create your own calm, collaborative space for the holiday.

Whether you’re hosting for the first time, contributing to a big family dinner, or coordinating a celebration with friends, having everything in one place makes the whole celebration easier to organize and easier to enjoy.

If you want to start building your own Thanksgiving setup, you can create a free workspace on Hylark and make it your own in just a few minutes.