Charlie Brown Thanksgiving food from the Charlie Brown cartoon make fun kids holiday party snacks! Making a Peanuts Thanksgiving feast is also a fun Thanksgiving activity for kids during the holidays. Or, add it as a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving class party because of the easy menu.
How to Host a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Food Dinner Party
If you’re wondering how do you host a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, you’re going to be surprised at how easy it is!
So, what did Charlie Brown serve for Thanksgiving dinner? (Lots of fun kids’ snacks, that’s what!) This is such a simple meal to add to your Thanksgiving party fun!
What food was served at the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Food List:
- Jelly Beans
- Pretzels
- Buttered Toast
- Popcorn
- Ice Cream Sundaes
Although you don’t see Snoopy make the ice cream dishes (or put them on the plate), on the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving table there are cups that look like ice cream sundaes with whipped cream and cherry sitting on the table during Linus speech.
Kids will love this classic Peanuts Thanksgiving feast!
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving party ideas:
- Make a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving food menu
- Have a DIY sundae bar
- Decorate the table with a white tablecloth with mismatched chairs around it
- If you can, set up the table and have your meal outside (just like cartoon)
- Fold fun napkins on plates for place settings
- Have kids dress as their favorite Peanuts character costumes (a Woodstock Charlie Brown thanksgiving costume for a little one would be super cute!)
- For a good laugh, serve the toast by throwing it (like a Frisbee) on each of the plates like Snoopy does
- Watch the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving full movie cartoon
- Read Charlie Brown Thanksgiving books
- Do Peanuts crafts and activities (try Peanuts origami!)
- Use a food cloche to cover some of the food on the table (like in the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving cartoon dinner scene)
- Have kids wear chef’s hats like Snoopy did while making the Thanksgiving meal (you can get a bunch of them for super cheap!) or give them other Peanuts party favors
- Don’t forget the fun Charlie Brown Thanksgiving party supplies!
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How To Make Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dinner
I think it’s fun when you get to introduce your kids to the cartoons that you loved during childhood and watch them develop a fondness for them, also.
For some reason, I love that Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner scene where they made the popcorn. It’s one of those things that stuck with me. It was sooooo funny to me (still today!).
And then I thought, wouldn’t it be fun to make the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving food, watch the cartoon, and eat the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving meal with my kid?
(I mean, what kid doesn’t love to have treats for lunch?)
So, we decided to host a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dinner Party!
Another fun thing to do is make this a kids’ activity if you’re hosting Thanksgiving at your house.(It’s a great way to tackle bored kids at Thanksgiving!) After the meal and playtime, you can gather the kids around the TV and provide them with their own “Thanksgiving meal” treat while watching the cartoon!
(These Thanksgiving photo props would be a lot of fun to go along with your Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner menu!)
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How long is Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
How Long Is A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving? A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving full movie runs at around 1 hour and 15 minutes. It might be a little long for squirmy littles, so have some Charlie Brown Thanksgiving coloring pages or blocks on hand so they don’t distract the older kids during the movie.
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When was A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving made?
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving was made in 1973, but it’s a classic that different generations will still enjoy!
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Music
If you want to get super festive with your Charlie Brown thanksgiving feast food party, add the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving music to your fun, too.
(You’re probably humming it in your head right now, aren’t you?)
We love this Charlie Brown Greatest Hits (Music From the TV Specials). You’ll recognize most every song on there!
How to Have a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Dinner
What did Charlie Brown serve his friends for Thanksgiving dinner?
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Food
- Charlie Brown Thanksgiving DVD or (Charlie Brown Thanksgiving streaming)
- Popcorn
- Jelly Beans
- Pretzels
- Toast and Butter
- Ice cream
- Festive Charlie Brown Plates
(and other Charlie Brown Thanksgiving decorations – what Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner table would be complete without them!)
How Do You Make A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
For Your Charlie Brown Thanksgiving:
For each plate:
- Slice of buttered toast
- Popcorn
- Handful of jelly beans
- Pretzels
Since they have ice cream on the tables in the cartoon, it would also be fun to let the kids make their own ice cream sundaes with an ice cream sundae bar to go along with their Charlie Brown Thanksgiving food items.
We love this kids’ ice cream sundae kit for parties like this.
After the cartoon and enjoying the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving feast, try reading some Charlie Brown books
(Don’t miss our recommendations below! KEEP SCROLLING!)
Where To Watch Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
In October 2020, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, and A Charlie Brown Christmas were all acquired by Apple TV Plus. The Charlie Brown specials may no longer be shown on network television (ABC) for the first time in 20 years.
Is Charlie Brown Thanksgiving On YouTube?
I haven’t been able to find the full Charlie Brown Thanksgiving YouTube (as of the writing of this post). There is a super cute app video that follows along with the story book and would be a fun addition for little ones at your Charlie Brown Thanksgiving dinner food party.
(It’s a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving food YouTube video.)
Does Netflix have Charlie Brown Thanksgiving?
Netflix does not currently have a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving streaming. You can check other platforms, like Amazon Prime, where you may be able to rent a streaming version or buy the Charlie Brown DVD.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Books
Of course, you knew you wouldn’t get away without us recommending a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving book, right?
Eat your food served at Charlie Brown Thanksgiving while reading these Charlie Brown books!
was unofficially the very first Friendsgiving. The best part of his Thanksgiving is how reasonable the entire preparation is. Even if you don’t have a spotted dog to help you, the food and the decor is pretty manageable and you’ve got a fun theme. I’ll make it even simpler. Here is everything you need to know to throw the best Friendsgiving around. Whether your cooking skills are limited to toast and popcorn, or you just don’t want to spend hours cooking up a meal just to celebrate with friends, Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving food spread is the perfect direction to take your holiday munchies.
Charlie Brown holiday specials WILL air free after all!
https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/apple-pbs-team-up-for-broadcasts-of-a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving-a-charlie-brown-christmas/
yes! yay! They announced that after I updated this post!