Are you ready to gobble up some fun this Thanksgiving? El Dorado Hills and its surrounding areas are cooking up a storm of activities to make your holiday as stuffed as your turkey. From sporty camps to fancy workshops, we’ve got a cornucopia of events that’ll please everyone from your picky eater to your sports fanatic. So, grab your stretchy pants, and let’s dive into this Thanksgiving feast of fun!
Charcuterie & Mimosas: The Fancy Way to Start Your Holiday
Location: The Design Hive, El Dorado Hills
Date: November 23, 2024
Kick off your Thanksgiving week with some class (and some sass) at the Charcuterie & Mimosas Workshop. This isn’t your grandma’s cheese plate – we’re talking artfully arranged meats, cheeses, and fruits that’ll make your Instagram followers drool. Plus, mimosas! Because nothing says “I’m adulting,” like day drinking with fancy food. You’ll learn how to create a pretty board that you might feel bad eating it. But trust us, you’ll get over that feeling real quick.
Batter Up! Thanksgiving Baseball and Softball Camp
Location: 1235 Glenhaven Ct, Ste 250, El Dorado Hills
Date: November 25, 2024
Got kids who are bouncing off the walls with pre-turkey energy? Send them to the Thanksgiving Baseball and Softball Camp! They’ll learn to swing, pitch, and field like pros while burning off enough energy to sit still during Thanksgiving dinner. You might be raising the next Babe Ruth or Jennie Finch. At the very least, they’ll be too tired to fight over the wishbone.
Scout’s Honor: A Different Kind of Turkey Day
Location: El Dorado Hills
Date: November 29, 2024
Boy Scout Troop 645 is serving up a different flavor of Thanksgiving this year. These young adventurers are swapping pumpkin pie for campfire s’mores and trading in the dining room for the great outdoors. It’s a chance for the scouts to give thanks for nature, friendship, and the ability to start a fire without burning down the forest. Parents, rejoice in the quiet house and that someone else is teaching your kid survival skills!
Thanksgiving To-Go: For When You Can’t Even
Location: Selland’s Market Cafe, El Dorado Hills
Date: November 27, 2024
Sometimes, cooking a whole Thanksgiving feast makes you want to fake a sudden move to Canada. Enter Selland’s Market Cafe with their Thanksgiving Dinner To-Go. Without the “OMG, I’ve been cooking for three days straight” exhaustion, it’s all the yum. They’ve got everything from herb-brined turkey to creamy mashed potatoes. The best part? You can take credit for it. We won’t tell if you don’t.
Cookie Monsters Unite
For those with a sweet tooth (and really, who doesn’t have one during the holidays?), there’s the Thanksgiving Cookie Clinic on November 22, 2024. Hosted by Little Chefs World, this event is open to kids aged 4-14 and takes place in the CSD Kitchen. For just $15 per child (plus a $15 materials fee), little bakers get to decorate a box of 12 cookies with frosting and sprinkles. It’s a fun way to get kids involved in the holiday prep and maybe sneak a cookie or two in the process.
Mix and Match Your Perfect Thanksgiving
Who says you have to stick to just one event? Mix and match these activities to create your own Thanksgiving extravaganza. Start with a charcuterie board on Saturday, send the kids to baseball camp on Monday, pick up your to-go dinner on Wednesday, run it off on Thursday morning, and finish with a scout campout on Friday. It’s like a Thanksgiving choose-your-own-adventure!
Remember, Thanksgiving is about being grateful, spending time with loved ones, and eating until your pants don’t fit. These events in and around El Dorado Hills perfectly blend tradition and new experiences. Whether you’re a local or just visiting, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
So, there you have it – your guide to a Thanksgiving that’s anything but boring. From all of us here in El Dorado Hills, have a happy, safe, and food-coma-inducing holiday.
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