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Play charades? Keep busy? I think we should respect the quiet times. In fact, a little down time might re-energize the crowd for charades later. I think I found at least one solution.

Last Thanksgiving I checked out books and magazines from the library.

Sounds lame, I know. But it worked. I checked out coffee table books and easy to flip through magazines, in topics that would interest my guests. The Dogist was a great book for the dog lovers in my family to flip through.

You know your family and friends interests but here are some suggestions.

Hairstyled : 75 ways to braid, pin & accessorize your hair by Anne Thoumieux.

Good for tweens, teens and adults.

Holiday cookies : prize-winning family recipes from the Chicago Tribune for cookies, bars, brownies and more.

Good for bakers, eaters and those of who enjoy the zero calories of just looking at pictures of cookies.

OnFitness Magazine

Good for those who are always tweaking their workouts.

The everything big book of jokes : hundreds of the shortest, longest, silliest, smartest, most hilarious jokes you've never heard! By Thomas Evan.

Good for the family clown.