Thanksgiving potluck

A Thanksgiving potluck sign-up sheet the whole family uses

Everyone claims a dish from the invite link, so the table gets one bowl of mashed potatoes, not three.

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What to bring

Potluck

Thursday at Maya's. The oven is free after 1.

Turkey

I’ll bring it

Stuffing

I’ll bring it

Mashed potatoes

I’ll bring it

Green beans

I’ll bring it

Cranberry sauce

I’ll bring it

Desserts

Anyone can bring some

I’ll bring some

What are you bringing?Qty

Add what to bring, then anyone can claim it. Tap an idea to start:

TurkeyStuffingMashed potatoesGravyGreen beansSweet potatoesCranberry sauceRollsAppetizersPumpkin pieDessertsWine

The list opens with Thanksgiving dishes. Maya taps the ones she needs.

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Guests don't need an account
Thanksgiving dishes, one tap each

The rules of the list

Every dish is claimed once

So the list you read on Wednesday night is the menu on Thursday.

Start from Thanksgiving dishes you tap to add.
Desserts and wine can take several people.
Add your own dish and it's yours.
A dropout's dish reopens, and you're told which.
Relatives claim from the link with just their name.

How it works

Step 1: Pick Potluck
The bring list is on, with Thanksgiving dishes ready to tap.
Step 2: Keep the turkey
Claim it yourself, so everyone sees the main is covered.
Step 3: Send the link
Family replies and claims a dish, right from the link.
Step 4: Chase the gaps
Whatever's still open a week out, ask for by name.

For the host

Quantities

Rolls ×24, so nobody brings six.

Ask your own question

Like who needs a ride. Only hosts see the answers.

Replies close

Set a deadline, so you know the headcount before shopping.

Write the menu yourself

Guests claim from your list but can't add to it.

Assign dishes privately

Everyone finds out at once and sees only their own.

Split the groceries

Add Expenses. Anyone going logs what they paid.

Questions people ask

Thursday, November 26. Send the invite three to four weeks ahead, by early November, so dishes are claimed before anyone shops.

No. Only the host needs a free account. Guests reply and claim a dish from the link with just their name, in any browser.

Usually the host. It needs the oven for hours and sets the timing for everything else. Claim it on the list yourself so nobody wonders.

Put each dish on the list. A dish is claimed once, so when someone takes the mashed potatoes, everyone else sees it's taken and picks something still open.

Yes. Open a dish to several people and it lists everyone bringing one.

Their dishes go back on the list as open, and the hosts are told which ones.

The host's guide

The turkey's yours. The sides are claimed.

Start the list tonight and let the family sort out the rest.

Start your Thanksgiving potluck Hosting friends instead?

Thanksgiving potluck

A Thanksgiving potluck sign-up sheet the whole family uses

Everyone claims a dish from the invite link, so the table gets one bowl of mashed potatoes, not three.

Start your Thanksgiving potluck How to organize one How to organize one

What to bring

Potluck

Thursday at Maya's. The oven is free after 1.

Turkey

I’ll bring it

Stuffing

I’ll bring it

Mashed potatoes

I’ll bring it

Green beans

I’ll bring it

Cranberry sauce

I’ll bring it

Desserts

Anyone can bring some

I’ll bring some

What are you bringing?Qty

Add what to bring, then anyone can claim it. Tap an idea to start:

TurkeyStuffingMashed potatoesGravyGreen beansSweet potatoesCranberry sauceRollsAppetizersPumpkin pieDessertsWine

The list opens with Thanksgiving dishes. Maya taps the ones she needs.

Free, no ads
Guests don't need an account
Thanksgiving dishes, one tap each

The rules of the list

Every dish is claimed once

So the list you read on Wednesday night is the menu on Thursday.

Start from Thanksgiving dishes you tap to add.
Desserts and wine can take several people.
Add your own dish and it's yours.
A dropout's dish reopens, and you're told which.
Relatives claim from the link with just their name.

How it works

Step 1: Pick Potluck
The bring list is on, with Thanksgiving dishes ready to tap.
Step 2: Keep the turkey
Claim it yourself, so everyone sees the main is covered.
Step 3: Send the link
Family replies and claims a dish, right from the link.
Step 4: Chase the gaps
Whatever's still open a week out, ask for by name.