Thanksgiving Dinner Tips - What to Have Ready for Guests - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats. Prior to the arrival of your guests, you will want to ask them about their food preferences and their beverage preferences. You will want to take extra care in preparing the guest rooms for them with lovely sheets and soft pillows. You will want to make sure that lots of things are ready for them in the bathroom so they have everything that they are going to need. Plan some special activities and gifts for the children. When children arrive, they are probably all wound up from their trip and they are going to want something to do immediately. Well, upon their arrival, you will want to have some snacks and food prepared so that they can relax after their drive or flight. Then you would want to show them to their guest room, making sure that you have extra hangers and everything laid out beautifully, with additional towels. You will also want to put out a luggage rack so they can actually set their luggage there and unpack as though they were at a lovely resort.