Nonalcoholic beverages let children and teens enjoy Thanksgiving with everyone.

Our Thanksgiving drinks for the family include lemonade and cocoa.

Jake Sternquist

Get little ones into thespirit of the seasonwith their own Thanksgiving drinks.

Creamy lemonade

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These seasonal drinks arefun and adult-friendly, too.

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Andy Lyons

Most kids introduction to “mocktails” is from a Shirley Temple.

Adding grenadine feels like such a grown-up thing.

A tray with glasses of a cold beverage, garnished with orange slices, and matching napkins

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Perhaps the best part of all is that it only takes 5 minutes to make.

Hot Chocolate

November through February there’s not a drink a kid loves more than hot cocoa.

is better than anything poured out of a pouch or tin.

Four cups of hot cocoa topped with marshmallows, each wrapped with an orange and brown fabric

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Our recipe offers a few flavor variations too, for a twist on the traditional.

You could garnish with a bit of cinnamon for a dash of fall flavor.

It makes apitcher’s worthso you don’t have to make one drink at a time.

Hibiscus tea

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Hibiscus Tea

Rachel Marek.

The color looks so lovely on a Thanksgiving table.

For even more holiday feeling, garnish with cranberries and/or orange slices.

Ginger Soda

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Ginger Soda

Ginger is an excellent addition to the Thanksgiving table.