‘Work Hard, Party Harder!’
This feels like a distant memory, once your status is updated to ‘Mom’. Children love being around you and you even love them a lot. But if you are planning to break-free, just for a day, make it large.
So, what can be done?
We need to think of something that can involve your kids too and still you can have an exciting holiday party.
Psst… Christmas is still one and a half month away. If you start planning for an exciting Christmas party now, you can possibly serve both every purpose and end the day with a broad smile on your face.
So, here are some simple, yet amazing party ideas you can think of:
Hot Chocolate Bar: everyone loves chocolates. Your kids will love it, your hubby, your friends, and friends of friends. Having this with candy toppings will make for a great fun station. It will even help in getting the conversation started.
Wine or Beer? This is the ultimate question people ask when they are planning to throw a party for someone. To cut down some of those worrying thoughts, wine can be a better option when the crowd is limited. For a larger group, beer will serve the purpose good.
Decorations: This was in your mind, always! But here are some ideas that will help you expand your creative mind. For Christmas, have you thought of anything like a ‘guest tree’? This tree can be made with paper cutouts and should have enough leaves to accommodate everyone on your guest list. If you can spare additional minutes on decorating this ‘guest tree’, you can add their photographs, names and a funny line or fact for them.
For the planning part, the idea is simple.
Send invitations early. Let them know that you are organizing a party and want them to be a part. Christmas is a time when a number of hosts organize parties. Be the first and let your guests mark your party event on a specific date.
Budget the event. If there are ten people coming to the party, organize funds to accommodate the needs of those ten + four reserves. Just in case you have unexpected guests at your place. So, if you are expecting 100 guests, count it as 110 and organize funds accordingly.
Menu and timeline. These are the miscellaneous activities you do while throwing a party for your friends, relatives and family members. No? Then keep this in mind. Guests come to your place to have a great evening. If there is loud music, beer, and dancing they will like it, but if there is no food or the food tastes terrible, it spoils the mood. Don’t let it happen.
Serving Dishes. Christmas is close to New Year. By some new serving dishes and give your guests a good impression. If you need to order some, here is a sears promo code. Buy some dishes and get an amazing discount on the total bill.
Now share your tips! I would love to hear how you make your Holiday parties exciting!
