For the past several years, our good friends have a holiday party to celebrate the season with good food and friends. This year, I helped with the decor and had a blast! We provided a few desserts (like some delicious peppermint patty balls) and asked the guests to bring a dish to share. The colors were blue and white with pops of red. We hung puffs from the ceiling and placed small snowflakes throughout the house. A fun find was a felt snowflake table runner we used on the coffee table. This small touch of snow was on sale and perfect for tying the rooms together!
The main activity for the party was a cookie bar. We made simple sugar cookies and frosting and had guests decorate their own. Because the party guests were all ages, this was a big hit! The kids loved it and the parents appreciated having something festive for their kids to do.
We sent each family home with a bag (or two) of homemade puppy chow.... the snack, not the real thing. It was a delicious and inexpensive small thing to say thank you for coming. We used blue cello bags with red ribbon tied around them. I found a bag of little wooden white snowflakes in the craft section at Michael's and hot glued them on to tie into the snowflake theme.
We had a great time planning this gathering and a great time attending! Guests enjoyed the casual atmosphere, good food and friends! It was a perfect way to kick off the holiday season.
What are your holiday party plans?
