Like any party, start by choosing a date, time and place to hold the party. It would be good to consider scheduling the party early in December so more people could come. a good time to hold the party is in the morning. This way you’ll have the luxury to do other holiday errands. In choosing the venue, you don’t have to go very far from your own home

When you send out invites, specify that it’s going to be a cookie exchange party. Call up, e-mail, snail mail, or text your guests. Talking to them in person will allow you to find out immediately who is coming and what kind of cookies they’ll bring. It would be best to have no overlaps so that you’ll have more cookie variations. You’ll also be able to estimate how many you’ll need to plan for the event. Indicate  in your invitation that they should bring at least two dozens of their cookie recipe. Ask them also to bring copies of their recipes to save you and your guests the hassle of mailing or emailing recipes after the event.

When you prepare the party room, it would be a good idea to have one big table where all the cookies will be placed. Since it is a cookie exchange party, you can place the table in the center so that it will be more accessible to everyone. Have  supplies like re-sealable plastic bags or plastic containers ready so people can bring cookies home with them.  Minimize the food to snacks or finger food. Beverages like hot chocolate, hot cider, eggnog, coffee, and tea are good choices.

Once you try a cookie exchange party you will be hooked. It will soon become a yearly Christmas tradition that eveyrone looks forward to.

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The food you’ll serve depends on the time of the day you decide to hold the party. By this time you’ve already gone so far as setting the date and time of the party, choosing the venue, finalizing the budget, and writing out the guest list and inviting the guests. If you decide to hold it in the morning, a cookie exchange party is a good activity. Of course, for this event, the Christmas party supplies you’ll need are the ones for baking cookies, extra plastic containers or re-sealable bags for take-homes, and drinks like eggnog and cider.

If you want your party during lunch or dinner time, make sure to have appetizers that are simple and easy to prepare yet delicious. There are numerous recipes from the Internet that provide you with great food ideas. They come with recipes and procedures; some even have video demonstrations! They’ll also tell you what supplies you will need so that you don’t waste your time trying to figure it out. You can find recipes for easy to prepare appetizers, soups, salads, pastas, shepherds’ pie, Christmas ham, seafood recipes, and desserts.

If you’re not into all that preparation, or you’d like to host a bigger party without the hassle of cooking so much food, then we suggest that you hold your Christmas party on an afternoon. You’ll spend less time cooking as well as spend less on Christmas party supplies. Check out recipes on the Internet for finger food that’s sure to tickle your taste buds. You can serve seafood cocktails, veggie trays, dips for chips, salads, fruits, pastries like cinnamon bread or gingerbread men, cookies, cakes, and more. Make the most of this occasion by celebrating with the most delectable goods without the hassle.

One advantage of buying your party supplies early is that you will be saved from being stressed about where to find them at the last minute. Since many folks are throwing Christmas parties at the same time, supplies are usually running low during the height pf the Christmas season because almost everybody is buying for their own parties. You can beat this madness by shopping early.  Great parties are all about great preparation, and planning early is part of a great preparation.

Another advantage of shopping early is that it gives you time to get everything you need and to locate hard to find items before they sell out.

If you have some Christmas party supplies in mind that need to be custom made, ordering them early would make sure that it’s done on time. And if somehow there were mistakes on the items, there would be some time left for the suppliers to make the changes. Little details add up in making and throwing a great Christmas party. By having time on your side, these little details would be carefully executed and would make sure that every Christmas, people would choose your party over the others.

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A unique Christmas party idea that will turn the old fashioned holiday tradition into a fun festive event is what progressive caroling Christmas parties are all about. Here, you are combining the custom tradition of singing our beloved Christmas carols with the modern twist of progressing to a dinner party. Or you can do the reverse, party first then proceed to caroling at people’s door. Personally, however, it would be better if you do the carols first and relax after wards with an amazing party. Whichever the sequence, you will definitely need some party supplies to match the activity.

The focus or the central part of a progressive caroling Christmas party is, of course, the music. Hence, the need for things such as song books of the carols you intend to sing. Sometimes it’s hard to find a songbook that has all the carols that you like so you can make your own songbook instead. This way, you can personalize it and set the carols in the correct order that you plan to sing them.

Other Christmas party supplies that you will need are the invitations and souvenirs to give out. The invitation can already contain the planned program or event in it so that guests will know what to expect. For example, it can contain the list of songs that you will be sung during the carol as well as the itinerary or the houses that you plan to visit. To thank your guest for coming and to make the memories last for years to come, giving out one-of-a-kind souvenirs will surely be a big hit.

For food, have several participants supply one course. For example, someone can do the salad, someone else can do a main course and someone can do a dessert. Choose food that you can prepare ahead of time. Crock pots are great for this.

Progressive Christmas parties are fun, easy parties to plan and the memories will last a lifetime. So why not try this one of a kind party and start a tradition that your guests would surely love.

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If you want stress free shopping,  you should consider ordering party items on the Internet. You can find party favors, centerpieces, napkins, plates, tablecloths, etc right on your computer.

As for activities for the kids, plan some craft activities such as making Christmas ornaments,that they can take home  to put on their own tree. Here is a site with ideas for kids to make their own ornaments:  kids ornaments.

Coloring: You can set out crayons and coloring books or pages for the kids to color. Click here for free printable  Christmas coloring pages .

Some games you can play are:

Guess what’s on the tray: Take a large tray with a cover. Put 20 or more different small Christmas related items on the tray. Some of the things you can put on there are: a candy cane, a small ornament, a reindeer toy, a baby Jesus figurine, a Christmas present bow, etc. Let the kids look at the tray for 1 minute. Then cover the tray and have the kids write down as many items from memory as they can. The one with the most correct items wins a small prize.

Printable Word Search: Click  for free Christmas printable word search games.

Bean Bag Toss: An oldie but goodie.

Unwrap the Gift: Wrap a bunch of empty boxes in Christmas gift warp. Put all the gift boxes in a pile on one side of the room. Put 2 trash cans about 10 feet away  from the pile of gifts. Divide the kids in two teams. Say “GO” and the first team member from each team will run over to the pile, and unwrap a gift as fast as they can. Then they will ball the gift wrap paper into a ball and shoot it like a basketball into the trashcan. Then the child will run back to the team and the next team member will repeat the process. When all the gifts are unwrapped, whichever team’s trashcan has the most gift wrap in it, wins!

Santa Says: Just like “Simon Says” but with Santa instead of Simon.

Christmas Pinata: Pinatas are a lot of fun for kids. Below are some great Christmas pinatas:

For food, you can be adventurous and let the kids decorate their own Christmas cookies. Have some things set out that are not sweet though so the kids don’t get too hyped up on sugar. Pizza, veggie trays and dip, and cheese sticks are possible choices.

Of course, play Christmas music in the background and have fun!

Below are some great part favor ideas. Click to order or get more info:

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