| Planning a Christmas party for your family and friends? | | | | Scrooge's Feast. It's a past, present and future party! |
| Add a bit of spice to this year's event with festive | | | | This one is great for couple groups. Each couple hosts |
| party themes and game ideas! Whether you're hosting | | | | a different stage of the dinner. The hors d'oeuvres are |
| the family get-together, planning the office Christmas | | | | at one house, the entree's at another and the desert |
| party or having the gang over for some Holiday cheer, | | | | yet to come at the final destination. If you're smart |
| you'll find the perfect party plan here! | | | | about planning this you can invite three groups of |
| Get Creative! | | | | friends and skip any meal preparations. |
| Deck the Halls with Christmas Balls! It's a | | | | Family Fun! All together now. It's a Christmas caroling |
| make-your-own-ornament party. Set-up a table with | | | | party! You and your guest will traipse through the |
| styrofoam balls, fabric paint tubes, sequins, glitter and all | | | | neighborhood singing their favorite carols. Best to get |
| the decorative trimmings. Each guest can make their | | | | approval from your neighbors first. Maybe some of |
| own ornament to take home. Take secret ballot votes | | | | them will invite you in for a bit of Christmas punch. This |
| for the best homemade Christmas ball, winner get a | | | | is another great charitable activity for organizations. |
| prize! | | | | Caroling in nursing homes or hospitals will bring some |
| Decorate your own Holiday cookies party. Have tubes | | | | grateful merriment to the receiver and giver alike, |
| of colored icing, a variety of sprinkles, cinnamon | | | | Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! It's a snow party! |
| candies, gum-drops and coconut (for Santa's beard) | | | | This one is for the kids and kids-at-heart. Know a |
| setup on a table or work space. Bake a batch of | | | | perfect hill for sleigh riding in your neighborhood? Or |
| sugar cookies and let the fun begin! Any cookies will | | | | maybe a great spot for building snowmen? Have your |
| do but Christmas themed cookie cutters make great | | | | guests bring their own sleigh or have a few on hand. |
| cookies for decorating. | | | | Setup sleigh races, a best snowmen contest and a |
| Trim the Tree Party. Necessary items -- tree | | | | best snow angel contest. Take pictures with your |
| decorations and one bare tree. This one is a blast that | | | | digital camera during the fun. Head inside for a warm |
| leaves you with an interesting tree and one less | | | | cup of cocoa and share the pictures with your guests. |
| Christmas chore! Have all the ornaments, tinsel and | | | | There's sure to be much laughter at their snow antics. |
| tree trimmings visibly laid out and let your guest put | | | | Christmas Puzzle Party. How about a Christmas |
| them where they may (hopefully on the tree!). | | | | puzzle party. Do you have a group of friends that like |
| Wrapping Races. Say that fast three times. Setup a | | | | to solve puzzles or mysteries? . Send each guest a |
| wrapping table with gift wrap, ribbons, bows, tape and | | | | piece or two of a puzzle. When they arrive the puzzle |
| a few oddly shaped boxes or items. On your mark, | | | | is partially put together. The guest take guesses as to |
| get set, wrap! Your guest will race each other to see | | | | what the end puzzle will be and have to find where |
| who can wrap their box first. How about prizes for the | | | | their pieces fit. This is great for groups who may not |
| best and worst wrapping? | | | | know each other well. This theme is sure to get your |
| Yummy! This one's a twist on the cookie decorating | | | | guest interacting. Great for guest who may not know |
| theme. Instead of cookies your guest will build a | | | | each other well. |
| gingerbread house! Make the gingerbread molds for | | | | Got Milk? It's a cookie exchange Christmas party! |
| one large house or a few smaller houses. Set out all | | | | Each guest brings 6 dozen of their favorite holiday |
| the trimmings and icing and let the fun begin! This is | | | | cookie along with 12 copies of the recipe. Other food is |
| great for gourmet-type friends and family gatherings. | | | | to be served since the cookies are not for eating but |
| Something for the Guys! Teed Off Christmas Party. | | | | for exchanging. When the exchange starts, each |
| This one is great for all those golfers who are sidelined | | | | guest introduces themselves and their cookie and tells |
| during the winter months. Setup various miniature golf | | | | any story about the recipe such as "My grandmother's, |
| "putting greens" for a rousing round of indoor golf. Use | | | | grandmother passed this recipe down...." or "I burned |
| plastic balls and creative putting green "holes". Make it | | | | the first two batches, then switched recipes..."After the |
| competitive -- every guests who makes a hole in one | | | | introductions each guest circles the table picking out 2 |
| guests a prize! | | | | to 3 cookies from each batch. Everyone leaves with a |
| Poker-night with a Christmas twist. It's regular poker | | | | container full of different cookies. This is great fun and |
| night but this game is played for a good cause.. Your | | | | a great way to find new cookie recipes. |
| guest will play for their favorite charity. The winnings | | | | There you have it! Twelve Holiday party themes for a |
| for the night will go to the chosen charity. This party | | | | fun and festive party full of Christmas party games |
| theme is perfect for a large group or organization who | | | | and merriment! So put up the mistletoe, make the |
| want to make a charitable donation during the season. | | | | guest list and get the party started! |
| All the winnings can be pulled for one or more charities. | | | | |