Merry Christmas Eve!
Here are a few last minute organising tips for getting your house together for a Christmas celebration!
- Make a quick To Do list before you get started
- Charge cameras and camcorders
- Prep food and drinks as early as you can while keeping it fresh.
- Inventory your dishware and plan out the table if you haven’t already. This will help you delegate the setup to someone else!
- Be creative and use what you have for decorations, and food
- Keep calm and remember this is a time for you to relax and be merry!
We also found some awesome last minute ideas in case you can’t get to the store.
Clear your table and cover it with a festive Christmas tablecloth, or use a bit of fabric or wrapping paper as a runner ( I love this idea!). If you don’t have a Christmas centerpiece that you can use or dishes that will work, go outside and grab some twigs or other natural things to dress up the table. You can also steal from the Christmas tree: clippings and ornaments in a glass vase or hurricane make a festive focal point for your spread.
Plate your food using existing Christmas ornaments or candy canes. Display your Christmas cards and group them by color…This becomes an instant decoration because of the color coding.
Uh oh Need a quick gift for a guest? If you don’t have any gifts around the house, go online and buy an e-gift card from a local retailer or better yet pop some Christmas baking into a small gift bag as a take-away gift.
Cheers!