The Best Ideas For Christmas Party Themes
Last Updated on: 25th November 2021, 10:03 am
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Create a themed party that will be remembered by everyone for years during the festive Christmas season. It is the time of the year that you bring the glory and sparkle of winter indoors. We fill our homes with decorations, creative food and enjoyable games for the whole family. It is Christmas party season once again and we wanted to share some Christmas party themes for you to use.
Christmas Party Themes And Ideas
- Christmas party themes are usually the key to making a party come together. Here are some tips that should provide inspiration for a memorable party:
- Christmas Candy Cane Party – Choose a red and white sweet theme for an elegant holiday party. Send a real candy cane as an unconventional party invitation with the party information attached to a label.
- Snowflake – This can be an incredibly cheap yet creative theme with handmade paper snowflake decorations, fake snow and a white and silver colour theme.
- Nightmare Before Christmas – This film has a cult following and also means that post-Halloween sales can be useful for cheap yet relevant decorations.
- Winter Wonderland – Ambitious decorators can bring the outdoors into the home with large Christmas trees, fake snow and snowmen. Be sure to play the festive song of the same name.
- Victorian Christmas – This idea is perfect for a family theme and the house can be decorated opulently with candles and mistletoe with an open fire. It is also so typically English too.
It is best to choose a party theme first and then decorate accordingly and send out matching invitations to tie the theme all together
Christmas Party Game Ideas
Planning Christmas party games for adults and children will keep the party flowing nicely. Adults can play more sit down games while children will want to be up and moving. Plan a game of ‘Guess What’s in the Stocking’. A few days in advance, fill a large stocking with Christmas items such as a candy cane, tree ornament, walnut, star, small house shoe, etc. Fragile or breakable items should be avoided.
To play the game, have paper and pens ready near the stocking. Throughout the party, invite guests to feel, shake, and smell the filled closed stocking and try to guess the items inside. Have them write down their guesses and place the paper in a designated area. The guest with the most correct answers will win the filled stocking.
Another game is to write down a Christmas word such as Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer and see how many different words the guests can come up with using only those letters. A game that children will like is ‘Name That Christmas Carol’. Adults will be able to name older tunes while children can name the more popular tunes.
Christmas Party Decorations
Christmas party decorations do not have to be expensive. Fill a clear bowl with round Christmas tree ornaments and set around the room. But for a more festive look, add a string of clear lights to the bottom of the bowl and plug them in. Hang Christmas stockings around the room that can later be given away to children as prizes.
Surprise the children and fill the stockings with some candy canes or small Christmas toys. Buy some poinsettias and place them around the areas that the guests will be partying. Because they are not only beautiful but can be used as prizes for the winners of each game.
Christmas Party Tips
Invitations need to be sent out a week or more in advance. Because Christmas time is hectic and many people will need time to arrange their schedules for Christmas gatherings. Decorate a large tree for the main party area and have two or more small trees decorated with white lights in other areas the guest will see.
Lastly, keep food simple and inexpensive by serving food that can be prepared in advance. Buy the party food in bulk and only serve finger foods and perhaps warm apple cider, coffee, and tea. By buying paper Christmas party plates and coloured partyware, clean-up will be quick and easy because you can throw it all in the bin.
