If you look at your holiday schedule, you will likely see a tight schedule for mixers, cookies exchanges, and other holiday events. It’s also the case for your family members and friends, making it hard to gather everyone for the holiday party you want.
What’s the solution? The solution?
Hosts will also feel less stressed by hosting a holiday open house. A little decorating, holiday drinks and simple snacks can make it easy to plan an all-day party that lets you mingle rather than watching the oven or making cocktails.
Are you unsure where to begin?
Pottery Barn has the following tips for planning a holiday open house that will be a success:
– Set a festive mood. By decorating your walkway with Arches lanterns or pillar candles and hanging wreaths on your doors, you can get your guests into the holiday spirit long before they arrive at your house. Lights can also be used to decorate trees or shrubs.
To infuse your home of warmth and light, use candles. Garlands can be wrapped around banisters and draped over doors.
Set up a buffet. You can set up a buffet on your dining table. For example, a cheese board with Marcona almonds and dried figs is elegant, but it doesn’t require much more than an occasional refill.
You can create a bar. You can set up drinks at home with the Pottery Barn portable Modine Bar. You can keep ice and an electric kettle on hand for cold drinks. Choose two to three drinks and then print the recipes on cards. Guests can create their own cocktails.
– Provide entertainment. You can make guests feel that they have had the best party no matter when they arrive. To make it easy for guests to see the toys grow, ask them to bring a toy that they would like to donate to a local nonprofit. Give children the opportunity to create paper snowflakes, tree decorations, and wrapping paper at a craft table. You can also give out party favors like ornaments to your guests so they can take the good times home.
You can find more entertaining ideas at www.there. www.potterybarn.com/stylehouse.
