Holiday Planning Tips
It’s hard to believe that the holidays are just around the corner. Where did the year go? That being said, you still have plenty of time to plan for a festive holiday season. Here are a few (of many) tips to consider.
Use a Holiday Planner
One of the best ideas I can give you is to use a holiday planner like the one provided here. It honestly takes most of the guesswork out of your initial planning stages. There’s even a shopping list for Black Friday and Cyber Monday included in this particular set. How cool is that?
Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange
If you love baking holiday cookies consider hosting a Christmas cookie exchange. It’s the perfect opportunity to interact with friends and family for a yummy afternoon of entertaining. Ask everyone to bring a dozen of their favourite cookies for each person attending. At the end of the get-together, send guests home with their cookie stash. I guarantee they’ll thank you for it!
Purchase Gifts throughout the Year
This is a wonderful tip to take advantage of, starting at the beginning of 2018. Purchasing gifts throughout the year takes almost all of the stress off of last-minute shopping. Not only that, it gives you the chance to purchase things when they’re on sale, which is typically a huge money saver.
Switch-Out Real Candles
Flickering candlelight is gorgeous. But, it’s also dangerous… especially around little ones. Battery-powered candles to the rescue! You still get the beauty and ambience of candlelight without the risk of fire or injury.
Serve One Cocktail
Make bartending so much easier at your holiday parties this season, by serving one lone cocktail. Choose a recipe that appeals to the masses and is easy to premix and refrigerate before guests arrive.
These are just a few tips to help make your holiday planning go more smoothly. Remember, the more you accomplish in advance, the less frustrated you’ll be!
Free Printable Christmas Planner
This Christmas Planner has all the sheets that you will need to plan for the holidays!
In the booklet you will find:
- Black Friday Shopping List
- Cyber Monday Shopping List
- The Nice List
- Holiday Card List and Holiday Card List Updated
- 2 Individual Gift Planners
- Holiday Budget
- Kids Wish List
- Christmas Meal Planner ~ Brunch
- Christmas Meal Planner ~ Lunch
- Christmas Meal Planner ~ Dinner
- Christmas Meal Planner ~ Nibbles
- Recipe List
- Recipe Card
- Baking Planner
- Holiday Bucket List
- Grocery List
- Things To Do
- Places To Be
- Weekly Planner
- Notes
TO DOWNLOAD THE CHRISTMAS PLANNER, SIMPLY CLICK ON THE PHOTO ABOVE!
Do you have any holiday planning tips to share with us?
Comment below!
This Christmas planner looks like a great item to utilize this holiday season.
this a great idea
This will no doubt come in very handy for a lot of people, thanks for sharing. 🙂
I have down loaded the planner, thank you so much, this looks like it will be very helpful.
My pleasure!
I’m hosting my first cookie exchange this year. A total of 6 people (myself included) and I’m a little excited. I’m going to supply some nibbles and some bubbles and kept the invite to an hour and a half total!
Cookie exchanges are so much fun! Enjoy!
This is a great planner for a sometimes stressful and busy time of the year.
This planner is so great! The holidays can get stressful.. I find it helps so much to be organized. Thank you!
I’m lucky because the only thing I have to do for Christmas is buying the gifts, mind you with 7 kids and 8 grandkids that no easy task either. My son and family do all the cooking and putting up guests so I have no worries there.
Lucky! Well deserved!
I absolutely love the printable planner. They are so very handy this time of year.