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How to Host a Tree
Trimming Party
What:
Holiday Tree Trimming Party
Where:
Your House
When:
Anytime in December — the earlier, the better,
so you can enjoy your decorated tree)
Why:
To Celebrate the Holidays
Holiday Tree Trimming Party
Celebrate the Holidays — invite
your friends and family over for a fun Tree
Trimming Party" at your house.
Before your guests arrive, make sure
you've put your Christmas tree lights on your tree. Place all
the ornaments (and hooks) on a table (preferably near
the
tree).
As guests arrive, offer them a
holiday drink (Hot Mulled Wine, Eggnog), and invite them to
hang ornaments on your tree.
Tree Trimming Party Invitations
If you don't want the expense of buying printed
invitations, you can always print your own, use Evite
online invitations — or just send an "email invitation"
if you know everyone's email address. Ask your guests to RSVP
via email, IM or cell phone — it's perfectly acceptable.
Holiday Decorations
Decorate your home with fun Holiday decorations — don't
forget the mistletoe!
Order online or visit your local Party Store
for Holiday theme decorations. Green Day-Glo sticks are FUN
too — for kids and adults alike!
Or better yet, be creative and use what you have
at home and save money. Fill a big glass bowl with large colored
ornament
balls — Red
& Gold, Blue & Silver, or assorted colors.
Fill tall
crystal vases with red and green apples or limes — they're
colorful and festive and make great table centerpieces.
Holiday Music
Play festive Holiday music throughout the party and have everyone sing along
to their favorite Christmas Carols.
Fun "Holiday Gifts
& Party Favors
Put together a "Holiday
Tote Bag" of goodies — you
don't have to spend a fortune if you know where to shop. Go to
the "Dollar
Stores," Target or Costco for
token Holiday Gifts and Christmas Candies.
Buy "Wine Lover" Holiday Tote Bag
(Fill with Holiday Food Goodies or Wine)
Give out Fun
"Holiday" Party Favors.
"Travel-Related" Gift Magnets & Buttons make fun
gifts for homes, lockers, dorm rooms or offices — buy
just one, or save with packs of 10 or 100.
Visit
our Travel Gift Store
to order
Special Gifts for your Party —
Buy Fun Gifts to wear or give out to your guests at the party. Gifts feature
Fun
Travel
Destinations,
Romantic
Gifts, Family "His/Hers" Gifts, Political Gifts, Body, Mind & Spirit
Gifts...
and
more!
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 Bring a Holiday Ornament
Have each guest/family bring a Holiday Ornament — most
people like to bring "something" and it's
a great way to add to your tree every year. Make it FUN and choose
a theme — e.g. "Travel."
"Golden Gate Bridge"
Holiday Keepsake
Gift Ornament
Shop
for FUN Travel Gift Ornaments
Tree Trimming
Party Menu
Plan
a Tree Trimming Party "Holiday Buffet" menu that's
simple, fun... and colorful. Here are a few ideas:
- Tomato, Basil and Mozerella appetizers
- Red & Green Peppers
(cut out center and fill
with Humus or your favorite dip). Serve with vegetable sticks
and/or pita chips
- Cream Cheese topped with Red Pepper Jelly
and/or Mint Pepper Jelly
- Salsa / Guacamole
- Roast
Turkey/Glazed
Ham
- Potato
/ Pasta / Green Salads
- Roasted
Vegetables
- Christmas
Cookies / Hershey's Holiday Kisses and Xmas M&Ms
Holiday
Beverages
- Hot Mulled Wine
- Rum Eggnog
- Holiday Punch
- Red & White Wines
- Soft drinks
Costco and Trader
Joe's both offer a wide variety of delicious Holiday
hors d'oeuvres, entrees,
desserts,
wines and assorted beverages.
Wine Selection & Quantity
Depending on your budget, you have several options regarding wine
selection.
Tip: Allow approximately a 1/2
bottle to one bottle of wine per person for a three-hour party.
For
an "upscale" Tree Trimming Party (with wine aficionados),
splurge on a selection of "fine" red and white wines.
For a casual Tree Trimming
Party, offer a variety of good mid-priced red and white wines.
For a "limited budget" Tree
Trimming Party, buy
a case of Charles
Shaw "Two-Buck Chuck" wines from Trader
Joe's — at under $30, these good table wines
are an excellent value. We like the Cabernets and Merlots.
Or ask your
guests to "BYOB" — bring
a bottle of their favorite wine or whatever they'd like to drink.
Be sure to have plenty of sodas, soft drinks,
bottled water and coffee on hand for non-drinkers and "designated
drivers."
Whatever you do...have FUN!
Holiday Video Camcorders
Buy a NEW, low-cost, all-in-one, Flip Mino Video Camcorder, customized
for your Tree Trimming Party... to record and share your party activities.
Buy "Beach" Flip Mino
Buy "Las Vegas" Flip Mino
Share Party Photos
and Videos
Upload your Digital Party Pictures to Flickr, Facebook,
Shutterfly or MySpace and
upload your Video to YouTube after
your Tree Trimming Party to share with your family, friends and co-workers.
Free Video Conferencing
For those people who can't be at your Tree Trimming Party (especially your
overseas friends and family), set up a FREE Web Conference using Skype, Yahoo,
AOL,
or Microsoft Live Instant Messaging (IM) — that way they can participate
live during the event. We use Skype for our FREE International Video Calls,
Meetings, Parties and Conferences.
It's
all in the detail. Make High Quality Video calls on Skype – FREE 
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