It’s the time for celebrations with friends and family as Christmas and New Year are approaching fast. It’s the time to share happiness, love, and laughter. The best way is to organize parties for loved ones, and you need a good amount of money for that. However, this guide would help you know some tips and tricks to host budget-friendly Christmas and New Year parties.
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Set the budget
The first step is to decide the budget, before you start making any preparations for the party. The budget should include party space, décor items, gifts, food, drinks, etc. This will help you keep track of how much you are spending.
Make use of the sale discounts
Christmas is the time when shopping malls and other shops offer good discounts and sales. It is a good idea to buy gifts and decoration items from such shops to keep the budget under control.
Reuse
It’s good to reuse stuff from previous parties. These can be décor items, such as fairy lights, streamers, balloons, candles, etc. This saves money. Moreover, reusing and recycling stuff reduces pollution to some extent.
Make Christmas décor items
If you don’t want to reuse or buy new décor items, make them yourself by using simple things available at home. You can make Christmas trees, snowflakes, snowmen, bows, bells, etc., yourself at home.
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Christmas tree
You can get a real Christmas tree or buy one decorated with streamers, stockings, and candies. If space is an issue, you can explore modern ways of putting a Christmas tree, for instance, designing a streamer as a tree on the wall.
Icicles
Hanging icicles from your window is a major part of the Christmas décor. You can buy them or make them on your own at home with cotton, sticks and hang.
Use Christmas décor plants
You can add Christmassy décor to any plants like bows, bells, trinkets, etc. Fairy lights on plants will make them look attractive and give them a grand look.
Deck up the dining space
An important aspect of any party is food and drinks. Prepare the dining table using nice table runners, Christmas themed cutlery, etc. You can also arrange the dining table chairs with nice Christmas bows.
Potluck
You can throw a potluck party where each guest can get something cooked from home. This will ensure a variety of foods on the table. The stress of cooking or ordering a lot of items would not be on the host. Alternatively, you can also opt for simple home-cooked food that will be cost effective and fresh too.
FAQs
What is the colour of the holiday season?
Red, Green and white are the colours of the holiday season. These embedded with gold will make up for a grand look.
What are the ways to make Christmas tree at home?
You can make Christmas tree at home using cardboard boxes, streamers or a simple drawing.
Suggest an idea of candle placement on the dining table apt for Christmas?
You can float candles inside wine glasses. This will give a classy festive vibe.
What are the budget friendly options when it comes to gifts?
You can gift sustainable gifts such as a recipe, sour dough starter, plant, seeds etc. These can be wrapped in hand made gift wrappers.
How can you decorate the plants during Christmas?
Use of fairy lights is a quick way to uplift the entire look of a plant.
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