Grab Bag Gift Ideas – Christmas, White Elephant Gift Exchanges, Stocking Stuffers & Gag Gift Ideas

December 13, 2018 7:30 am \ 5 Comments \ Party Idea Pros

Holiday Grab Bag, White Elephant Gift Exchange, Stocking Stuffers & Gag Gift Ideas

Looking for the perfect holiday grab bag, white elephant gift exchange, stocking stuffer, or gag gift? PartyIdeaPros.com has put together our best of the best funny, fun, strange, and yes, sometimes goofy, holiday gifts list. Keep checking back – we are adding items every day! This year we have also included a few gifts that would be appropriate business gifts too. Happy Holidays and Party Hearty!

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Posted in: Christmas, For the Holidays, Gifts & Favors, Hanukkah, Holiday Gifts \ Tagged: food gifts, gag gift, gag gifts, gift exchange, grab bag gift, holiday gifts, stocking stuffers, white elephant gift exchange

2018 Holiday Card Trends

December 12, 2018 10:21 am \ Leave a Comment \ Party Idea Pros

2018 Holiday Card Trends >> Minted Card of the Year

2018 Holiday Card Trends

It is not too early to order your 2018 Holiday Cards! There are so many holiday cards from which to choose, so where to begin? Well this year, PartyIdeaPros finally got our act together enough to plan in advance for the holiday card season. We contacted some of our favorite merchants so we could actually touch and feel the cards ourselves. Yes, we admit it — we are ridiculously touchy feely types. Our trash cans are filled with not so cheap cards printed on flimsy paper with fuzzy photos and illegible print. On the other hand, our sample books are chock full of Minted cards and invitations. We love their clear graphics and beautiful eco-friendly papers. This year's Christmas and Hanukkah card trends include rounded corners, back designs, ornament cards, lots and lots of foil an glitter, and are chock full of images of winter greenery. And of course, classic design and colors never go out of style.
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Holiday Gift Exchange Games

December 10, 2018 11:24 am \ Leave a Comment \ Party Idea Pros

Holiday Gift Exchange Games

Christmas gift exchanges and holiday gift grabs are a fun part of the winter holiday season. Make the traditional gift exchange into a game and add a fresh and festive element to your home and office holiday parties. If you are stumped for gift ideas, Be sure to check out PartyIdeaPros comprehensive list of Holiday Grab Bag, White Elephant Gift Exchange & Gag Gift Ideas (it really is quite a good list, if we do say so ourselves )

UPDATE!

There is still time to order and print a whole slew of printable games for your Christmas & New Years celebrations!

Printable Christmas & New Years Games

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Posted in: Children's Party Activities, Christmas, For the Holidays, Games, Gifts & Favors, Holiday Gifts, Party Games, Printables, Winter \ Tagged: Christmas, Christmas games, gift exchange, Holiday games, left right gift passing game, printable games, printable party games, trivia games

Pair Your Favorite Holiday Cookies with Wine!

December 9, 2018 8:28 pm \ Leave a Comment \ Party Idea Pros

Pair Your Favorite Holiday Cookies with Wine

We are obsessed with this post on The California Wine Club's blog pairing wine with holiday cookies! From the opening line “Why should milk have all the fun?” to the fact that The California Wine Club actually has sound reasons for their suggested pairings, we were hooked. And then to reel us in, they created this great holiday cookie wine pairing chart. We are almost as impressed with this post as we are with their wine offerings. How fun would it be to gift a plate of yummy homemade cookies with the perfectly paired wine or better yet, 3 months worth of wine (use code QUALITY10 thru the end 12.115.28 to get 10% OFF!) Continue Reading →

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Today’s Find: Great Deals on Printable Holiday Games

December 9, 2018 9:54 am \ Leave a Comment \ Party Idea Pros

Celebrate the Season with Printable Holiday Games! :: Save 15%. Use code PGN-15

Great Deals on Printable Holiday Games

What could be easier? Are you like us — we plan every detail of our parties – the invitations, the party decor, the party favors, the food, and never think about planning activities absolutely convinced that our guests are interesting and engaging individuals and can easily entertain themselves. (except for children’s parties where we plan and schedule every minute).

And then once in a while, we either have a sneaking suspicion a day or so in advance or are caught completely off guard right then and there. And we realize things aren’t going so well. We have had political conversations go ballistic, strident parenting advice get a bit overbearing, and the freshly minted vegan choose this opportunity to proselytize. There is not much to do about it except quickly change the conversation. That’s where these printable holiday games come in extraordinarily handy. So be your own holiday party savior with this fun and easy way to keep the kids and adults entertained for hours during long holiday gatherings.

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Festive, Easy to Make Holiday Party Snacks

December 9, 2018 1:54 am \ Leave a Comment \ Party Idea Pros

Festive Easy to Make Holiday Party Snacks >>Fruit Santa Hats or Grinch Kabobs | Cocktails in Mini Moscow Mule Mugs | Christmas deviled eggs on a devil egg tray | Macaroni & Cheese in Mini Martini Glasses | Fully loaded mini baked potatoes | Shrimp in an Asian soup spoon

Festive, Easy to Make Holiday Party Snacks

Preparing festive holiday party snacks does not mean you need to devote hours and hours in the kitchen. Plus, if you take our advice, you will not only save time, you will save money because you are portion controlling your food. The key is investing in some fun serving pieces like mini cocktail glasses, mini moscow mule cups, and even some ceramic Asian spoons you can use over and over again. Once you have a few of these basics, you can make the simplest of foods look festive and elegant. We have also checked, and all the serving piece suggestions we mention here are still available for delivery before Christmas although you may have to pay a little extra for expedited delivery. Many of the items are available on Amazon Prime. If, by chance you do not currently have an Amazon Prime Membership, today is the day to sign up for an Amazon Prime FREE 30 Day Trial Membership. Included with your membership is FREE 2-Day shipping and in certain areas you may even be eligible to qualify for receive FREE Same-Day Delivery on qualifying orders over $35! (Plus, so much more!) Continue Reading →