Holiday Theme Parties ~ Party Mosaic

The holiday season is almost in full gear and a little planning will make things run more smoothly for your holiday get togethers. First, you must consider what kind of holiday party you would like to host. Will you be throwing a formal, elegant party for family or colleagues, a fun cocktail soiree with your friends or a kid friendly party with activities and bite size treats? Once you’ve figured out what kind of party you want to have, planning the details will make your event unique and memorable for all of your guests. We’ve come up with three complete crowd-pleasing party ideas to help you start planning your holiday get together.

The Elegant Party

Impress the boss and your colleagues with an elegant get-together that is both traditional and chic!

Elegant Holiday Party

Décor: For a classy, elegant holiday party choose linens, napkins, and table décor in rich, decadent colors and textures. Dress up the table with floor length satiny linens. Use candles to add ethereal warmth to the table, creating a magical ambiance around the table. Be sure to have a fabulous centerpiece; choose simple clear glass vases and fill them with flowers that fit your color theme. Consider using chair covers for a complete and luxurious look. We like these choices from Mosaic.

Gold Satin Linen

Mosaic Chair Cover

Snacks: Ham, Gruyere and Honey Mustard Palmiers (Recipe) and Toasted Brioche Roasted with Crème Fraiche Caviar (Recipe)

Drink: Champagne

Music: A Charlie Brown Christmas Soundtrack (Listen)

Gifts: Have your guests come with a small gift, wrapped anonymously. Later while enjoying drinks and dessert, play a trivia or guessing game. Let whoever answers correctly (try to choose at least one suitable question per guest) gets to pick out of the present pile.

The Theme Party

Invite the friends over for a night of fun holiday games, karaoke and tasty seasonal cocktails. Holiday theme parties are a hit amongst close groups of people. Have an Ugly Christmas Sweater party – for one night only you and your guests can wear your ugliest most obnoxious holiday sweaters for laughs!

Fun Christmas Theme

Décor: Play with old-fashioned and somewhat cliché colors and prints for a fun, light-hearted feel that oozes holiday cheer. Use festive reds and greens in your décor and work with classic holiday motifs such as reindeer, elves and mistletoe.

Create a festive look with a bold color like red or a quintessential holiday plaid. Try these linens from Mosaic!

Cherry Red Linen

Holiday Sparkle Plaid Linen

Snacks: Pigs in a blanket - or any finger food. (recipe)

Drink: Spiked Egg Nog (recipe)

Music: Christmas All-Time Greatest Records (buy it here)

Gifts: Secret Santa – A week or two before your party, try to gather your friends to pick a name out of a hat for the person they will buy a gift for, set a money limit, and give each person a red or green bag (that way everyone’s gift looks the same) with a folded card to write the person’s name on. Have your guests bring their gifts with the folded card to the party, the host distributes the gifts and the receiver must try to guess who the gift is from.

The Kid’s Party

Show the kids some true holiday spirit with a party that celebrates the season. Have a snowman building party with an array of “toppings” for eyes, noses, mouths and arms, decorate and bake holiday cookies, make ornaments, string popcorn garlands and watch Christmas movies.

Kids Cookie Decorating Party

Décor: Fill the table with simple, fun and artsy items for the kids to use to make cookies, holiday cards, decorate ornaments or whatever arts & craft you will have them do. Keep the feeling upbeat with bright colors and fun patterns like polka dots.