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If you plan to host a holiday party this year, you might cross your fingers for a festive white Christmas to help create the atmosphere. However, because you cannot predict the weather accurately, you must make a backup plan.

You may ask, how can you come up with a cohesive theme that matches the holiday decoration when you are already fighting the regular hustle and bustle of an already very busy season? To help you free up time to deal with all this-browsing gifts, wandering through magical villages, and even carnival movies-we are working out the initial plans for you.

We not only collected the best Christmas party themes-classic (hello, ugly sweater clothes and secret Santa gift exchange) and creative (Christmas handcraft festival or fireside baking, anyone?)-but we also Include everything you need to make your Christmas party fun, including joyful games, delightful decorations, delightful dishes, delicious drinks and festive events, as well as exciting playlists, which will ensure joy for everyone Time. (Yes, even the most hostess-that is you.)

In the future, you will find more than three dozen Christmas party theme ideas-from formal and elegant adult Christmas cocktail parties to fun wreath making parties, to multicultural celebrations with work friends, and everything in between ——Guaranteed to spread the joy of the festival.

Holiday events can be so...formal. Invite a group of people in their most tacky Christmas pajamas to enjoy casual drinks and snacks, and take a break from all the glitz and charm (or, keep the team small and make it a pajama party!) This is especially suitable for kids.

Whether you live in a warm climate or are used to snowy days, a winter wonderland-themed party is always a good idea—especially before and after the holidays. Decorate your space with all white and ask guests to dress to match.

See more information about this party on Bird's Party.

Who said you have to wait until Halloween to hold a fancy dress party? This year, skip the sequins and suits and let everyone dress up as their favorite Christmas movie character. (If you need some inspiration, check out the list of 39 holiday movies available on Netflix.)

Because you can only eat and drink so much, here is a celebration that replaces all the food this season: a holiday-themed game night, with Christmas song emoticons, Christmas dangerous Christmas movie bingo and other games.

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Take your casual holiday party further this year and make it an ugly sweater party. (It's so fun to see everyone having their worst vacation!) Give the party attendees a pair of plush Christmas stockings to complete their outfits. 

You provide undecorated gingerbread houses and icing, and ask guests to bring their favorite candy to decorate. Let a fair party judge everyone's finished work (or let Instagram vote!), and then send the winner home a small gift (Christmas candles are always a good idea) or sweets.

Learn more about this party at Sugar and Charm.

Choose a fun and simple DIY project, and invite friends to come over for some handmade and catch up. (Because I can say "I did it!)

Decoration exchange is a good way to integrate into the spirit of holiday decoration! If you have a group, you can organize this event like an exchange of cookies (so if five people come to the party, everyone will bring five decorations within the specified budget). Or, for larger groups, you can ask everyone to bring a beautifully packaged decoration, and then play gift exchange games like white elephants. Let the children make one and let them have fun.

Get the decoration DIY in the picture on the scrap store blog.

Don't know what to do with that thoughtful but terrible knitted sweater of your parents? Or the ceramic cat tchotchke from Aunt Su? Or is it Grandpa Ted’s Kelly VHS tape? Between Christmas and New Year, ask all your friends to repackage one of their worst Christmas gifts — electric vacuum cleaners, expired popcorn cans, selfie sticks — and exchange them with a round of white elephants or old-fashioned grab bags . You never know: one person’s trash may be another’s treasure!

Tired of feeling pressure to choose the perfect gift for someone-especially when you don't know them well? Try the white elephant gift exchange. This is how it works: every guest brings a gift (choose a theme, such as a book, beauty product, or prank gift), and pile them anonymously so you don’t know who brought what . Everyone draws a number, and the person with the first number starts the game by choosing the gift to open. People with number two have a choice: they can choose a new gift, or they can steal the unwrapped gift from the first person (in this case, the first person chooses another gift to unwrap ). From there, the game continues-there will usually be a lot of evil theft and even more laughter.

For more than 80 years, beach visitors have celebrated Christmas in July. This is a Midsummer party where people pretend to be Christmas—including Christmas trees, gifts, Santa Claus, etc. In this holiday season, change the long-standing tradition through a midwinter beach carnival. Put your guests on their best beachwear (think: Hawaiian shirts and flip-flops), blow up some palm trees, serve Oprah’s favorite cocktail (Maui in December), and of course Blow up the beach boy.

There is a good intention to send holiday cards, but it never seems to have been there? By inviting friends to make cards or address cards together, the task becomes an interesting opportunity to catch up. Consider sending them to people serving in the military by contacting the local Red Cross, sending them to children who spend their holidays in the hospital, or making an extra special gift for Santa to let him know how good you are this year .

Get the DIY card tutorial shown here at Earnest Home co.

Even if you don't go to the Alps or Aspen — or, if you are like us, your local mountains — this winter, you can still bring home the after-ski-themed party with the social and outdoor bundled environment behind the slopes. Decorate your space with some traditional, comfortable cabin style-faux fur blankets, plaid pillows, rustic carpets-and put your guests on their best ski gear (think: Fair Isle sweater, down Vest, pompom cap) one night hot butter bourbon cocktail and oatmeal chocolate chunk frying pan biscuits. And, of course, don't forget to let the fireplace roar.

Host an elegant and festive cocktail making competition and feel the festive atmosphere. Need some inspiration? Look at these cold thoughts.

Get the picture recipe at Inspired By Charm.

So your invitation to the royal Christmas Eve tea party was lost in the mail. It doesn't matter-you can still hold your own tea party to feel like you are drinking tea with the queen. Take out your fancy dress and fine china, cut delicious tea sandwiches (such as ham, brie and apple, or salmon and cucumber) into the shape of a Christmas tree, bake some maple gingerbread or pumpkin scones, and soak some Chai tea.

One of the best things during the holiday season is definitely that you will find a wealth of sweets, so why not hold a cookie exchange party? Ask each guest to bring a plate of their Christmas cookies (plus a printed copy of the recipe!) to exchange. Don’t have a favorite recipe? Try these coconut chocolate chip cookies.

If you don’t like cookies, please hold a hot cocoa exchange instead! Just make sure that at least four people are in attendance so you can try the new variety every week before Christmas. (To get more cheers, we recommend that you sip cocoa while watching your favorite holiday movie.) Don't put the mixture in a plastic bag, but try to use a reusable container, such as a glass crock.

To be honest, we all have reasons to eat more Cheddar, Gouda, and Brie-which is why we like to have a cheese-themed party instead of another biscuit exchange. Invite your friends to bring their preferred cheese dishes: Cranberry Pecan Cheese Balls, Truffled Macaroni and Cheese, Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Goat Cheese Souffle, Cheese Fondue, Grilled Brie Puffs, Charcuterie Plate and Pumpkin Cheese Cakes and so on. And make sure you have enough wine... of course for pairing.

Like Christmas tunes but don't like carols because you are afraid that it will annoy your neighbors? Rent a room at your local karaoke bar or buy a machine and throw a party in your home, where you can show off your Christmas favorites all night.

Who doesn't like holiday candies? Prepare a buffet of your favorite biscuits, cakes, and sweets, or make a light meal, and let the party attendees bring their favorite desserts to share.

Get this recipe on two peas and their pods.

The proverb says that giving is better than receiving-but is it true? Spoiler alert: Yes, based on scientific evidence. Therefore, in order to spread the festive atmosphere, please invite your girlfriends to a cocktail party before Christmas, and ask everyone to bring a few toys, and then you can donate these toys to a local shelter or a national non-profit Organizations, such as Toys for children.

It seems that all Christmas celebrations look almost the same-trim the Christmas tree, hang holiday lights, open gifts and enjoy plenty of ham. But in fact, celebrations around the world are quite different: in southern Italy, a seafood-centric meal is prepared on Christmas Eve (or some Italian Americans call it the Seven Fish Festival); in China, relatives exchange apples; In Denmark, people serve traditional rice pudding called risalamande. If you want to make an interesting transformation of a traditional light meal, please let each of your guests choose a different country/region, study the Christmas food there, and cook one of the dishes for your holiday party.

Help spread this year’s holiday joy by organizing a Christmas carol group. Afterwards let everyone return to your house and warm up with coffee or hot cocoa and dessert.

Buying and giving gifts is fun, but what about the packaging? Not so much. Alleviate the pain of the task by inviting family members to catch up and wrapping gifts together. You provide functional areas and space. Provide some snacks and drinks to really make it a party.

Get more gift wrapping ideas in Studio DIY.

Why would our furry friends miss this season's celebration? Dress your dog in the best clothes during his or her vacation and let your friends do the same for a lovely and fun evening.  

Want to enjoy holiday fun with a group of people, but don't want to host a party at home? Go to town to see the Christmas lights and decorations. In order to avoid the trouble of figuring out the driving arrangements, let everyone meet in a festive neighborhood, and then walk out to enjoy the scenery.

Haven't had time to renovate? Invite colleagues or family members to come and help you. Create an atmosphere by playing some holiday tunes or opening holiday movies. After all, if Hallmark movies have taught us anything, it is that those who trim the trees stay together and stay together.

See more of this tree at The Kailo Chic Life.

Not all holiday parties have to be held in the evening. Bring your friends for a Christmas-themed brunch. For convenience, please choose pre-made dishes such as quiche, fruit salad or bagel sauce.

See more pictures of holiday brunch at Sugar and Charm.

Turn the cookie decoration into a party by placing some pre-baked sugar cookies, sugar crumbs and frosting, and let everyone get to work. Whether you set it up as an adult-only event or invite kids to have fun together, this is a holiday party theme that everyone will love.

Get the recipe shown here at the deli.

Assemble everyone early in the morning to carnival and watch classic Christmas movies. (Need cute holiday pajamas and plush socks.)