Oh the joys of Christmas - the end of the year and the start of the festive season. In between work, schools and families, most people are inundated over the festive period. But if your heart is set on hosting a Christmas Party lock in a date early so as not to be disappointed by intended guests opting out due to other commitments.
A Christmas Party can be as ornate or as low key as your budget allows. If your Christmas bonus is to be used entirely, maybe a Winter Wonderland Theme can be employed. Hire out a spacious venue with concrete flooring and get hold of a snow making machine and lavish ice sculpture to have the ultimate White Christmas (short of flying all your guests to Finland)! Book out the city Ice Bar and have your ideal chilly Christmas drinks. If the Christmas bonus cheque is lost in the mail don’t despair. Strategically placed tinsel and lights on your backyard gum tree can create a festive atmosphere. Costume hire is also an inexpensive way to become very Christmassy easy. Santa and Mrs. Claus outfits can be hired and magically the Christmas theme is achieved.
Party hire businesses listed in Wotado will give you many terrific party ideas for the perfect Noel. It can be as simple as hiring red and green linen, or buying Christmas themed tableware from any Party Supplies shop. A great Christmas Party idea is to organize a Kris kringle for the guests. Each guest buys a present within a certain price range for someone else. This is a great way to break the ice between people meeting for the first time.
Food options for a Christmas Party are numerous and once again depend upon your budget. Catering companies will easily be able to assist you in hosting a gourmet Christmas banquet complete with roast turkey and French pastries for 30 guests. Or alternately if money is an object then ask guests to each bring a plate of finger food.
Christmas music is also easy to come by. Most variety shops stock the Bing Crosby White Christmas CD from December onwards!
Christmas Party Themes and costume ideas
Red & Green – Christmas tree, Santa, Grinch
Naughty or Nice – Angel, Ebenezer Scrooge, Elf
Christmas present or Ornament or Christmas cracker
Biblical – Mary, Joseph, Three wise men, barn animals
Christmas carol – Jingle bells, Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman
Santa’s Helpers – Mrs. Claus, Elves, reindeer
Christmas Toy – Drummer boy, Jack in the box, toy soldier
Traditional Eggnog
12 eggs, separated
6 cups milk
2 cups heavy/ thickened cream
2 cups bourbon
1½ cups sugar
¾ cup brandy
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
In a large bowl and using a mixer, beat the egg yolks together with the sugar for approx 10 minutes (you want the mixture to be firm and the colour of butter).
Very slowly, add in the bourbon and brandy - just a little at a time.
When bourbon and brandy have been added, allow the mixture to cool in the fridge (for up to 6 hours, depending on how long before your party you're making the eggnog).
30 minutes before your guests arrive, stir the milk into the chilled yolk mixture.
Stir in 1+ ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg.
In a separate bowl, beat the cream with a mixer on high speed until the cream forms stiff peaks.
In yet another bowl beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Gently fold the egg white mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
Gently fold the cream into the egg mixture.
After ladling into cups, garnish with the remainder of the ground nutmeg.
