Hosting a holiday party can get kind of stressful- so much prep work, cleaning, and last-minute details to complete. Not to mention, after the fun is over, you get to clean your house again. :)
Here are a few ways I prepped ahead and made clean-up a little easier:
I baked cookies earlier in the week and stuck them in the freezer. This was a game-changer because I wasn't spending my entire Saturday before the party baking cookies! Just stick your completely cooled cookies in a freezer bag- so simple, right? All I had to do on Sunday morning was pull them out and let them thaw a few hours before our guests arrived.
Sprinkle Bakes has the most amazing chocolate cut-out cookie recipe. You must try it!
Semi-Sweet Designs roll-out sugar cookie recipe is my favorite!
I prepped our cocoa bar toppings in advance. I had a few different toppings for our hot cocoa bar that I kept in mason jars. Super easy to pull out and serve, although I did opt to put them in holiday containers for this party.
I set a treat box at each kiddo's spot at the table. These served as "to-go" boxes for all the cookies they decorated, and it worked out great! I didn't have to run around looking for containers for everyone's cookies at the end of the party.
I wrapped the cookie decorating table with wrapping paper. Super easy clean-up!
This is such a good idea! I think I will be doing this next year.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute idea!! Wrapping the table, the boxes and freezing the cookies are all great time savers!
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