Cheap and Affordable Christmas Party Ideas

Enjoy these Christmas Party Ideas For Shoestring Budgets From CheapGiftBasket.org!

Christmas Party Ideas Start with Decorations!

Save Money – Keep it Simple With things you can get for free:

• Tree branches
• pine cones
• holly branches
• red berries
• leaves
• moss
• tree bark
• logs
• Branches left over from your trimmed tree make a beautiful door swag – Just add a red ribbon and hang!
• Leftover ornaments

Minimal costs items to complete a Christmas Party Idea festive ‘look:’

• Gold, green, red, silver mardi gras beads from the dollar store
• Construction paper for tracing, and every kind of ornament you can imagine
• ribbons, curling ribbon, bows and lace from last year leftovers or the thrift store!
• Glitter
• Yarn
• Spray paint & Spray snow
• Stencils
• Candy Canes

Things Recycled From Home For your Christmas Party Ideas:

• Pillows you can cover in burlap for an old fashioned ‘look’
• Winter scarves
• Picture frames
• Clothesline pins spray painted and stenciled and pinned to pillows or curtains or table clothes
• Colorful Pillow Cases to cover chair backs – Tie with ribbon
• Use Sheets for tablecloths and tie corners with ribbons

 Pick Your Christmas Party Idea Theme:

• Ugly Christmas Sweater
• Disco
• Girls Night Out
• Family Night
• Oscar Party
• Red Carpet Party
• Scavenger Hunt
• Old Time Movies
• Era Movie Stars
• Political
• Decade – 70′s, 80′s, 90, . . .
• Hawaiian
• Mardi Gras
• Wine Tasting
• Baby Shower
• Kids Party
• Bride/Groom
• Vegas Night Out
• White Elephant

Food For Your Christmas Party Ideas:

• Don’t be afraid to ask people to bring an Hors d’oeuvre with them to share the cost of food. Save on Groceries at Coupons.com!
• Great Appetizers can be as simple as cake, beverages, vegetable and fruit and meat and bread trays that you pick, cut, and assemble yourself.  Look for coupons and daily deals at your local market.
• Chips, dip, flavorful crackers and dips, rye bread, spinach dip poured into a round loaf, olives and olive oil, focacia bread – Yummy!  Fresh fruit for garnish and appetizers.
• Cheeses, small sausages, clams, shrimp, grilled cheese and fruit chutney sandwiches cut in squares.
• Holiday cookies or pies and cakes cut into squares.
• Bagels cut in half for mini sandwiches or burgers
• stuffed pockets, Perogies, chicken on skewers, pineapple, onions & peppers on skewers . . .
• stuffed celery, deviled eggs, sliced pickles, olives.

Cheap Gift Basket Ideas to Compliment Christmas Party Ideas!

• Don’t forget the Hostess Gift, Party Gift, Special Christmas or Holiday, or Co-Worker Gift Basket – And You Don’t have to spend a fortune, either!

Choose From These Cheap Gift Basket Ideas:

• Gift Boxes

• Gift Baskets

• Gift Samplers

• Gift Tins

• Gift Towers

• Candy

• Chocolate

• Snacks

• Teas

• Fruit

• Coffee

• Meat

• Seafood

• Cheese

• Sauces

• Dessert

• Spices

• Jams & Preserves