An easy and cheap way to entertain for the hollidays..?!
Answers: with almost no dishes...
OK. here we go. the dollar tree store has little Summer sausages . slice on a angle get some cheese ends from the store. honey and mustard.crackers.like every one eles said have them bring some thing.main course get two encor turkey and gravey trays.toast some bread.to but the tukey and gravy on.and dont forget the beer and wine.
say its your birthday and have your friends throw the party for you!
Fireworks. Honestly, they are fantastic. Or did I miss what you were meaning?
buffet
go to local pub
take your clothes off
Go to a popluar street with lots of XMAS lights.
Christmas Carroling.
Punch and sugar cookies.
Oh, and their are lots of holiday movies are on tv right now.
buy some 5 dollar pizzas by some paper plates and paper cups and some napkins
have kfc or browns chicken cater to ur party if its available where u live-they supply the chicken plus side dishes and its pretty cheap
fried chicken with lots of paper plates!
Everybody invited brings their favorite dish. You provide the turkey (cheap) and the paper plates and utensils.
Turn on the radio and listen to Christmas music.
Pot luck!
Have everybody you invite bring their favorite dish and dessert.
Maybe do some karaoke Xmas songs. Or if you know anyone with a guitar or keyboard and some talent that's even better for sing-alongs.
Perhaps some party games as well.
s'mores haha
cupcakes, the ones in the little paper cups
finger food [baby carrots, celery, finger sandwiches]
bottled water
good holliday music playing
a talent show! [those are so fun for family gatherings! at my family reunion we had a big-foot contest. you can give out different sized Christmas stockings as prizes haha]
shishcabob sticks [grilled meat and veggies on a stick]
chocolate fountain
fruit trays
what little dishes you will need will most likely be just plates. buy the nice paper ones!
Inexpensive Entertainment:
It’s wonderful to take your family to the movie theater during the Christmas holiday break, but this could also be a good time to catch up on the videos that have come out for rental during the holiday season. NetFlix even lets you rent DVDs online and there’s no charge for late fees (use our link for a 30-day free trial!)
Another great and frugal way to entertain the family through the holidays is to take a drive around your town, or another one nearby, to see the Christmas lights. It’s a family tradition of ours to do this on Christmas Eve and we look forward to it every year!
Get out the board games, the kids will love spending time with you. If you don’t have many to choose from, maybe you can borrow a new game from a friend or neighbor. You never know, they might have a closet full they never even use!
35. Playing cards is always fun too, even when the kids are little you can play Go Fish… we’re making memories here.
Sing, sing, sing! Many churches and groups even have caroling get-togethers in December, what fun!
Sit around a warm fire, or cozy up in the living room with blankets and hot cocoa. Tell family stories… or have everyone take turns saying how they have been blessed throughout the year, like we do at Thanksgiving. Being thankful shouldn’t end in November, keep the spirit going!
Have a family gathering to decorate the tree, wrap gifts, or bake cookies. (And if you do enjoy baking cookies, we'd love to have you join our Cookie Club!)
Check out a Christmas book from the library and read it together as a family. Or, decide on a story and have everyone contribute a chapter to create a new Christmas book... maybe even one about your own family!
Pot Luck! EVERYONE benefits! Depending on how many people you're having, you can designate who brings what appetizers, side dishes, salads, deserts, etc., even paper plates, napkins, and plastic silverware! This also works well with clean up, because people take their dishes home that they brought their contribution in, and the dishes used to eat on get thrown away!
This works well with a gift exchange - say with a $10.00 limit. Anyone who wishes to participate brings a wrapped non-gender-specific gift, and gets their name added to the pot. Later, you start by drawing the first name and they can choose a gift - then that person draws a name....and so on.
Borrow a fondue set from somebody.
A great snack is little pizzas too. They're usually gone straight from the oven. No clue about the recipe my grandma uses tho.