Party Planning

Nariman Taweel asked:


Corporate Christmas Party Themes

This year for your corporate Christmas party why not try something a little different and host a themed event.  A fun and exciting way to end the great year, your staff and clients are sure to feel appreciated.

Below are some ideas you may wish to try;

1.       Grease inspired Corporate Picnic

A Corporate picnic is a traditional Christmas Party event, but you can change it up by turning it into a carnival.  Remember the end of year break – up party in the movie Grease, let this inspire your theme.   You could have carnival rides such as the Ferris wheel, house of mirrors, carousels, roller coasters, teacups, dodgem cars and more. 

A great event for the whole family, this grease inspired carnival is sure to be a hit.

Just don’t forget the fairy floss and candy popcorn!

2.       Circus

The big top has come to town.  With clowns, jugglers, acrobats, trapeze, and lion tamer you could make you event a circus extravaganza.

A great family day and another good one to do as a corporate picnic.

3.       Winter Wonderland

Add cool, seasonal style to your holiday soiree.

It can be simple and chic. Keep your scheme silver and white. 

A snow man set in front of a backdrop of an enchanted every green forest and winter castle can add to the magic of your winter wonderland.  Remember Santa Claus does come from the north pole!

4.       Santa’s Workshop

Creating an event with hired elves and Santa can set the scene for Santa’s workshop.  Explore your imagination as this event can be as elaborate as you like it.  You could have stations for all the different types of toys.  Of course you’ll be able to sit on Santa’s knee to tell him want you want for Christmas.  Maybe you’ll be lucky and get an early Christmas present from Santa.

A favourite for young and old alike. Santa’s workshop would make a create theme for your next Christmas Party event.

5.       Beach Party

A tropical atmosphere of surf, sun and sand is sure to get the Beach Christmas party started.  Complete with beach games like beach volleyball, soccer or cricket, there will be something to do for everyone.  Hire a couple of Jet boats and make a huge splash on the day.

Catering for this event could be a simple as a BBQ or a fruit buffet.

6.       Horse Riding day

Get out of the office and do something physical.  A horse riding trek is the perfect start to your corporate Christmas Party.   Start the day early with the ride and then for lunch take your staff to a beach side restaurant where you can appreciate beautiful surrounding.  After lunch enjoy a social drink under the mistletoe.

7.       Corporate Christmas Games

Games a great outlet and fun way to end the year with a bang. A treasure hunt will keep them entertained for hours.

You could also create some internal competition with a staff football, touch football or volleyball game.

   Casino Night

With the simple roll of the dice or turn of the card, you could have the ultimate Christmas Party to remember.

Play a game of black jack or Texas Hold’em as you slowly sip you martini – shaken not stirred.

So whether you decide to go with Vegas vibe or Monte Carlo chic, lady luck is sure to be on your side.

                                                                                                                                      

So don’t restrict your corporate Christmas party event to the office or a restaurant, be creative and let your staff know that you appreciate them by throwing them a great Christmas Party.

Merry Christmas!

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Allison

Michele Cardello asked:


Since Thanksgiving is a holiday that celebrates being thankful for what we have, it stands to reason that the best Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas are about what the scrapbooker is personally thankful for.

Of all the Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas, the theme of thankfulness is the easiest to layout. All the scrapper needs is some pictures of what he or she is thankful for. Chances are, the scrapper has already taken a few pictures of their favorite things, and these pictures are no doubt buried in the piles of photos, just waiting to be put on a page. Perhaps this is why thankfulness is one of the better Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas.

Once the scrapper has the photos, arranging them can be done in any order. A tile formation might work out, but the scrapper should take a few risks and get experimental. Perhaps using cropped photos in one area, along with cut-outs, could create a very imaginative collage that will draw the viewer in.

As far as what will be in the pictures, that is up to the scrapper to come up with their own Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas. There are obvious pictures to include for this Thanksgiving scrapbook page, and ideas include home, hobbies, friends and family. If the scrapper does not have enough pictures of their friends or family, Thanksgiving dinner is an excellent time to get some new ones.

In fact, several families have a tradition of going around the table and stating what each person is thankful for. The scrapper might want to be taking notes at this point, as it certainly could lead to a page where each family member gets a little text and pictures saying what he or she is grateful for. This will bring about several Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas at once, capable of covering not only the scrapbooker but people he or she knows.

However, most people are thankful for things that are more subjective, such as love and freedom. It then becomes the task of the scrapper to decide how best to represent that visually. For example, some might take a picture of an American flag to represent freedom. This is one of those Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas that allow the scrapbooker’s imagination to go wild.

Once the pictures are in place, it should then be decided where to add the text. This Thanksgiving scrapbook page allows for many ideas, including simple bulleted lists, journaling, or tags.

One of the best features of these particular Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas is the ease of finding patterns to match. Colors that can be used could be the traditional browns and oranges that accompany most Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas, but different hues and shades of these can have some value too. In fact, the scrapper should experiment with shades of blues or other colors not used for traditional Thanksgiving scrapbook page ideas.

All in all, the theme of thankfulness is universal, even to those who do not even celebrate Thanksgiving. In other words, the traditions of the holiday such as Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and all of that will definitely be downplayed as something as the scrapper showcases that which means the most to him or her.



Grace

Arindam Bose asked:


Introduction to Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day is a day set aside to give thanks, traditionally to God, when the harvest season comes to an end. It is celebrated in different ways and at different times in different parts of the world. While Thanksgiving is a holiday in the United States and celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada. . It is, however, not a major event in the United Kingdom where it is also known as the Harvest festival. On this day, family and friends assemble for a feast to celebrate their good fortune, relax and relish each other’s company. Turkey is the main item in the traditional Thanksgiving dinner. The day also marks the unofficial beginning of the winter holiday season.

History

Thanksgiving is one of the oldest festivals celebrated throughout history. We have learnt of ancient tribes making offerings and preparing feasts to thank their gods and seek their favor. In ancient times, the Greeks, the Romans and the Jews too had similar festivals to appease their gods and goddesses of harvest. It is believed that in the United States, Thanksgiving was originally a harvest festival held by the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in 1621. During the first Thanksgiving, the pilgrims held a three-day feast in celebration of their bountiful harvest following their arrival in North America.

Although George Washington proclaimed a National Day of Thanksgiving in 1789, president Thomas Jefferson later dismissed the idea of having a national holiday of Thanksgiving. However, in 1863, president Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving. Finally, in November 1941, Thanksgiving was specifically sanctioned by a joint resolution of Congress as the fourth Thursday of November.

Thanksgiving meal

Things have changed a lot since the first Pilgrim harvest feast of 1621. Items in the first Thanksgiving meal were believed to be wheat, corn, barley, peas, wild fowl (ducks, geese, swans or wild turkey), fish (bass and cod) and five deer brought by the Native Americans. This tradition continues even today in the form of the Thanksgiving dinner, in which people eat turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn in some form or other and different vegetables and side dishes. The dessert is usually pumpkin pie or pecan pie.

Thanksgiving in different parts of the world

Although the dates of celebration are different, Thanksgiving in Canada is much the same as it is in the United States. In the United Kingdom, Harvest festival is celebrated in late September or October and special services of Thanksgiving are organized at local churches to honor the day. Jewish people throughout the world celebrate Sukkot, a festival of thanksgiving that lasts nine days. The Chinese observe thanksgiving as The Festival of the Autumn Moon, or Zhong Qui held on the eighth month of the Chinese calendar. In the state of Kerala in India, the harvest festival is called the Onam. In Lithuania, the thanksgiving tradition involves the creation of a boba (meaning old woman) from the last sheaf of grain at harvest time. It is believed that keeping the boba until spring keeps the spirit of the crop alive until replanting begins the next year.



Kendall

Thea Reid asked:


Fun Thanksgiving Facts

 



 

Let’s talk turkey!

 



Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey on Thanksgiving.

According the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 45 million turkeys are cooked and eaten in the United States at Thanksgiving. That number represents one sixth of all the turkeys sold in the U.S. each year!

Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird.

Domesticated turkeys cannot fly, however wild turkeys can fly up to 55 miles per hour over short distances.

Only male (tom) turkeys gobble. Females make a clicking noise. The famous gobble is actually a seasonal mating call.

The Turkey Trot, a ballroom dance in the 1900s, was named for the short, jerky steps of the turkey. It became popular mainly because it was denounced by the Vatican as “suggestive.”

Turkeys are known to spend the night in trees! (Maybe to escape the Thanksgiving table?)

Turkeys can drown if they look up when it’s raining!

A turkey’s field of vision is 270 degrees–one of the main reasons they’re able to elude some hunters.

The average person consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. Now that’s a lot of turkey!



 

Thanksgiving Is Not Just an “American” Holiday

 

Giving thanks on Thanksgiving is an important American tradition, but it’s not ours alone. In fact, six other nations besides the U.S. have officially declared Thanksgiving Days: Brazil, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and Argentina. Thanksgiving celebrations have also been celebrated for hundreds of years, including in some ancient cultures.

 

The Greeks

The ancient Greeks celebrated a festival of the harvest called Thesmosphoria each autumn. Their goddess of corn and other grains was Demeter who was honored at the festival.

 

The Romans

The Romans also celebrated a fall harvest festival in honor of their goddess of corn, Ceres (where the word cereal comes from). The Romans celebrated a Thanksgiving feast where they offered the first fruits of the harvest and pigs to Ceres. Their Thanksgiving was held on October 4th each autumn.

 

The Chinese

The ancient Chinese celebrated their harvest festival, Chung Ch’ui, in accordance with the full moon that fell on the 15th day of the 8th month. They considered this day to be the birthday of the moon. Special “moon cakes” were baked and stamped with a picture of a rabbit to honor their belief that a rabbit is on the face of the moon. These cakes were eaten with a Thanksgiving meal during the 3-day festival. It was believed that flowers would fall from the moon during the festival and those that saw the flowers would soon receive good fortune.

 

The Hebrews

Jewish families also celebrate a harvest festival called Sukkoth. This autumn festival has been celebrated for over 3000 years. Sukkoth begins on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Tishri, 5 days after Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the Jewish year. The holiday is named for the huts (succots) that Moses and the Israelites lived in as they wandered the desert for 40 years before they reached the Promised Land. Sukkoth lasts for 8 days and Jewish people construct temporary huts from branches with a covered roof made of with foliage that allows the natural sunlight in. Fruits and vegetables, including apples, grapes, corn and pomegranates hang inside the hut and on the first 2 nights of Sukkoth, the families eat their meals in the huts under the evening sky.

 

The Egyptians

The ancient Egyptians celebrated their harvest festival in honor of Min, their god of vegetation and fertility. The festival was held in the springtime, the Egyptians’ harvest season and featured a parade in which the Pharaoh took part. After the parade a great feast was held with music, dancing and sports as part of the celebration. When the Egyptian farmers harvested their corn, they wept and pretended to be grief stricken to deceive the spirit which they believed lived in the corn.

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Dante

Christmasparty asked:


If you are planning a Christmas party in London then we have the answer. From an office Christmas party in London to more lavish Christmas party nights we can create for you a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that will transport everyone who takes part back to Dickensian London.

You can go back in time for your office Christmas party to experience the very essence of Christmas. Everyone is familiar with the look and feel of Dickensian London and that’s exactly what we provide for you. It’s an elaborate recreation of the Christmas party events that Dickens would have seen – but with the luxury and convenience that office Christmas party goers expect today.

What you get is an office Christmas party in London comprising dinner, dance and theatre. It will almost certainly be the best Christmas party London has ever seen – in the Past, Present or Future.

A complete office Christmas party experience

So what will you find during our Dickens office Christmas party events? When your guests arrive they will be greeted with a glass of champagne before being taken down Dickens Lane, accompanied by traditional carol singers. Here you really are in Dickensian London-a snow filled magical cobbled kingdom.

Your Dickensian guide will then escort you to your exclusive dining area where waiting staff will attend to your every need. Then you have all evening to experience the best that Victorian London has to offer, but with all the luxury that party goers today expect from their Christmas party events.

Great wining, dining, dancing and more

As well as the fabulous dinner, be sure to visit The Boars Head Tavern, located in the centre of Dickens Lane, with its three large bars serving fine ales and the always popular roulette table. And to add a modern twist for a bit of extra variety to complete your Christmas party in London, there’s a roulette table and cocktail bar with barmen showing off their flair and skill.

Step back into Dickens’ London

Victorian London had a unique tradition for Christmas party nights, and that is where we have taken our inspiration. While you are on Dickens Lane you’ll see Miss Haversham’s grand town house, Jacob Marley’s Counting House and The Old Curiosity shop.

There’s also the Victorian park which has as its centre piece a dance floor styled like a frozen lake. The beautiful but eerie cemetery and the moonlit Victorian Gardens make up the final scene in this stunningly authentic world.

Bringing Dickens to life

Dickens Christmas party nights in London wouldn’t be complete without a suitable cast of characters. So our troop of actors bring to life Oliver, Fagin, The Artful Dodger, Miss Haversham, Mr Macawber, Bob Crachit, Jacob Marley, Jenny Wren and many more Dickens favourites.

The characters aren’t just there to look authentic: our actors will recreate all their trials and triumphs to reveal the stories that are so familiar yet always a pleasure to experience. Don’t expect stuffy performances – our characters can get very rowdy during the evening and love entertaining in true music hall style!

So get in touch with us if you would like to discuss what we can do to deliver you and your colleagues the perfect Christmas party. London has never seen anything like it . . . well not for 150 years!



Jaden

Mandy Chagger asked:


When you are planning Christmas work parties, you want to plan so you will be able to fulfil the needs and even the desires of all those who will be in attendance. It can be difficult to plan work parties if there will be a lot of people invited, and even more difficult if you are planning from a distance. When you use a specialist service to help you, you will suddenly find that all your options are wide open; your stress level falls through the floor, and you can put together an event that will knock everyone’s socks off!

When you work with an event and travel planning specialist, you will find that they know all the right questions to ask, so you don’t have to ask them and answer them on your own. When you meet with the right specialist, you will find that planning work Christmas parties is simply a lot of fun and actually a joy to plan.

Working with the right specialist is ideal, because when you work with someone who has experience with work Christmas parties, you can plan systematically, which will ensure that you don’t overlook any detail. You’ll start with the venue, which will differ for each party depending on the number of guests that you will be inviting, and of course, the theme or the attire that will be worn. For instance, a cosy, quaint hall may be perfect for the work Christmas parties that will be very informal, but the larger, grand ballroom may be more suitable for other work parties. Working with a specialist will allow you to view all available options before you make a decision, because they will know where to find them and be able to show them to you based on what you need.

In addition to finding the right venues for work Christmas parties, a specialist will also be able to help you arrange transportation for all those that are travelling to the party. If you need to make arrangements for cars, trains, buses, or for airfare, the travel specialist will be able to put you in contact with the right people. On that same note, you will also be able to arrange for all the guests that are coming to the Christmas party to stay in the nicest accommodations at the most reasonable price. These are all important issues that are often overlooked when there are a number of employees that are travelling to the Christmas party, but they are nice plans to make since the idea is to get everyone together to have a good time.

When planning work Christmas parties, it is often a great idea to book hotel rooms for all your guests. This will allow your guests to relax and enjoy themselves at the party without having to worry about driving home. When you are dealing with an event planning and travel specialist, you will have all the help you need for booking the rooms. Often, you’ll find that the travel specialist can get better rates than you would, if you were booking them yourself.

Another thing that your specialist will be able to help you with when you are planning your Christmas work parties is hiring cars. If you cannot book rooms right at the venue where you will be having the Christmas party, you may want to hire cars to ensure that everyone can get to and from the party as safely as possible. Your event coordinator will be able to help you with all your car hire needs and will make the planning and coordinating process so much easier than it would have been if you were doing it on your own.

Event and travel specialists will not only be able to help you with the venue and the lodging that you need, they may also be able to help you set up the catering and entertainment that you will need for the event. If nothing else, the specialist will be able to recommend some entertainment and dining options that you can contact and choose from on your own.

The idea of working with a travel and event specialist is one that they can make your life so much easier than it would be if you were trying to handle all of the details for work Christmas parties on your own. When you are planning an event for a large number of people, it is easy to overlook little details that will make a huge difference for those that attend the party. If you want to plan a Christmas party that will be really enjoyable for those that will be in attendance in the UK, you will want to use a specialist that can help you with the venue and all the arrangements that come along with it.



Ethan

ladogman asked:


I remember reading about a place where they have a bunch of jumpers/bouncers set up. You could have your kid’s birthday party there, and the kids could go jump in any of the jumpers they wanted to. Of course, I lost the info when it comes time to use it. Does anyone know of such a place, especially in the South bay area? Thanks.

Avery

Mandy Chagger asked:


g a company Christmas party takes a lot of time. One of the most time-consuming parts of the exercise involves choosing a venue for the occasion. When you’re looking for Christmas party venues in London, the task of checking out the many options available to make sure you have the right one can be especially daunting. For this reason, it makes a lot of sense to hand the task over to a specialist travel service whose representatives have up-to-date information about Christmas party venues in London and an in-depth knowledge of the facilities available at those venues. By doing this, you will leave yourself free to attend to all the other matters connected with the party, and will save yourself a lot of stress at the same time.

A specialty service, such as a venue finding service, will save you money as well as time, because there will be no charge for finding suitable Christmas party venues in London for your function. Venue finding services are offered free by various specialist travel organisations, as they are funded by hotels and conference venues. Moreover, once you have made your choice from the selection of Christmas party venues in London offered to you, the service that located the venue will also negotiate the best possible rate for your event, including any extra components associated with it. This means you don’t have to spend time getting quotes from a variety of Christmas party venues in London to ensure you have the best deal. The service you choose will be able to do all this for you, using specialist knowledge to investigate all the suitable possibilities and prices available.

Companies requiring Christmas party venues in London for corporate festive events often require accommodation, as well. This can happen if you have staff and clients coming from other parts of the country or from overseas. In addition to locating and booking party venues, your specialist service can also find and book any accommodation required in association with Christmas party venues in London. This, once again, will save you a lot of time and stress, enabling you to take advantage of the specialist knowledge of the service, as well as the ability of its representatives to source the type of accommodation you want, in the right area and at the right price. Instead of having to find Christmas party venues in London and then seek out accommodation, companies can therefore entrust all this work to specialists.

As well as letting you know your options from among the many Christmas party venues in London, the specialist service you use will be happy to make a variety of other arrangements for you. It is quite likely that you will want to make on-site visits to ensure that the venue has the size, seating arrangements, and facilities you need to ensure the success of your function. A specialist travel service can save you a lot of time by arranging these visits for you, eliminating the need for you to contact a variety of Christmas party venues in London to organise such visits for yourself.

The knowledge and experience of a specialist travel service can also help you avoid, or at least to budget for, any extra costs that you may not otherwise have realised could be incurred in relation to Christmas party venues in London. Your service representative will know to ask about such possible extra costs. They could include paying for glasses and plates to be used at the function, or allowing for any breakages that could occur during the party. If you are not aware that such extra costs can be included in the total cost of using Christmas party venues in London, you may, without expert guidance, commit yourself to more expense than you intend. The expert help provided by a specialist travel service will save you from the unpleasant shock of unexpected expenses by making sure you understand every cost detail of hiring any of the Christmas party venues in London that you are considering, and allow for these costs in your budget.

For such reasons, it is a good idea to use a specialist travel service, not only to assist you in making a selection for your functions from the Christmas party venues in London, but also to help you with the follow-up details. As well as helping you negotiate the best rates, the service will also help with the drawing up of contracts for use of the venue. This leaves you free to attend to all the other details associated with your function, to ensure it will be as successful as possible. Centralising arrangements by using a specialist service can therefore save you time, money, and stress when investigating Christmas party venues in London and choosing the one that is right for you.



Leonard

Victoria asked:


Thanksgiving is celebrating the fall harvest with friends and family. If you are planning a Thanksgiving dinner, it’s important not to forget anything, so you can your guests can have fun celebrating the holiday. Follow this Thanksgiving Check off List, so you can be sure that you don’t miss a thing.

Table Decorations

First of all, you must make sure that your table decorations have appropriate fall or Thanksgiving theme. You want to look for fall colors such as red, orange, yellow, or brown and patterns like pumpkins, squash, pilgrims, leaves, Native Americans, turkey, etc. Then, you can easily mix and match your dishes, flatware, serving wear, table cloth, etc. You want your guest to experience the fall spirit.

Drinks

You want an assortment of both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. To start off the evening, you want to offer your guests ice tea, soda, beer, or wine. Then at dinner, you want to serve ice tea, soda, or wine. Make sure you offer both red and white wines to your guests at dinner. Wine drinkers usually prefer one over the other. At dessert, you want to serve either hot tea, coffee, blush wine (white zinfandel), or port wine. If you want to get creative with drinks, you can add some Thanksgiving spice by making pumpkin lattes or pumpkin martinis.

Turkey

Eating turkey is a tradition on thanksgiving, and it’s delicious. You can deep fry turkey, which is the newest trend. Or for a more healthy turkey, you can use olive oil instead of vegetable oil and add some zesty herbs and spices. If vegetarians are attending your Thanksgiving celebration, don’t forget to pick up a tofu turkey, so they can join in on the eating celebration.

Side Dishes

Depending on how many guests are attending and what their preferences are, you can determine how many side dishes and the type of side dishes you want to serve. First, you want to have the typical thanksgiving side dishes such as stuffing, cranberry sauce, and gravy (for the turkey of course). Then, you would need a few potato dishes such as bake potatoes, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, or sweet potatoes. You can get a little bit creative with potatoes by adding some marshmallows and brown sugar to sweet potatoes, throwing in some garlic and cheddar in mash potatoes, or getting a few fixings like bacon, chives, sour cream, butter, and cheese for your guests to create a loaded bake potato. After, you want to get some veggies for health conscious guests. Some good options are green bean casseroles, broccoli, brussel sprouts, asparagus, or winter squash. Don’t add any butter or cheese beforehand to the vegetables, so you can accommodate the healthy eaters. You can always have sides of butter and cheese for other guests to add. Last of all, you need some warm bread or rolls to complete the side dishes. You can pick up some easy to bake bread or croissant rolls. Or if you are adventurous, you can even make homemade bread.

Dessert

The typical Thanksgiving desserts are pecan, apple or pumpkin pies. You can also add a few other desserts for guests who don’t care for pies such as cookies, fresh fruit, cupcakes, or cake. For an added bonus, you can incorporate thanksgiving foods such as pecans, apples, and pumpkins to create other fall desserts like pecan cookies, pumpkin bread, or apple cake. Regardless of how many guest you invite, make sure that there is an assortment of desserts that they would like.

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Marshall

RiteAid asked:


Mothers !How many of you care more about your kids and not to enjoying yourself by going to parties or nightclub while you leave your kids at home or at neighbours home?

Sophie