A Classic Buffalo Plaid Christmas Party
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With November now being halfway over it's time to start planning those Christmas Parties coming up. I have two I am helping throw this year. One is a Harry Potter Christmas Party for close friends & family (location undetermined as of yet). The other is my extended family Christmas party being held at my parent's house.
I still have a lot of prep to do for the Harry Potter Party. (It won't be too much since we are doing a Hary Potter-themed Christmas (at the behest of my kids) so I'll be able to borrow a lot of decorations from home. For the Family Christmas party, I decided to have a little fun and go with a fun Christmas Plaid theme and was able to find everything I needed at Oriental Trading Company. They really are my go-to online retailer for party essentials.
Since I am big on throwing parties and planning all the little details I thought to set up a pre mockup on our party to make sure everything went together as I had visualized it and to see if I had any holes that I needed to fill before the big day. Happily, everything came together amazingly! I paired the red and black plaid with splashes of white for a more classic look rather than the more custom rustic look.
Come the Christmas Party my parents will be All decked out in their Holiday decore, so for this party, I focused on the food table in the kitchen. On the right-hand side we have a Hot Cocoa Bar (with insulated plaid cups w/lids and a few fun mix-ins like chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and peppermint sticks.
The middle of the table is all about yummy snacks to enjoy with your coco laid out on beautiful white ceramic serving plates and plaid bowls (with plates and napkins served on a black and plaid wood serving tray in front of two white metal & glass lanterns filled with led wire lights.
On the left-hand side of the table are little favor bags filled with butter mints and chocolate bells laid out in front of a gorgeous wood "may your days be merry and bright" tree decoration.
For the backdrop, I hung white lights and Plaid paper rosettes. And lastly, for the table a simple black tablecloth with a plaid table runner. and on the tree next to the food table I kept it simple with white lights, a plaid ribbon and a few red ornaments we had from years past.
Plaid Christmas Party
Here is a breakdown of all the items I used for my Plaid Christmas Party which I got from Oriental Trading Company.
Buffalo Plaid Hanging Fans
Set of 6 rosettes come in 2 sizes in 3 color patterns (black, red and plaid.)
I used these handing fans as the backdrop for the food table along with a strand of white lights.
Clear White Wire String Lights
100 ct clear lights on white wire.
I used a strand of these lights to frame the wall behind the food table as backdrop along with the hanging fan.
Buffalo Plaid Ribbon
2" Fabric Buffalo Plaid Ribbon
I used 2 spools of this ribbon on the prelit Christmas tree (that stood beside the food table)
Black Plastic Tablecloth
Thin54" x 108" disposable plastic tablecloth.
I used this tablecloth on our dining room table which I used as the food table for the party.
Buffalo Plaid Fabric Table Runner
12" x 70" Buffalo Plaid fabric Tablerunner.
I placed this table runner down the middle of our dining room table (over the black table cloth) which we used as the food table for the party.
Talking Tables Party Illuminations Star String Lights
White starlight 13 ft. wire strand. Requires 3 "AA" batteries
I placed a strand of these lights down the center of the table over the table runner.
Buffalo Plaid Slotted Tree
5" x 23 ½" Painted wood (slotted) Christmas Tree.
I placed this tree on the left end of the food table as a decoration. (behind the favor bags.)
Medium Buffalo Plaid Drawstring Bags
3 ½" x 4 ¾" with 10" drawstrings canvas bags (1 dozen)
I filled these bags with butter mints and bell chocolates as party favors.
Red Buttermints
Buttermints Wrapped in red packaging (180 pieces) Fat-free.• Gluten-free.• Kosher (Dairy). Nut free
Put these inside plaid drawstring bags as party favors along with bell chocolates.
Nestle® Crunch® Jingle Bells Chocolate Candy
Nestle® Crunch® Jingle Bells Chocolates (42 Piece)
I put these in the plaid drawstring bags along with butter mints as party favors.
White Ceramic Cake Stand
12" white ceramic cake stands.
I used 2 of these cake stands for party treats in the center of the food table.
White Lantern Set
Each with 7" handles. Metal. (2 pcs. per set) Small, 5 ½" x 11 ½"; large, 7" x 1 51/2" White metal (and glass) Lanterns.
I used these lanterns (filled with white led wire string lights) as a decoration on the center of the table behind the cake stands.
Talking Tables Party Porcelain Warm White String Lights
White String Lights. Includes 60 warm lights. Plastic. 9 ft. 10" length. Requires 3 "AA" batteries
I used these inside the white lanterns (1 strand in the smaller lantern and 2 in the larger lantern.
Wooden Buffalo Plaid Serving Tray
9-½" x 18" x 2-½" Black and Buffalo Plaid Wood Tray.
I used this tray to display the plates and napkins for the party. (**This item is currently out of stock so I can't directly link to it right now. So I linked to the Plaid items on Oriental Trading in hopes it will be available again.)
7" Red Square Paper Dessert Plates
Square Red Paper dessert plates (18 ct)
I placed these in the Wood serving try along with the napkins.
Buffalo Plaid Beverage Napkins
5" Plaid Paper napkins (16 pcs. per unit)
I placed these napkins along with the red plates inside the wood serving tray on the food table.
Buffalo Plaid Insulated Coffee Paper Cups
Plaid Insulated Paper 16 oz cups. (12 ct)
I placed these cups on the right-hand side of the table in front of the crockpot filled with Hot Chocolate and next to the plaid bowls filled with cocoa bar add-ins.
Buffalo Plaid Snack Bowls with Lids
Plaid. 3" x 4" diam.Paper snack bowls with lids.
I placed these bowls both next to the cocoa cups filled with cocoa mix-ins (marshmallows, chocolate chips, and peppermint sticks.) as well as between the cake plates filled with snacks (like chocolate-covered pretzels.)
Red Hard Candy Sticks
80 5" Red hard candy sticks
I placed these in the plaid bowls as a fun treat at the party.
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