Any ideas for a mostly adult Christmas party?
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I thought up a Chrismas lingerie party. Red, white, and green teddy's, camisoles, robes, boxers came to mind. Christmas-themed print designs would be cute as well. A fun way to entertain your guests would be to invest in some fondue kits for your guests to dip into eg. (chocolate-covered fruits or marshmallows,  gravy/sauces for meat on a stick, cheese-dipped breads). You can search fondue recipes on the internet and you will find numerous variations.  I suggest offering warm&cold cocktails such as :\n-Cranberry Martinis\nIce cubes \n1 cup vodka \n1/4 cup dry vermouth \n1/2 cup cranberry juice \n8 cranberries, frozen \n4 lemon zest twists \n\nPut 4 martini glasses in the freezer to chill for at least 30 minutes\n\n-Chocolate Mint\n1 oz. Peppermint Schnapps or Creme de Menthe \nHot Chocolate\n\nCombine in a footed mug.\n\n-Hot Apple Cider Rum\n6 oz. of heated hot aple cider\n1 oz. (shot) of rum\n\nUse a footed mug.\n\n-Holiday Bellini\n 4 oz.  champagne  (chilled)  \n 1 oz.  apricot nectar  or liqueur  \n\nPor into chilled champagne flutes and stir very gently.\n\nIf the lingerie/robe idea is too racy for you and/or your guests, you can ask the men to come as sata and the woman to come as Mrs. Claus.\n\nAs far as decorating ideas, it's always tasteful to buy long green garland and wrap christmas lights and tie red velvet bows to it and handg from door ways, wrap around banisters or columns, and drape around the edges of tables in a scalloped fashion. You can purchase glittery, false snow and sprinke it on table cloth. Miniture jingle bells and red bows can be tied around stemware. Be sure light festive candles and play holiday nusic in the background to set the mood. Have fun!
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One or two years ago I used buttons, glue, puff paint, etc. and decorated Christmas stockings for each member of my family. You can decorate it with a picture of something that they love, like music notes or a soccer ball. That way it's personalized and it works for any age or gender. Hope this helps
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I had a birthday party at the racetrack in the clubhouse for my hubby's 50th.  They served a great lunch complete with cake and ice cream.  Everyone thought it was a novel idea, had fun betting on the races and didn't know that it was all free because I was a stockholder!  But, I decided I want a Bahama Mama party for mine in a gazillion years when I'm turning 50.  I want everyone to dress up in Hawaiian attire, serve tropical drinks, play Jimmy Buffet and other Island tunes and have a luau.\n\nI might also consider an evening in Paris with a little more formal attire, sexy French music, hors d'oeuvres, aperitifs, and build myself a little eifel towel trellis in the backyard all lit up with X-Mas tree lights.
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Just dress up the same as you would if you were going to attend a Christmas party. The idea is to be dressy but dress warm. Crushed velvet, suede, wool, cashmere, leather are fabrics that would work. Like you're about to attend a church or office job.
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I have a different twist on the first answer. \n\nWe play the gift exchange at our work Christmas party and have a $10 limit. In your situation being close friends you could always up the dollar amount and possibly have a theme. For example, have a Christmas quote and everyone has to buy something that relates to the quote.\n\nEveryone then randomly picks a number (1-15). The first person picks a  gift from the table. The second person also chooses a gift from the table and then can either keep theirs or switch it for number 1's gift. The third person can switch theirs for either number 1 or number 2's gift and so on. All gifts remain unopened until all 15 people have a gift. \n\nIt's fun to see what gifts are the most popular simply going by their size and shape and then opening it to see what it really is.
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Do a $1 grab bag....everyone brings something from the dollar store, wraps it, and puts it in a grab bag.  During the night, you get to pick one out if you brought one in. \n\nChristmas Karaoke\n\nAsk your mom to go to orientaltrading.com for CHEAP party decor and favors...I mean CHEAP!  And CUTE!
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Make a sign that says "Christmas Past: This Way" and ask everyone in the office to find a picture of them as children during Christmas time. You can then enlarge them on a color copier and hang them on the door. You can even have a little contest (be aware of your company's contest rules) to see if your coworkers can guess who is who. Perhaps you could put pictures of favorite kid toys from when you were young on the door also. It may also be fun if you have pics of past office parties. Have fun with it!
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I would get pictures of families having fun, that relate to the activities planned for the fun fair, and use them in each slide.  Fun music in the background would be fun too.  Also, if you have pictures of your co-workers doing silly stuff, a little comic relief is good too.  Slip in a few comics from dilburt might be a nice touch.
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Oh oh......I have a good one. After coming off of the holiday season a good way to wrap it up would be to analyze Christmas Carols. For example.....\n\nHave you ever really wondered about santa after listening to "Santa Claus is coming to Town?" He sees you when you're sleeping? He knows when you're awake? Almost makes him sound like a stalker!\n\nJack frost nipping at your nose? Sounds like a social issue to me.\n\nFolks dressed up like eskimos? Is that honestly politcally correct? \n\nDon't even get me started on "Rudolph." there are a million fun things you could do with that one. \n\nJust think of some funny or questionable lines from christmas carols and have fun playing with them. It could honestly be hilarious! Good luck!
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carol for your neighbors, make hot chocolate, and invite those that carol you in for hot chocolate and get to know them, or go to a Christmas pageant.\nor rent all the Christmas movies you like and have a movie night, with hot chocolate of course.
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make simple colorful paper decorations out of paper to decorate your home, make sure you make that an activity. it can be so much fun for the kids.\nhere are some sites:\nhttp://www.allfreecrafts.com/christmas/index.shtml\nhttp://www.childfun.com/modules.phpname=News&file=article&sid=212\nI think that your family is together and safe is the best present you can ever have. try explaining that to your kids. i really think they'd understand. besides, christams isn't about presents, it's about being with the ones you love, celebrating the season. and if you're religious, Christ. my heart goes out to you and your children. I went through domestic violence and i know how painful it can all be. the best of luck to you and your children! also, try making homemade presents for each other. [=\nhope this helps.
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If children will be there, you might consider taking something that would interest them, like a nice Mac and Cheese casserole, or a nice salad that has kid friendly stuff in it like ham, turkey cheese or something like that. You might take a dessert that you have had at your family gatherings that this family may not be familiar with.    Adults only, the wine is great or better yet, a nice bottle of Cognac or Bourbon.  When you are invited into someone's home, ESPECIALLY for a major holiday, pretty much anything that can be considered part of the feast is appropriate.  You probably already know this, but be sure to send a thank you note to the host and hostess letting them know how much you enjoyed being included.
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Yes, why not have a family Festive Lunch in a restaurant that caters for kids, i.e. with a soft play area or something?  Somewhere like Whacky Warehouse, where the kids can exhaust themselves and perhaps not wake you so early on Christmas Morning, and the adults can relax in the bar?  Sounds great to me. \n\nHave fun... and a very happy Birthday. :-)
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I love being home room mom , I am over my kids Christmas party also.  So far I have bought the biggest stockings I could find for there treat bags and I plan on making sure we fill them up. We want to try and have someone be Santa and have him give each child a present to open ( i am getting playdoh for everyone). We also let the kids draw names and let each kid  get who ever they draw a coloring book and crayons this way every one gets the same gift. We are going to have milk and cookies for snack . One of the games we are playing is you take Vaseline and rub a little bit around there mouth and then have them put ther face in a bowl of cotton balls and see who can get the biggest beard like Santa then as they come up we are going to take there picture so we can make frames to put them in as our craft and they will also have a special keepsake . These are just some of my ideas so far if you have some good ones and would like to share them Email me!!!!
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Tricky?!?\nHmm.. Try a stocking with lots of small presents in some naughty some nice..\nAlso a nice bottle of perfume or aftershave..\nA CD\nFor the ladies maybe some underwear for the men a jacket or jumper?\nIt depends hwo much u want to spend...\nThere is point in splashing out on just one thing for the ladies  an item of jewllery prehaps some nice earings of a necklace for the  men maybe a watch\nGet one of each of the above and xmas will be great this year
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My idea for you is to have a nightclub themed party. You can name your nightclub "birthday" or "17". Send out invitation as if they were to visit the exclusive V.I.P room of this new club, but make sure people know it's for your birthday party. Decorate by exchanging your normal lights for blacklights, colored light bulbs, and soft lighting. Have each room or section of your house as a different section of the club. The techno room, the video games room, the hip-hop room, the hang-out room. \n\nSince I'm assuming you aren't going to drink, make some mocktails. A good site for recipes is http://www.healthunit.on.ca/mocktails/recipes.html. Pick about 5-10 of your favorites and make a menu to sit at your "bar". Have someone mixing drinks (an older sibling, a friend). Serve the drinks in cocktail glasses, tumblers and martini glasses. \n\nThe best place to get invitations are these sites http://www.birthdayinvitation.org/ http://www.classiccommunication.com/\nhttp://www.cardsshoppe.com/\nOR you can do your own invitation online at evite.com and e-mail it to everyone. That's what I would recommend. \n\nI think you sould serve pizza or something easy and fast. You can even go out a buy a bunch of frozen foods at your local warehouse store and cook them all up before the party. Don't pay for delivery, go out and buy frozen pizzas, or for even more fun, get all cheese frozen pizzas and have people garnish their own slices. Have peperoni, diced chicken, sausage, peppers, tomatoes, bacon ,and other things that you like on pizza. Make sure you have a cake, and have it iced bright white so it stands out under the lights. \n\nThe last thing you need is yourself. Don't let the party planning stress you out too much and just have a good time. It's all about you so make it really personalized. And have fun! You deserve it.
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Make a gingerbread house and decorate it.\nMake cookies and have your children deliver the cookies to the neighbors. \nMake paper snowflakes\nMake fruit loop and popcorn garlands\nMake an orange clove air freshener (stick whole cloves into an orange...they smell awesome)\nDrive around and look at Christmas lights\nVisit Santa in the mall\nAttend free Christmas actives at Churches or community centers\nMake Christmas cards for your friends and family\nSnuggle on the couch with mugs of hot chocolate and tell your kids how much you love them and what they were like as baby's\nWatch all the classic Christmas movies with special snacks \n\nMy Christmas memories are more about what we did than what I received. The traditions of Christmas are really important to kids.