2011 Must Have Holiday Entertaining Essentials

The holidays are near and it is time to decide what holiday entertaining accessories are going to be needed for those festive occasions when family and friends visit. Nearly everyone has a few favorite holiday accessories they keep from year to year, because those accessories have been in the family forever, but new things need to be added to keep the holiday entertaining fresh.

Start at the Food
Holidays usually mean lots of foods and treats. This is where the host should start considering what accessories they are going to need to make the food presentation more festive and fun. It’s not enough to have plates and cups or glasses decorated with photos of ghosts, turkeys or holly and pine wreaths. Each individual holiday can have the table accessorized with decorative runners, napkin holders and treat holders. If it is a serve yourself affair then consider buffet style warming trays. Tiered serving trays can provide a lot of food in a much smaller space. Dips can be served in glass serving bowls shaped like Santa’s pointed hat turned upside down with the dip inside. Napkin holders with a holiday theme are great ideas and save space. Holiday Entertaining accessories, whether you buy them or rent, can be inexpensive and still be a big part of the food serving fun.

Accessorizing the Main Dinner
Holiday accessorizes will add a lot to the festive spirit of the season when used at a dining table. A centerpiece of a Hanukah Menorah, or candles surrounded by the fruit or vegetable identified with the particular holiday will add a celebratory flair to the dining table. For Thanksgiving small pumpkins, for Christmas holly or pine cones will do the trick. Santa cap place card holders or ornaments that hold name cards are a fun way to reserve seats.

Holiday Accessories as Gifts
A place by the door with good bye gifts will add to the memory of the special gathering. If children are a part of the Thanksgiving small buckets shaped like pumpkins filled with treats will be a hit. And even adults will enjoy these gifts. For Christmas there are treat holders shaped like elf shoes, or shaped like a pair of Santa’s red pants. These would make a wonderful inexpensive take home gift.

The holidays are close upon us and it is time to make those plans to celebrate. It is the most fun time of the year for holidays, because the most celebrated holiday season starts in the fall and continues through the first of January. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah and New Years Day all fall within a short time span, and in that small span of time most families will do most of their entertaining for the year. It is time to planning how they are going to entertain and what holiday accessories are going to be needed to help make those celebrations the most entertaining and most memorable.