Invitation Tips for a Candy Cane Christmas Party

Ornamental-Party-InvitationsSend out holiday cheer with your invitations! These invitation tips are great for your candy cane holiday or Christmas party.

Be sure to send your invitations out 3-4 weeks in advance and expect about one quarter to come back as regrets.

Each Christmas tableware ensembles features a matching invitation you can fill out and send to your guests. The Ornamental Party Ensemble features bright colored ornaments and space for you to write your party details!

To add a fun touch, try a plastic holiday message in a bottle. Be sure to attach extra postage, or for a personal touch hand deliver them.

Get your kids involved in the invitation process. Have them cut out and color paper candy canes, Christmas cookies or trees and write your party details on them.

Tell us about your holiday party ideas and check out all of our party decorations!

Festive Decorations for a Candy Cane Christmas Party

Gingerbread-Room-DecorationsCreating an atmosphere that is worthy of a child’s holiday dream is a snap with some of our great products and ideas. Your kids will be bouncing off the walls with excitement as they take in the holiday fun surrounding them as they enter the party site.

Outdoor Decorations

• Line your walkways and driveways with a colorful giant bulb walkway set. There will be no question as to where this party is held!
• Surround your door with a Candy Cane Archway and be sure to have your cameras ready to capture those excited faces arriving at the big event!
• Greet your guests, neighbors and loved ones all season long with a Christmas Cookie Personalized Banner hanging over your front door or above your garage.

Indoor Decorations

• Greet your guests right from the start by placing Candy Lane Decorations on the floor of your entrance. Have them follow the path to the party location!
• Top off the look with a Candy Set and Gum Drop Standees.
• Hang Peppermint Mini Lanterns over your buffet table for striped party spunk!
• Don’t forget to place as many Candy Canes throughout your entire party site as possible. The more you have – the bigger the impact.
• Balloons can economically transform any room into a festive space in a matter of minutes by using some of the following ideas:

-Use a helium tank to fill balloons. Tie curling ribbon to red and white balloons, and group them together. (Odd numbers look best: 3, 5, or 7) Place groupings of balloons around the party room.
-Tie a bunch of helium-filled balloons to the chair, or tie one balloon to the back of each chair.
-If you choose not to use helium, tie balloons to varying lengths of curling ribbon, and hang from the ceiling, or from a light fixture over the party table.

Table Decorations

Candy Can Foil Centerpiece• Start by setting your table with red and white plates. The napkins, plates, tablecoverings and cutlery are a fast way to create a focal point in a room. Bundle up your cutlery together with a red and white striped ribbon.
• Hook a small candy cane onto the edge of each goblet.
• String our peppermint candy light set around the edge of your table for a very “sweet” effect.
• We offer a candy cane foil centerpiece that will help complete your look! Sprinkle some peppermint candies down the center of your table for fun.
• Order personalized napkins and have them imprinted with your party slogan. Select a metallic or foil imprint. The napkins will serve several purposes…great decorating in disguise and a treasured memento for scrapbooks.
• Add other personalized items, such as a stadium cup, to each place setting. These items will stir fond memories of the “best Christmas ever” for many years to come.

Activities for a Festive Candy Cane Christmas Party

Mr. & Mrs. Claus StandeeUnless you are hosting a Snowball Fight or Igloo/Snow Figurine building contest, your guests will not be expecting games of touch football or physically demanding obstacle courses to run when they attend a Christmas party! Playing a game of Charades or a whimsical relay may be as physical as the games get! That doesn’t mean the games can’t be great fun…and meaningful. Check out our game and activity ideas, and feel free to add a few of your own favorites. Award lots of small prizes and treats, as this is your chance to treat friends and loved ones to a fantastic Christmas party!

HO, HO, HOLD YOUR TONGUE! – Give each player a bag or stocking with 10 small treasures in it (candy, chocolates, little toy favors). Have bags labeled with players’ names, so they don’t get mixed up. Let players know at the start of the game exactly when the game will be ending—this game can be played throughout an entire party if you so choose. The object of the game is to catch fellow players saying one of the following words or phrases:

SANTA, REINDEER, SNOW, CHRISTMAS, ORNAMENT, PRESENTS

To help players, post the words prominently on a board where they can be seen often. If someone is caught saying one of the words on the list, that person has to give up a treasure from their stash. The player with the biggest haul of goodies at the end of the game is the winner! This game is always a big hit. (Ages 7-adult)

PINATA FUN – Our piñatas can do double duty—They’ll hang as decorations until you are ready to use them. A universal favorite! (Ages 3 to 12)

BALLOON POPPING CONTEST – Divide the children into two equal groups. About 25 yards away place two bags of inflated red and white balloons. These balloons should be overinflated to make popping easier. At the sound of a ringing bell, the first two relay contestants, one from each team, run to the bag, and remove one balloon. Each must sit on it until it pops. Once the balloon pops, the players run back to the starting line, and tag the next player in line. The first team to complete the course wins. If you have children who are afraid of the sound of popping balloons, offer a grown-up stand-in. Not a quiet game…but a guaranteed favorite! (Ages 4-adult)

PUT THE GIFT UNDER THE TREE! – Wrap two boxes to look like beautiful gifts (approximately shoe box size). Divide the children into two teams and have them form two lines. At the signal to “go”, the gift is to be passed from child to child. The catch is that they can use any part of their bodies except their hands. If the gift touches the ground at any time, it must go back to the beginning of the line again. Whichever team manages to get the gift to the end of the line first wins the game. You may want to fill each box with little prizes (enough for all the children), so that both teams can open the gift and be rewarded for their efforts. We have several very inexpensive prizes in our Party Favor Store. (Ages 5-adult)

Party Favors for a Candy Cane Christmas Party

Christmas Favor Pack‘Tis the season for gifts and goodies, and a lively Christmas party is the perfect time to share the joy. Here are a few fun and festive favor ideas that will do more than make Sugar Plums dance in your head!

We also offer a Santa light up musical necklace to charm your little party goers. They can wear these throughout the entire season and tell everybody about the best party ever!

Use Candy Cane Mylar Balloons as decorations and then pass them out to your guests as they leave the party.

Kid’s love to have their faces painted and we make that easy and stress-free with Peppermint Scented Tattoo Tape. These are quick, painless, and loads of fun for the holidays!

Make some festive chocolates and holiday peppermint candies before the party and send them all home in pretty red organza bags.

Make it easy on yourself by purchasing a fun and affordable Christmas Favor Pack. Everything to make your Santa’s helpers’ dreams come true – all in one kit!

Treats for a Candy Cane Christmas Party

Reindeer Attitude EnsembleHere are some easy ways to bring the very edible Candy Cane theme right onto your plates.

Make a Peppermint Cheesecake by adding peppermint extract to the mix and top with crushed peppermint candies.

Set up a Sundae Bar with hot fudge, whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. Make it tastefully festive by serving it with Peppermint ice cream rather than the standard vanilla.

Children always enjoy Jell-O® Jigglers! Cutting red Jell-O® into holiday shapes is an easy way make a party treat! Add piped Cool Whip® for the candy cane stripes for an extra special treat.

Serve up a variety of candies or snacks in O’Tannenbaum or Christmas Stripes serving platters.

HOLIDAY DRINKS – Serve some shots of Peppermint Snapps or hot chocolate with a peppermint stick or candy cane stick and whipped cream topping for a special touch.

Check out Christmas tableware to serve your holiday treats on!