Family Friendly Christmas Party Ideas

These traditional red & green family friendly Christmas party ideas are full of whimsical touches. Get ideas for this sweet dessert table plus free printable gift tags here.

I’m excited to finally share this project I worked on with Urbanity Studios. I spoke with them several months ago about styling a party around one of their invitations, but they also wanted to highlight the fact that they can customize them through colors and wording, and offer coordinating pieces as well. I decided to style the same basic party in 3 different color schemes and I’ll be sharing each one separately {see the elegant blue/silver party here and the glittery non-traditional party here}.

Today is our traditional color palette of red and green, but our decorative details are whimsical and playful for these Family Friendly Christmas party ideas. Read on for the details, and to get your FREE downloadable tags that match this party.

Traditional Red & Green Family Friendly Christmas Party Ideas

• This entire party was inspired by the patchwork Christmas tree invitation with it’s whimsical tree and string of ornaments graphic. Send out invitations soon, and use their coordinating address label wraps for a completed look.
• Since “whimsy” is the word of the day, I used dots and stripes throughout the decor. It doesn’t get more whimsical than dots! This also appeals to our younger guests at this family party.
• White fudge dipped Oreos are dressed up with decorations from the baking aisle – a simple trick anyone can do, and get that “designer” look.
• Urbanity Studios can provide coordinating signs & menus for your party too. I used a small sign to frame a menu for the sweets table – an alternative to using individual food labels.

How to create a traditional red & green Christmas dessert table for the whole family

• This easy menu consists of cupcakes, cheesecake mousse parfaits, white dipped Oreos, white truffles, powdered donuts, and various candies. Spoons for the parfaits are dressed up with tiny Santa hats found at the craft store.
• I made favor boxes out of large matchboxes, and wrapped them in scrapbook paper. A coordinating sticker from Urbanity Studios tops them off in style. Fill them up with small candies or a small ornament.
• Serving a red tinted punch in an apothecary jar keeps the party’s colors uninterrupted. Just use a punch bowl ladle to scoop it up.
• Put your Christmas packages to work for you and let them decorate your party space. Stack boxes and place them in nooks and corners to add brightness.
• The backdrop was designed to resemble the invitation with it’s hanging ornaments. I used ornament wall clings and “hung” them with thin ribbon. A thicker ribbon is used like a swag to frame out the entire dessert table.

Download these FREE printable Christmas tags. Just use a hole punch to loop ribbon through, and tie them on to packages or other items.  

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