8 Unique Holiday Party Ideas to Make Your Celebration Memorable

Celebrating the holidays is a time-honored tradition, and it’s a great time to reflect on the past year and look forward to the future. With the holiday season approaching, what better time to plan your holiday event for the most wonderful time of the year? 

We have all been to a corporate holiday party that was an absolute snooze fest… so keep your company holiday party, office holiday party, or any other Christmas party ideas from flopping. This is the perfect time to have a good time during the most wonderful time of the year. The holiday season is also a great way to create lasting memories with friends and family. We’ve got you covered if you want a fun way to take your holiday spirit and entertainment to the next level. 

From innovative games to thematic decorations, this time of year shouldn’t be hard work, so we have compiled a list of creative holiday party ideas.

Ugly Christmas Sweaters

 

An ugly sweater party is an easy crowd favorite. Gather up a few different theme items to help embellish the theme. Amazon, as always, offers a variety of cost-effective ugly sweater party themed games and decorations. These ugly sweater party medals would make for a great prize for the party guests with the ugliest sweaters.

Ugly Sweater Party With A Twist

Take it up a notch by adding a twist to the always popular ugly Christmas sweater party. Host an ugly sweater craft party where your guests design and create their own unique ugly sweaters. 

Cookie Decorating or Gingerbread House

This classic Christmas party idea doesn’t require a lot of hard work but can be a fun individual or group activity. A Christmas cookie is a great way to bring family, friends, or team members together if party games aren’t on the agenda. 

Ornament Decorating Competition

Similar to the Ugly Christmas Sweater Competition, get your family, friends, or co-workers into the holiday spirit by hosting a DIY ornament decorating party. You can even turn it into a competition with prizes for the most creative ornaments. Arts and crafts are always a great way to get into the holiday spirit through activity. Throwing a holiday arts and crafts holiday party is an easy way to engage in holiday celebrations. It is also one of my favorite things to do during the holiday season. Everyone can customize their ornament exactly the way they want and they get to take it home with them. It is one of our really fun holiday party ideas.

White Elephant Gift Exchange

If this year’s holiday party is for a larger group, then a white elephant gift exchanges may be the way to go. The white elephant gift exchange is where each person brings a wrapped gift to put in the gift pool. 

All guests draw a number to determine the order of who gets grab a gift and in which order. 

Once the number is called, the person with that number unwraps the gift in front of everyone. 

The next person can then decide if they want to pick a new present to unwrap or if they want to steal the gift from the person that went before them. 

After three swaps of the same gift, that gifts turn is over and can no longer be stolen. After everyone has gone, the first player can decide if they want to keep their gift or swap. 

Outdoor Movie Night

Christmas movies are a highlight of the Christmas season. If you are looking for some Christmas movie inspiration this holiday season, like the classic Christmas Story, then click here for some of the best Christmas movies to watch this season. 

Holiday Cocktail Mixology

A holiday cocktail mixology night is one of my favorite holiday party ideas. The idea is that everyone brings a cocktail recipe to share with the group. My favorite is Christmas Punch. Find the recipe here. 

Holiday Game Night

Host a party all about playing games. Try out one of these awesome board games or one of these Christmas Party Printable. Our personal favorite is the Saran Wrap ball game. Find the directions here. Holiday game night is night all about games and having fun!