Christmas Planning – 4 Things Most People Miss!

By Bernadette Dimitrov, The HoHoHo Expert!

During each Christmas there are four things that people often forget to plan for.  We love a little magic and the excitement of traditions.  In today’s busy world the simple act of good wishes and rituals can be easily over-looked.  It is important to plan to create family traditions otherwise we miss a wonderful opportunity to create loving memories and warm family times together.  Here are 4 things you can plan for that most people miss:
 

Create some magic - Buy a cloth Advent Calendar and write wishes for love, health and happiness and place a wish in each pocket under each day leading up to Christmas. Now write the name of each person in your house-hold separately onto small pieces of paper and place all in a hat. Each night you all take it in turns to pull out a name. This person gets to take the wish for that day. This creates an exciting, fun and memorable family tradition leading up to Christmas.

Snacks and drinks for unexpected guests - Keep a few packets of Christmas candy and half a dozen extra packets of dry and sweet biscuits in the cupboard plus some extra ready made dips in the fridge for unexpected guests. Even better and to keep in tune with the Christmas spirit, buy a few extra traditional Panettone Christmas cakes and keep in the pantry. They come in small, individually sized, gorgeous little card-board packages with red ribbons that make them look extra special for presenting to your guests.  Choose a special Christmas drink for your celebrations for this coming season.  For example there is a huge array of Christmas specialty beers that you may wish to buy an extra dozen and keep a few at a time in the fridge for unexpected guests.  You could also keep on hand a jug of mulled Christmas wine in the fridge or a non-alcoholic Christmas drink pre-made and ready for serving.

Gifts needing batteries - There is nothing more heart-breaking than the look on a child’s face when they have a gift they can’t turn on! Don’t let this happen and spoil your Christmas with the presentation of a flood of tears! Check in advance if any presents you have purchased need batteries and go buy them.  Buy a few extra batteries too in various sizes and keep them in your pantry for presents gifted from family and friends that may also require the use of batteries.  Batteries are commonly overlooked.

Prepare extra gifts - Buy a few extra bottles of wine, small and medium boxes of chocolates as well as some individual Christmas crackers with presents inside and wrap them all individually in Christmas paper with ribbons and a tag ready to write on for those unexpected guests or friends and their children who bring you presents. Now you can return the honour immediately and you’ll keep everyone feeling special and happy!

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