Holidays can be hectic but with a little planning and a few handy entertaining tips, they don’t have to be! While I must admit that Christmas Day in our house is usually pretty busy (especially with two boys a whole lot of new toys in the house), I do manage to enjoy a relaxing and entertaining Christmas Eve each year. It takes a little planning, but it’s well worth it to be able to enjoy a quiet night of visiting with friends and family!
I shared my tips for a casual Christmas Eve on the Sobeys Love Food Blog, but Sobeys knows that you have all kinds of great holiday entertaining tips too. And just by sharing your favourite tip, you could win a $100 Sobeys Gift Card to make your holiday entertaining even easier!
Just head over to my Come-and-Go Christmas Eve post and leave a blog comment with your best holiday entertaining tip. The person that leaves the best tip will receive a $100 Sobeys Gift Card and have their tip featured in a special blog post on the Sobeys Love Food Blog!
The best part is that you can visit the posts of the other eleven Better Food Lovers and comment with an entertaining tip on their posts too. Comment on every post and you’ll have twelve chances to win! Of course, you’ll also get all kinds of great advice about how to make every holiday event from morning brunch to the big Christmas dinner easy and enjoyable.
So check out some great advice for holiday entertaining and then share some of your own for your chance to win! Your useful tip may help you stock your fridge with goodies just in time for Christmas!
Please feel free to comment on this post, but only comments on the original post on the Sobeys Love Food Blog will be considered for the giveaway prize.
MrDisco says
My Top Tip is to turn off the lights, unplug the phones, and don’t invite anyone over. Stress Free living at it’s finest.
MrDisco says
and by “it’s” I of course mean “its”
Kathryn says
I appreciate the attention to grammatical detail, MrD. Always the sign of a gentleman.
MrDisco says
I cannot abide simple errors being captured for all of eternity in Google. We need an edit button.
And yes a true Gentleman offers his coat when it’s cold, walks on the side of traffic to deflect splashes, and always corrects his typos.
Nora Edmiston Harlos says
My tip is to keep things simple, don’t go overboard and have a great time with out all the stress
ToCo says
“Just take it in stride”, holidays are to be enjoyed, NOT overwhelmed! Merry Christmas to all! 🙂
Ken Ohl says
My wife and I split the duties we each have a calendar with each of our tasks for the month of December and it works out great. Thankyou, Ken
Carol Denny says
Don’t plan so much that you feel overwhelmed. Keep it simple and enjoy Christmas!
Emily B says
Make ahead! Anything you can, from appetizers to side dishes and desserts. It makes things so much easier. And, set the table a few days ahead of time too! then you’re not scrambling on the day.
Doris Calvert says
When cooking a big spread do yourself a favour and buy the warming trays like the buffets have they have 4 compartments and keeps food hot and you can relax and eat with your guests and everything is hot.
Christine O`Connor says
my tip is always, have standby gifts for those unexpected people that bring you something. I always create small inexpensive but look really nice gifts just incase, and trust me it has happened. we also have extra wine bottles done up for extra gifts too.
Jennifer Abbott says
My best holiday tip is something that I have done for years I have EVERYTHING done the day before that way all I have to do is just heat it up. It gives me more time to sit down, relax and actually get to enjoy my company.without all the stress making our visit more enjoyable.