So you’ve got the idea to throw a party this holiday season. It seems like fun to bring friends together for an evening for fun, games and laughing or to have family over for a festive breakfast. Or maybe you want to do something for your kids and their friends to make the holiday spectacular. There are so many possibilities!

Every good party starts with a theme, some sort of angle and purpose behind the party, and develops from there. Once you know what you want the theme of your party to be, you can start piecing together the decorations, the invitations, the food, and the activities. So to help you out on your Christmas party quest this year, we’ve gathered together 25 creative and fun Christmas party theme ideas. Hopefully, this will help get the ideas rolling and you can throw an amazing bash this year!

Fun Christmas Party Themes:

What kind of Christmas party themes are you looking for? Are you going to throw a kids’ Christmas party for the littles and their friends? Or are you looking for a more elegant party for just the adults this year? Want something fun that the whole family can enjoy? There’s something for everyone here, so have fun looking through these holiday party ideas!

A few tips as you look through these themes. Once you pick one, you can use it as a starting place to plan. Each of these posts is full of ideas but you can also get on Pinterest and Google to get more ideas around that theme. The important thing is finding a great starting point by choosing a fun holiday party theme.

And while you are planning your party, keep in mind some of these fun ideas as well:

• Hilarious Christmas Minute to Win It Games
• Printable Holiday Games for Kids

Here we go with a bunch of fun Christmas party themes. I’ve got ideas for family parties, kids parties, adult parties, anything you’re looking for. I’d love to hear which ones are your favorite and which ones you try!

I’m a huge fans of the movie Elf, so this elf-themed party is PERFECT! I bet your family will love it too.

Christmas Party Ideas:

Elf Themed Christmas Party:

This one is so much fun! Perfect for a Grandma to do with her kids or a couple’s party. Check it out because it’s fun!

Cookies for Santa Party:

Cookie exchange parties are a classic, so if you’re hosting one, here are some fun ideas to help you out.

How to Host a Christmas Cookie Exchange Party:

Hot chocolate is the best! So a party themed around hot chocolate HAS to be perfection, right?!

Hot Chocolate Bar:

How absolutely fun does this sound!? Pancakes and pajamas are fun for everyone!

Pancakes and PJs Christmas Party:

If you’ve got an Elf showing up this year, this one could be great!

Elf on the Shelf Arrival Breakfast:

How about a Polar Express Party! Classic! So much fun.

Polar Express Party:

Who loves the Grinch? There are so many versions, you’ve got to love one of them! Why not throw a party with the Grinch in mind?

Grinch Themed Christmas Party:

Just a simple and classic dinner party that your guests will love!

Cozy Christmas Dinner Party:

There’s nothing better than Christmas breakfast! Why not turn it into a party!

Christmas Breakfast Party:

The kids will love this gift making one! Cute and fun, all in one!

Fun Christmas Parties:

Kid’s Gift Making Party:

Everyone loves decorating a gingerbread house. In fact, how fun would this be as an adult party and make it a competition?

Gingerbread House Decorating Party:

Another movie themed on that is perfect and fun!

Rudolph Party Ideas:

Christmas with a twist! Try this cute one that’s got a few twists on the traditional party.

Jingle & Mingle Christmas Party:

These party favors alone make us want to throw this party! So cute!

Nutcracker Party:

More cookies!

Cookies for Santa Party Idea:

How elegant is this one? If elegance is what you’re looking for, check this one out!

Winter Wonderland Party:

Or if you want a more rustic party, try this one!

Red and Black Dinner Party:

How pretty is this combo of black, gold, and white?!

Black and White Modern Farmhouse Christmas Party:

And of course, the old classic…an ugly sweater party with all the ideas!

Ugly Sweater Party Idea:

How about a movie night party complete with fun Bingo games?!

Christmas Movie Night Party:

One more movie-themed one!

A Christmas Story Inspired Party:

How about decorating cookies? Another one that could be fun as an adult competition.

Cookie Decorating Party:

Or try an old school version of that.

1950’s Cookie Decorating Party:

Time for another cookie swap. Here are some more fun ideas!

Cookie Exchange Party:

And finally, a cute peppermint themed kids party.

Peppermint Playdate:

You’re going to have the best party ever now, right?!

Have FUN using these Christmas party theme ideas to throw a great holiday bash this year!

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A Peek at the Fun: Are you thinking of throwing a fun football-themed party?  I have lots of awesome ideas for your next football party. From easy tailgating ideas to football decorations and football party food, I have you covered!

Something you maybe should know about me–although I have good friends, they are definitely not my best friends. They have accepted that they don’t rank number one and decided to embrace my “real” best friends with this football-themed party!  Coca-Cola® and football, is there any better combination?  I think not!!  Coke has been my best friend since day 1. I have so many fun ideas for your next tailgating party, you’ll wish football season lasted all year!

If you love a good football-themed party, too–whether it’s for the food or for the football or even just for the party–pull up a chair because I have some great tailgate party ideas for you today!

Football-Themed Party:

Every great football party starts with great food!!  Deciding what to serve is the most important decision because we all love to eat.  Serving fun food and drinks will keep your guests happily cheering on their favorite team.

Football Party Food:

Because time and money are always a consideration, I started our party planning at Sam’s Club–game time’s favorite teammate–because I know I can get everything I need in one place.  I stocked up on Coca-Cola®, Sprite®, and Diet Coke® which Sam’s Club sells by the two-liter bottles in a 4-pack on the beverage aisle.  I knew I would need plenty of drinks for our fun “Time Out Drink Station” I created for this party.

Have you ever had a soda pop mixed drink?  They are super yummy, and such a fun idea for a party.

Your guests are going to love this! Here’s how to create one with a football-themed party twist!

Football Party Drink Station:

Supplies Needed:

• Coca-Cola®
• Diet Coke®
• Sprite®
• Drink Flavorings (Coconut, Cherry, Peach, Blackberry)
• Limes Cut into Wedges
• Cherries
• Ice
• Cups
• Straws
• Drink Menu (See Below)
• Black and White Striped Paper
• Drink Labels (See Below)

Now that you have all of your supplies, let’s put this tailgate party drink station together.  With the several flavors of pop and several drink flavorings, you can let your guests mix and match to create their own drink, or they can order off the menu I have created for you.  A drink station is a fun way to serve your guests and it becomes a social gathering spot.

The “Touchdown” happens to be my very favorite drink in the whole world, so maybe start with that one and work your way through the menu! I created 5 different drinks made from Sprite®, Coke®, Diet Coke®, and various flavorings that your guests will love! And they’ve all got fun football-themed party names.

I have the menu all ready to print, it’s as simple as clicking on this link:

Time Out Drink Station Menu

I added some cute black-and-white striped paper to our drink mix-in bottles to make them look more festive for the occasion.  I also have the printable drink labels all ready for you, simply click here:

Drink Labels 1

Drink Labels 2

You’ll want to have your flavorings ready as well as limes and cherries that guests can toss in their drinks.

Grab these four packs of 2 liter Coca-Cola® beverages from Sam’s Club! They are the best when planning a party.  Rule number one of party planning is to never run out of Coke!

Football Party Food:

I also grabbed several Member’s Mark 16″ Take & Bake pizza’s from Sam’s Club because they are so quick, easy, and delicious.  Because you bake them yourself, you have more control over when dinner is served.

Pizza and Coca-Cola® are two of my favorite food groups!  Your football party will be a hit with this perfect combo.

Beyond your pizza and drinks, a good football-themed party is going to need some chips and dips.  I had some fun with the serving style on these–like this 7 layer dip served in a football tray!

Or salsa coming right out of a football! (More on this below.)

I also served popcorn, mixed nuts, pretzels, salsa, chips, candy, and these cupcakes.  The cupcakes are as easy as making cupcakes with green frosting and adding these fun cupcake toppers.

Print Here: Football Cupcake Toppers

Football Decorations:

Oftentimes, the men come to a football party for the game and the food, but I don’t want to forget you ladies who are coming for the cuteness factor, too.  This black, white, and green decoration motif was perfect for this party.  Let’s start to break things down for you.

I started with a piece of green turf which we repurposed to use as a tablecloth, added a black-and-white table runner, and had a fun football-themed table.  From there, I added little elements to make our party look original and festive.

One of our favorite elements were these footballs we used as a salsa holder and utensil caddy.

Aren’t these so fun? Let’s make them.

Cutout Football Holder:

Supplies Needed:

• Football
• Knife or razor
• Sharpie

How to Make:

• Start with a football that has been inflated for at least a couple of days.  This will help the football retain its shape once it’s been cut.
• Trace a circle with a sharpie.  I used the bowl we wanted to insert in the hole as our guide.
• Cut with the knife along the traced line.  The football is tough to cut through so we would recommend using a new blade that will allow for easier cutting.  Please be so careful while cutting so you don’t slip.  Just go slow, and it will cut!

Once you have your football cut, you can use it for anything you want.

A football party usually involves eating while watching the game, so I made sure the place settings were simple and easily movable.  Black-and-white plates created a perfect canvas for our napkin and utensil bundles.  I tied them up with black-and-white bakers twine and these cute football and touchdown printables.  The printables are available here for you:

Football and Touchdown Tags

Football Party Bunting:

No party is complete without a fun banner or in this case fun bunting.  I love the little touch of color that bunting adds to any celebration.

I have made your life easy when it comes to bunting because I have the letters already done for you.  Get your letters here: Bunting Letters.

Then just get some fun paper in green, black, and black-and-white stripes. Make yourself a triangle template and cut out enough triangles for what you want to spell (I did “touchdown”).

Print and cut the letters and glue them on. Then string it up and hang it somewhere festive for your party!

More Football Decorations with Printables:

One last fun touch for our party, I printed little signs for each of the various food options and stuck them into little footballs to display all over the table.

I have some signs for you to use:

Football Themed Party Signs

Football Themed Party Signs 2

So, are you ready to throw your own football themed party this year? I hope these fun ideas have helped you! Remember to grab your pizza, Coca-Cola®, and everything else you need at Sam’s Club. It really is game time’s favorite teammate. It just makes the shopping so easy!

And have FUN throwing your football party!

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I’ve got a couple of little boys who are obsessed with football. They wear football jerseys to school every day, play it at recess and snuggle their footballs at night. Neither of them can seem to get enough football.

So when one of their birthdays rolls around, I know exactly what kind of birthday party to throw! Football everything! These fun football party ideas could be used for a kids football birthday party or for a big game party or really just any football party you want to throw!

Whether you love football or not, you’ve got to admit that this football party looks fun to throw! And if you’ve got little ones that love it like mine, this football birthday party is perfect for them.

Football Birthday Party Ideas:

I had a ton of fun pulling together all of these fun, easy football birthday party ideas-from decorations to invitations, treats to party favors, if you want to throw a football party, I’ve got you covered!

Here’s a peek at the full football birthday party spread:

Who doesn’t get excited for football looking at that fun party?!

Football Party Invitations:

These football party invitations might be my favorite part of this party! They are made to look like football tickets but with all the party info printed right on them. How fun is that?

Here’s a football themed party invitation template that you can use and customize for your own party.

To use this football invitation, right click and save it to your computer. Then, open in a photo editing program (like PicMonkey) and add your own text. Need help with how to do that? I’ve got a tutorial here.

Hopefully, that was easy for you!

Football Party Decorations:

There are lots of easy and fun ways to decorate for a football themed birthday party. I used black foam board for a backdrop and added little green pennant flags. Then we added some fun touches.

My favorite are these letters spelling out Game Day!

And they’re easy to make!

Supplies Needed:

• Scrapbook Paper (Hobby Lobby had that cool paper that looks like a football and even feels like one!)
• Metal Letters (at the craft store)
• Glue or tape

All you need to do is trace the letter on the back of your scrapbook paper. Make sure that your letter is face down on the scrapbook paper’s back. Trace around it, cut it out and glue or tape it to your metal letters:

I also added some fun touches like this cute football paper lantern from Oriental Trading:

Football Party Food:

You’ve got to have some fun treats at a football party right?

I made a fun Game Day popcorn to celebrate the big game. Super easy and tastes amazing! Bet you can’t stop eating it.

It’s SO yummy! I made it with green and brown M&Ms to look like football colors, but you could also make it with your team’s colors! Here’s the recipe:

Game Day Popcorn Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 bags of cooked microwave popcorn
• 2 sticks of butter (1 Cup)
• 1/2 C light Karo syrup
• 1 1/3 C sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 small (7 oz.) container of marshmallow fluff
• 2-3 C mini marshmallows
• Colored M&Ms

Instructions:

Cook your popcorn. Try to remove as many unpopped kernels as possible. Set this aside in a large bowl.

On the stove in a small pan, mix your Karo syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla over medium-high heat until it boils. Boil for 1 and a half minutes.

Stir in the marshmallow fluff until totally melted.

Pour this over your popcorn and mix and mix until it’s all coated. Let it cool for 3-5 minutes, then add the marshmallows and mix them in. Top with M&Ms.

Let it sit for a couple of hours before eating for best results!

Football Party Cupcakes:

Cupcakes are a must for most fun parties for me. What makes these special are the simple little chocolate footballs on top for our football birthday party so that they birthday kid had something fun to put candles on.

Want to make some of these football cupcakes? Here’s how:

Supplies Needed:

• Melting chocolate-brown and white
• Sandwich baggie
• Silpat mat or wax paper (affiliate link)

Heat up your melting chocolate (the brown first). Once it’s totally melted, pour it into your sandwich baggie and snip off just the very tip of the bag (just a tiny bit).

On your Silpat mat or wax paper, pipe the shape of a football and fill it in. As it begins to set up you can smooth it out a little with the tip of your baggie.

Once it is hardened, peel it off your Silpat mat and flip it over. Then heat your white chocolate, put it in a baggie and pipe the stripes. Ours were VERY not perfect but still looked cute.

Then just make cupcakes and pipe frosting on and add your little footballs!

Football Party Drinks:

Another fun idea for your football themed party is to make your drinks cute! I simply used our scrapbook paper to create drink wrappers. Then we wrapped a whistle around the top of the bottle. I also have drink wrappers that you can print and use here.

So simple but such a nice football party touch!

Football Party Favors:

Want to have some fun football themed party favors for the guests? I’ve got several fun football party favor ideas-use one or use them all!

I got these cute football bags from Oriental Trading and filled them with some fun things, then tied them with a whistle!

Inside I put candy, mini footballs and little notebooks and chalk. I used Silhouette chalkboard vinyl on tiny little notebooks to make them playbooks.

I also made these cute football party poppers!

Love these! Aren’t they cute?

Supplies Needed:

• Paper Towel roll or toilet paper roll (if using paper towel, cut it in half)
• Brown tissue paper
• Football scrapbook paper
• White paper (sticker paper is ideal) or vinyl for the stripes
• String
• Tape
• Candy

To make these, cut a piece of tissue paper so that is about 2 inches wider than the toilet paper roll and big enough to wrap around the toilet paper roll about twice.

Roll it around and tie one end with string. Fill it with candy and then tie off the other end.

Cut your scrapbook paper to exactly the width of your toilet paper roll and just enough to wrap around it just more than once. Roll it around and tape it.

Cut your white sticker paper to make the stripes and put them in place and you’re set!

You can also get these cute football favor boxes from Oriental Trading. Fill them with favors or fill them with food, either way, they’re fun!

I also found these fun football suckers at Zurchers and used them as favors (plus they looked cute on the table).

That’s a good look at all of my fun football party ideas. If you’re looking for more ideas that are perfect for hosting a football view party, check these fun football party ideas here.

Have FUN throwing your football birthday party!

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Calling all of the ladies out there, this party is for you!  Death by Chocolate Halloween Party, does it get any better than that?  I’m what some people would call chocolate addicts, and I have decided to embrace it wholeheartedly.  The more chocolate the better, and if I have to die there is no better way to go!

(And be sure to check out the 6 other Halloween theme ideas to throw a great party-they’re down below.)

Death by Chocolate Halloween Theme Ideas:

Halloween Party Invitations:

Every great party starts with an awesome invitation.  The invitation is your chance to show your guests what to expect at your party, so you want to make them great.  I have done all of the work for you on this one, so simply add your information and let the party begin.

Here’s your invitation, simply save it to your computer and use a photo editing program to customize the information.  If you need some help with this I have a tutorial to show you step by step here.

Halloween Theme Decorations:

Black and white make a fabulous color pallet for a party, and especially a Death by Chocolate party.  It makes finding decorations super simple, and easy to coordinate.  I’m in love with the way this all came together.

The two of us had so much fun looking on Oriental Trading for fun Halloween decoration ideas. Their site is loaded with so many possibilities, I had a blast shopping.  It was easy to find some fun treasures that highlighted our party perfectly.

These amazing lanterns are from Oriental Trading and worked perfectly for my Halloween theme. Lanterns are so versatile, I left them empty but don’t be afraid to change their function.  By filling them with candy they become an interesting bowl at your party.  You could put a candle in them if you want a bit of color added to your decorations.  Cut out shapes could be added to them, giving them a spooky new look.  Always have fun and be creative with your decorations.

These frames are also from Oriental Trading and worked perfectly to add a little cuteness to our design.  If you are doing a tablescape, these could be used as for name cards which always adds a nice personal touch to any party.

Here’s a PDF with some of these tags ready for you to use:

Death by Chocolate Frame Tags

I have a bit of a love affair with apothecary jars (even though I didn’t know that’s what they were called)! They work for almost any party spread and can be so functional.  This one worked perfectly for our Oreo Cookies (because what is a chocolate party without Oreos).  I found this apothecary jar at Oriental Trading, and it’s a keeper!

Halloween Party Bunting:

How about some cute Halloween bunting to add to the decor of your party?  I have a tutorial to show you how to make bunting.

Here are the printable letters for you to use-

Death by Chocolate Bunting

Halloween Party Food Ideas:

Of course, you will be serving chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate at this party…did I mention chocolate!?  My favorite treat in the whole world is cupcakes, and when they are chocolate…there are no words.  So naturally, I had to make a chocolate cupcake that spoke to the chocolate lover in me.  This is a chocolate cupcake, with white chocolate frosting, topped with chocolate ganache and mini chocolate chips…you’re welcome!!

Death by Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

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• Author: Fun-Squared

Ingredients

• 1 Devil’s Food Cake Mix
• 1 5.9 oz. box of instant chocolate pudding
• 1 C sour cream
• 1 C vegetable oil
• ½ C water
• 4 eggs
• 1Tbsp vanilla

Instructions

Mix all of the ingredients until smooth.

Spoon the cupcake batter into muffin tins lined with cupcake papers. Fill them about 2/3 full or a little less.

Spoon the cupcake batter into muffin tins lined with cupcake papers. Fill them about 2/3 full or a little less.

Bake for 18-22 minutes (until they are just barely done-I always do exactly 18) at 350 degrees.

Then top the cupcakes with this white chocolate frosting:

White Chocolate Frosting

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• Author: Fun-Squared

Ingredients

• 2 sticks LAND O LAKES® Salted Butter, softened
• 1 C white chocolate chips
• 4–5 C powdered sugar
• 1/4 C milk

Instructions

Mix all ingredients until smooth. Add more milk or more powdered sugar as needed to get the desired consistency.

Pipe onto cupcakes.

Then top with chocolate ganache. To make the ganache, pour one cup of chocolate chips into a bow. Heat 1/2 C heavy cream to almost a boil in the microwave. Pour it over your chocolate chips and let them sit for about 2 minutes. Then stir and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes, then drizzle on the cupcakes.

Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips.

What I love about serving cupcakes at a party is that they serve two purposes-the first is a delicious treat, and the second is a fun decoration.  I simply used a Halloween plate and placed it on a candle stick, creating a perfect presentation for the perfect cupcakes.

Halloween Party Favors:

If you are sending your guests home with a momentum of the evening, why not make it a cupcake. Did I mention I love cupcakes?  These boxes from Oriental Trading make a fabulous party favor, and your guests will thank you for the take-home treat.

Here are some fun tags for you to use for that:

Death by Chocolate Cupcake Tags

Halloween Theme Ideas:

If you’re looking for some fun Halloween party theme ideas (other than my death by chocolate obviously), here’s a list of fun ones you could try! Some are great for kids, others are fun for anyone. Either way, you’re going to love these fun Halloween party themes!

Here are the Halloween parties! (Starting from top left and moving clockwise.)

What’s Your Halloween Fortune? from Fern and Maple

Death by Chocolate Halloween Party from Fun-Squared

The Purr-fect Halloween Party from Giggles Galore

Boo Halloween Party from A Pumpkin and a Princess

All the Fun without the Fright from The Celebration Shoppe

Halloween Boo-k Exchange from Dukes and Duchesses

Mystery Menu Party from The Crafting Chicks

Fun ideas, right?! Which are you going to try?

Have FUN using these Halloween theme ideas and especially eating chocolate.

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