8 Clever Holiday Party Ideas using SOLO®
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It's almost Thanksgiving, which means holiday parties are being planned as we speak. I can't be the only one that loves hosting parties, but not the chaos that can be a big part of it all. Not to mention the mess that needs to be cleaned up afterwards. Makes me tired just thinking about it. I'd rather be focused on friends, family and the raw joy of the season. I've brainstormed some really easy ideas using SOLO® products for creating a memorable get together without all the stress! Sounds pretty good, doesn't it?
8 Clever Holiday Party Ideas using SOLO®
We've been using SOLO® products for as long as I can remember, they're kind of a classic party product. Don't be fooled by other red cups out there, only SOLO® is squared. I just stocked up for the holidays because they're seriously sturdy. I feel pretty confident that we won't have any leaky cup messes to clean up. Now, let's get to these clever ideas I've been blabbing about, shall we?
1. Use SOLO® cups for holding utensils. They make the perfect no-fuss way to keep things simple and ready to serve a crowd. No need to break out the fine china, I think this will keep your party just as tidy all while keeping up a fun up-for-anything party theme.
2. Use SOLO® Squared Plastic Plates to dress up your party. I'm really digging the new squared design for a fancier look and these plates are unbelievable sturdy too. Just because it's disposable doesn't mean you can get all fancy with it. The addition of a simple ribbon to tie up utensils, a nice themed napkin and cupcake liners filled with a treat can make a really stunning place setting.
3. Get fancy with dessert. For a dashing way to serve dessert, place a SOLO® Squared Plastic Bowl on one of their squared plates. I added a strip of glittered tulle between the bowl and plate and then tied some utensils up with a bit of it too. It's a really cheap way to glamorize!
4. Personalize it! Guess what? You can now easily personalize cups with the new My Solo Cup®. All you have to do is peel back to reveal a chalkboard like name tag on these cups. Then, you scratch in the name. I don't know about you, but one of my biggest party pet peeves are misplaced cups. Label it and chances are, you can keep it to only one cup per person. Whoo hoo!
5. Santa's Milk & Cookies. Kiddos will be delighted that they can help write Santa's name on a cup, fill it with milk and leave him some cookies on Christmas. Just don't forget that you did this after the kids fall asleep. Wink wink.
6. Turn a SOLO® cup into Santa. I have to go on and admit that this is my favorite idea. I took plain black ribbon, buckles and glue to attached "Santa's belt" around my red SOLO® cups. I found these cute buckles right at Walmart in the sewing section. They were under $1 for 2.
7. Serve veggies & dip in a cup. Put dip in the bottom of a cup and add fresh sliced veggies. Not only super convenient, but it also looks pretty cool in my humble opinion.
8. Use for Party Favors. Last, but not least, you can use SOLO® cups for party favors and gifts. Add tissue, tulle or other gift filler and tuck a small gift inside. Works great for adding holiday candy too and everyone gets a cute take away that only took you a couple of minutes to throw together!
SOLO® also has so much more to offer for your holiday parties. They also offer Paper, Heavy Duty and Premium Strength products. A little something for everyone. Hope you enjoyed these simple, but clever ideas to make your holiday parties more awesome-er! Need to get in the party planning spirit, check out these cute SOLO® Up for Anything videos to get into the groove.
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Such great ideas!! I love the Santa suit!!
Those father christmas mugs are fantastic!
My girls would be crazy about those diamond buckles 🙂
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OK, the Red Solo Santa belt cups are just too darn cute. Pinned!
So love the Santa Cups.
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How adorable are these cups!!! Thank you so much for sharing on The Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop! I'll be sharing these on our Pinterest board!!!!
What great ways to dress up the holidays and have the ease of disposable paper. Thank you so much for sharing such cute ideas at the Share It One More Time Party. Cathy
I'm visiting from the Share It One More Time Party. This post is filled with great holiday party ideas. I'm hosting an Open House during the holidays and my drink cups will be adorned in Santa belts thanks to you! Love the veggie & dip cup idea too. Thanks for the inspiration that I'm sure my guests will enjoy!
These are darling! I'm hosting a white elephant party this year and I may just make the santa solo cups for it! So clever! Pinned 🙂
These are seriously cute. My grandma always hosts holidays and always uses disposable tableware, I'm so going to have to show her this.
I'm not very creative, so I don't have any ideas, but I'm surly going to use some of your ideas. I like the black ribbon with the "buckle" for Santa's belt. What a great idea.
Love the Santa cup idea!! So cute!
The Santa Solo cups are so cute. I will have to make some for the Holidays.
Both of the cups are neat and fun! I love these creative party ideas, thanks for sharing!
The Santa cups are the cutest things ever. I super love that idea, Dawn. I like the reindeer too!
The Santa cups are so adorable! I love the dip idea too! My favorite solo cup fact is that European's don't have solo cups and think they are a must for American themed parties.
I love the Santa belt on the red cups. That is a cute way to dress up your cup! Love solo products for holiday parties
I love all of these ideas! What a fun & festive use of these great cups, which are already a staple in my pantry.
These are great ideas! Love the Santa cups, and who would have thought it would take THIS LONG to get something that you can write your name on a cup that wasn't permanent marker?!?!
The Santa mugs are just the BEST idea. That is the one I will be stealing from you for this holiday. LOL
The santa belt cups are SO cute! The rhinestones make a nice added touch!
I think using Solo cups to hold utensils is great. That way they never get dirty sitting on the table.
The santa cups are absolutely adorable! They would make the holiday table so festive!
Love the dixie cup idea with the Santa belt. I cant wait to have our family dinners.
Solo cups are awesome. I've used them for years. They're even better now that they've made the bottom square. No more spilling.
Oh I am glad to know that I am not the only person who uses Solo Cups to hold utensils at parties! I love that they're already red, so they're perfect for Holiday parties!
Red Solo cup, I fill you up. Let's have a party! I love Solo cups. I didn't know they made plates and things as well.
OMG those are just the cutest santas. We always have the classic red Solo cups at home.
Oh my gosh, you are killing me with that adorable little reindeer!! How cute is that coming out of the cup!?
I love the idea of using the Solo cups for party favors. My next favorite is the Santa cup.
I am LOVING those SOLO cup santas! What a cute and easy way to liven things up!