Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to begin to [...]]]> Many households host a party or get-together sometime during the Christmas holiday season. It might be a cookie exchange with friends, a kids’ party with your playgroup, a holiday tea, a casual family gathering of food and gifts, or a more formal dinner party with just adults.

Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to begin to think about what might be happening in your home in December. Maybe you’ve always wanted to host a get-together in your home but never consider the details in time to organize it. Maybe your home is already designated as the hub for Christmas gatherings in your family. Don’t wait! It will only bring stress if you put it off. Start thinking about your budget, guests, food, supplies, and location.

ListPlanIt‘s Holiday Party Planner is a great way to get started with your Christmas party planning.  You’ll find lots more holiday planning pages in Holidays & Occasions and in ListPlanIt‘s Holiday ePlanner.

This week’s giveaway is for an assortment of eco-friendly giftsacks in a festive Christmas pattern from Wrapsacks™. Included are 4 reusable Gift Bags in at least 3 fabric designs: 1 mini, 1 small, 1 medium & 1 large. Once again, you have several ways to enter to win:

1) leave a comment on this post,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Facebook or Twitter(so easy to do when you use the Share This button at the bottom of this post) and leave a comment here linking to your profile,

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4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) contribute as a member of the 100 Days to Christmas community

One of each of these per day please. You have until October 25 at 6 pm EST to enter.

Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to write down the specifics such as a date and time, food ideas, possible [...]]]> Whether you have a neighborhood get-together before trick-or-treating or a big weekend costume bash or a party for your child’s playgroup or school, quite a bit of preparation goes into the planning of such an event.

Today’s Countdown to Christmas Challenge is to write down the specifics such as a date and time, food ideas, possible activities, and guests to be invited. Even if you aren’t planning your own party, you will very likely be invited to one, so begin to think about what you’ll be bringing.

* Members to ListPlanIt.com can find a Party Details planning page in Holidays & Occasions.

This week’s Giveaway is for a brand new book called Stonewall Kitchen Winter Celebrations: Special Recipes for Family and Friends! Once again, you have several ways to enter to win this beautiful full-color cookbook:

1) leave a comment on this post,

2) tell your friends & followers about 100 Days to Christmas on Facebook or Twitter(so easy to do when you use the Share This button at the bottom of this post) and leave a comment here linking to your profile,

3) subscribe to 100 Days to Christmas‘ RSS feed using a reader or by email and leave a comment here,

4) blog about 100 Days to Christmas then leave a comment here linking to your post.

5) become a member of the 100 Days to Christmas community

One of each of these per day please. You have until October 4 at 6 pm EST to enter.