{"id":647,"date":"2010-12-07T08:15:56","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T08:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.146.49.248\/?p=647"},"modified":"2022-06-27T17:03:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T22:03:44","slug":"holiday-entertaining-and-decorating-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/holiday-entertaining-and-decorating-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Entertaining and Decorating Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving is the beginning of the festive holiday season which includes lights, trees, shopping bags, wrapping paper, dinner parties, cocktail parties and a two-month stretch of nearly non-stop celebration. Along with the abundance of food, drink and gifts comes an abundance of stuff that needs to be pulled out of storage for the season. Here are a few checklists to help you get organized for the holidays.<\/p>\n<h3>Holiday Decorations<\/h3>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<ul>\n<li>Christmas Trees<\/li>\n<li>Indoor and Outdoor Lights<\/li>\n<li>Christmas Tree Skirt<\/li>\n<li>Ornaments<\/li>\n<li>Tree Topper<\/li>\n<li>Stockings<\/li>\n<li>Wreaths<\/li>\n<li>Menorahs and Candles<\/li>\n<li>Miscellaneous Home Decor<\/li>\n<li>Lawn Decorations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Holiday Dining and Entertaining<\/h3>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<ul>\n<li>Holiday-themed Plates and Serveware<\/li>\n<li>Wine and Cocktail Glasses<\/li>\n<li>Serving Platters and Bowls<\/li>\n<li>Tablecloths<\/li>\n<li>Napkins<\/li>\n<li>Table Decor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Holiday Gift-Giving<\/h3>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<ul>\n<li>Wrapping Paper<\/li>\n<li>Gift Boxes<\/li>\n<li>Gift Wrap<\/li>\n<li>Gift Bags<\/li>\n<li>Gift Tags<\/li>\n<li>Tissue Paper<\/li>\n<li>Ribbons and Bows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Holiday Storage Tips<\/h3>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<ol>\n<li>Keep your lights nice and tidy. Don&#8217;t just throw them into a box only to find yourself in a tangled mess of lights that may or may not work next year. Bundle each set of lights and be sure to throw out any that don&#8217;t work.<\/li>\n<li>Use bins and padding to organize and protect fragile decorative items like ornaments. Store the bins on shelves vs. stacking to keep things from getting crushed.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your holiday items together within your storage unit to make it easier to pull everything from and put everything back into storage.<\/li>\n<li>Are your kids getting smarter about where Santa hides his presents until Christmas? Hide their gifts in your self storage unit and they&#8217;ll be sure to be nice vs. naughty until Santa visits.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\"><em>Hope you find these checklists and tips are helpful in getting ready for the holiday season. 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