Nothing says ho-ho-ho like a garish Christmas sweater. Get all your friends in the holiday spirit by inviting them to show off their own ugly sweaters at your Ugly Sweater Christmas party. Guests will love dressing up in their best worst getups and admiring each other's chosen ensembles.
Ugly sweaters, of course! Go to the thrift store, raid your parents’ attic or try online auction sites for the ugliest holiday sweaters you can find. If you can dig up a vintage holiday model from the 1980s (the golden age of ugly Christmas sweaters) featuring candy canes, elves, wreaths or other seasonal motifs, so much the better. Short on time? There are actually websites devoted to selling just these sweaters—search for “ugly Christmas sweaters” and enjoy the embarrassment of new ugly riches. Or go DIY with an old sweater of your own. Add glitter fabric pen details, sew on jingle bells, safety-pin on garland and/or plastic ornaments, or just add ribbon and a giant bow in the front using double-sided tape to turn yourself into an oversize present.
While you’re at the thrift store, in the attic or surfing an auction site, stock up on additional cheap ugly sweaters for decoration. Hang them from a clothesline like a big ugly pennant banner, use them as chair back covers, or use duct tape to tape the backs of a few sweaters together and use them as a table runner. Cover doors with tacky gift wrap and add lots of multicolor lights everywhere. And if you have any old, embarrassing holiday family photos (bonus points if you’re wearing ugly sweaters!), display them.
The center of your ugly sweater party food table? An ugly sweater cake! Just decorate any rectangular cake like an ugly sweater. You can also get sweater cookie cutters for ugly sweater sugar cookies or decorate gingerbread men with tiny ugly sweaters of their own. For the rest of the food, forget gourmet—go retro and fun. Try red and green Jell-O shots, pigs in a blanket formed in the shape of a wreath, bacon-wrapped tater tots, Christmas tree-shaped pizzas, fruitcake, and/or a cheeseball decorated like an ornament with red pepper and parsley. For drinks, offer an assortment of green and red sodas, grasshoppers and or mulled cider.
An ugly sweater fashion parade is a must. For the best show, let everyone know on the invitation that there will be prizes. A few possible categories: most festive, most original, just plain ugliest, and best couple (feel free to pick out the two guests whose sweaters match the best, even if they don’t know each other). You can also let guests compete in ugly Christmas carol karaoke. Play karaoke versions of carols from a music streaming site and let your guests do their best worst Bing Crosby impressions. Finally, create a photo backdrop from a large piece of cardboard painted with a tacky Christmas scene so guests can take photos they'll be proud to add to their Story. You may even want to provide a few fun props, such as mistletoe, an elf headband or a cowboy Santa hat.
Start inviting your guests by sending out one of our ugly sweater Evite invitations!
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Signup sheets are the perfect way to streamline scheduling, volunteer recruitment, class parties, snack duty, potluck organization, parent-teacher conferences and more! You can think of them as your digital assistant for coordinating events and tasks and ensuring that your event is a success.
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When it comes to signup sheet information, there are some essentials to include regardless of what you’re organizing:
When adding your slot information, clearly define what people are signing up for, especially for a what-to-bring list or role assignments. If you want someone to bring healthy snacks for kids to enjoy after a game, specify that. You want your volunteers to feel confident in what they’re bringing and to make it easy for them to know what’s expected of them. It will save them time and stress (and you, too!). That being said, if you make your ask too specific (for example, asking for a hard-to-source item or something expensive), you may not end up with a volunteer for it. So be clear about what you expect, but also be reasonable!
Aside from providing the basic signup information, you can also add optional descriptions to both your entire signup sheet and individual slots. While not required, they can help guide your volunteers further and provide more information. You can add information about allergies, preferences and general info about the event. You can also add a wish list to make it easier for your volunteers to bring exactly what you need!
Signup sheet templates offer a ton of advantages for both organizers and volunteers and with Evite SignUp Sheets, you'll enjoy even more benefits than other digital and paper signup sheets! Some benefits our signup sheet templates offer include:
With Evite SignUp Sheets, you can enjoy organizing and coordinating all your events with ease. Signup sheets streamline the signup process for everyone involved, ensuring that everything will go to plan on the day of your event while saving you precious time in the process.