Mummascribbles – Dressing my dinner table this Christmas – Mummascribbles

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This year we are hosting Christmas at our house. We did this two years ago and it was a huge success and I’m really looking forward to having Christmas at home. It’s nice to know that I don’t have to pack half the house to travel somewhere. I just feel more comfortable at home with Oscar, knowing that I only have to nip upstairs for a change of clothes, that we have all of the stuff for those nappy changes (I never know how many nappies to pack!), and that if he does a poonami, I can just pop him in the bath!

With being the hosts, it’s down to us to make people feel Christmassy, to supply food and to make the house pretty. We already have the tree up and I’ve been to a couple of garden centres in the last week where I’ve been looking at all the pretty things, especially the garlands of which I have been so tempted to buy! 

The main thing I’ve been thinking about is the table. There’s nothing like having a table full of food surrounded by people eating and drinking and it’s extra special if you’ve put a bit of effort into the table decorations. Browsing round the garden centre yesterday, I was eyeing up some gorgeous candlesticks like the one below and thought what a lovely centrepiece they would make.

Of course the crackers are the most important part of the table decor but it would be nice to put a little treat out for everyone. For the adults I’m thinking it would be nice to have a little pot of sweets or maybe a special Christmas decoration for next year’s tree like a beautiful bauble. 

For the little ones it needs to be something tasty or fun. I’m thinking a little pot of gingerbread men would go down a treat and maybe some kids Christmas fun glow products because every young child loves glow in the dark products. Christmas is such an exciting time for children and I think they would be dead chuffed if they sat down for dinner and discovered these waiting for them.

The other thing I’ve been thinking about is table cloths and napkins. We don’t have any tablecloths as we usually just put the placemats down on the bare table but a nice red cloth and napkins would make it look much more festive come dinner time.

These few simple things shouldn’t cost me too much money and will surely have everyone talking about the effort I’ve put in. Of course, with five children in the house on Christmas day, whether it stays looking lovely and pretty is a completely different story!! 

Do you dress your table on Christmas day or is it too much effort on top of trying to cook a turkey?!