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Entertain Made Easy: 10 Entertainment Essentials to Simplify Your Vacation Accommodation
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Entertain Made Easy: 10 Entertainment Essentials to Simplify Your Vacation Accommodation

As the holiday season approaches, the festive spirit fills the air, and what better way to revel in the joy than by hosting a holiday get-together? But let’s be honest, while the idea of ​​having friends and family over is comforting, the reality of hosting can be extremely stressful. From making sure your guests are well-fed to keeping their drinks cold, the to-do list can seem endless.

To help you combat that stress, these must-haves can up your hosting game. Whether you’re a new host or a seasoned host, you can prepare yourself this year with these 10 entertaining essentials.

Keep all your delicious homemade meals warm with this buffet warmer.

Keep all your delicious homemade meals warm with this buffet warmer. (Amazon)

The last thing you want is for all your home-cooked meals to get cold while you wait for guests to arrive. A buffet food warmer solves your problem. Amazon offers a three-burner food warmer with removable non-stick inner pots for easy cleaning. There is also the MegaChef Buffet Server which features a 3.7 liter buffet server with an 8.5 liter baking dish, perfect for large meals.

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Serve everyone's favorite drinks in a festive pitcher.

Serve everyone’s favorite drinks in a festive pitcher. (Wayfair)

Instead of having your guests constantly wandering in and out of the kitchen looking for drinks, a holiday-themed pitcher can help ensure there’s plenty of drink at the table. Wayfair offers a minimalist stoneware pitcher with Christmas trees on it. Or you can go all out with the holiday theme and get a Amazon Santa Claus Pitcher.

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Keep drinks ice cold with these inflatable coolers.

Keep drinks ice cold with these inflatable coolers. (Amazon)

Serve beer, water and all your guests’ favorite drinks in a festive setting inflatable Christmas tree coolers. Simply throw ice under the Christmas tree and your drinks will stay ice cold throughout the party.

Serve your food in party dishes.

Serve your food in party dishes. (Amazon)

A tiered serving display helps you easily display all your desserts. Get a Christmas themed booth and you will also add some Christmas spirit to your party. Amazon offers a sled-shaped serving tray with two dishes for serving desserts or side dishes. You can also find a nice Lenox Two-Tier Holly Serving Tray.

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Create a trash can and easily fold it when you're done.

Create a trash can and easily fold it when you’re done. (Amazon)

Don’t want someone asking you every few minutes where the trash can is? Install a collapsible trash bag holder where your guests can easily dispose of their trash. Amazon And Walmart have collapsible bag holders that can easily be stored away when you’re not hosting a party.

Dress your table with a magnificent checkered tablecloth.

Dress your table with a magnificent checkered tablecloth. (Amazon)

Keep your tables clean and add a festive touch to your table decoration when you use a Christmas tablecloth. Go simple with snowflakes with this tablecloth from Wayfair or opt for an elegant red and green throw from Amazon.

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Keep everyone organized with cute name plaques.

Keep everyone organized with cute name plaques. (Amazon)

Make sure all your guests know where to sit by having place cards. You can get a set of 100 paper place cards with Christmas trees on them from Amazon. Or you can go reusable and get Kohl’s Christmas Tree Place Card Clips which contains any paper you want.

Serve drinks easily with glass beverage dispensers.

Serve drinks easily with glass beverage dispensers. (Amazon)

Do you need a way to provide water, iced tea or other beverages to your guests? Beverage dispensers can keep your guests out of your refrigerator. Amazon offers a pair of beverage dispensers and a stand for easy display. Wayfair has a single beverage dispenser with a diffuser in which you can put fruit to flavor water or tea.

Give kids something to do at the table with a tablecloth to color.

Give kids something to do at the table with a tablecloth to color. (Amazon)

Keep the kids from getting bored at your party with a coloring tablecloth. Amazon offers a Christmas-themed coloring tablecloth it is best used with disposable markers. Wayfair’s coloring tablecloth has Christmas decor to color and other fun games like word searches.

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Your guests can get their own drinks when you set up a beverage cart.

Your guests can get their own drinks when you set up a beverage cart. (Amazon)

A well-placed bar cart can give your guests a place to make their own drinks, so you don’t have to play bartender all night. Additionally, it allows you to display only the alcohol you want to consume at the party. Amazon has a gold and glass bar cart with a place for wine glasses and plenty of space for mixers and alcohol.

You can also find a bar cart from Wayfair it is gold and marble. It offers enough space for glasses, wine bottles, an ice bucket and much more.