5 Tips to Avoid Christmas party Clean Up Disasters!

Party clean up doesn’t have to be a nightmare, relax and enjoy your party with these simple tips.

Hosting a party can be stressful, with all the cooking, cleaning and overall preparations to ensure your party runs smoothly and your guests have a wonderful time, but the dreaded cleanup can put a damper on the fun. Not to worry, here are a few simple ideas to make clean up a breeze.

♠ Create a table where guests can put their dirty dishes, use milk crates or plastic boxes where they can stack plates when they are done with them. This is especially easy when you have rented the plates and glasses, because they come with their own crates for this very purpose. You can label the bins so everyone knows where each item goes

♠ Make sure there are plenty of garbage and recycling bins around, so that your guests can dispose of their bottles and napkins in the bins and not on the counter

♠ Double or triple line the trash bins, so you have a clean bag in place when you remove the full bag

♠ Attempt to get any major cleaning done before you go to bed to prevent any post party mishaps such as set in stains and bad odors, any detailed cleaning can be done in the morning.

♠  Try not to stress over the little things that may seem to go wrong during the party. Just enjoy the fruits of your efforts.

Before (Click to enlarge)
After (click to enlarge)

Even though the clean up may seem daunting, remember that a major post-party cleanup is usually a good sign that your party was a great success!

Contributed By: Kristin Leahy – Twitter  @KristinLonsdale