Party Supplies To Keep On Hand
Since this post is about party supplies, having parties and welcoming guests into your home, I decided to do my first podcast to welcome each one of you to HerHomeBlog.
Since I will be having family and friends over this weekend for a birthday party, it seemed like a good time to go over my list and share what party supplies I keep on hand. By doing this, I don’t have to run out and buy everything all at one time and I always have them available in the event unexpected guests drop by. These come in handy when there are a lot of guests and you want to make clean up easy and quick.
“Do-ahead preparations will take the stress out of drop-in visitors, and free you to enjoy visits from unexpected guests. Purchase or prepare hospitality supplies: crackers, some good cheese (the smellier the better to deter grazing children) frozen cookies or slices of cake. Child-proof the latter by wrapping aluminum foil and labeling as “liver and onions” before you freeze!”
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You can store them in a tub like container, in the garage or even have a shelf dedicated just for this. I keep mine on a really high shelf that no one can reach so that they are not tempted to use them everyday.
Non-perishables
Plastic utensils including knives, forks and spoons.
Paper plates for cold food or coated plates needed for hot foods.
Plastic cups in different sizes. You can also use the paper type coffee cups. By keeping different sizes, you will always have some available for children.
A bag of balloons.
Rolls of crepe paper in different colors for decorating.
A package of napkins. You can keep a supply of the smaller sized napkins just for parties.
Paper table clothes to dispose of or vinyl table clothes that can easily by washed off.
Foil pans for cooking or setting out food. If heavily soiled, you can just dispose of them at the end of the party.
Perishables
Buy soda or juice when it is on sale to keep handy. Just remember to rotate your supply so that you know it is always fresh.
Most of us usually have mustard, mayo and ketchup in our refrigerators. Keep an extra one of each in your cupboard so you don’t run out in case of a party. Pickles, relish and salsa are also good to keep on hand.
One of the things I don’t like to keep on hand is chips, pretzels and crackers. They have a tendency to go stale if kept for too long.
Just remember that when the party is over, collect the unused non-perishable supplies and pack them away for the next time. Check to seek how much of the perishables you have left so that you can restock your pantry when the items are on sale. By doing this, you will know what you have left and can restock when your local store is having a sale.
What do you keep on hand for parties? Tell us what ideas you have to make the next party we have even easier.
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Left reply earlier under the wrong heading. I enjoyed the Podcast and the articles are very informative. I have everyone in my office reading them….especially the spring cleaning article…
Thank you very much. It was my first podcast so hopefully they will get better. I will do them twice a month. Go ahead and tell everyone to subscribe so that they can get them delivered everyday.
Rosemary
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Just found you through your comment on my frugal hacks interview! Thanks for your comment and it seems like we have a lot in common! I’m subscribed to you now and will be back!
Thank you Emily. I enjoyed your posts and yes we have a lot in common. I don’t enjoy wasting hard earned money. I’m working on a few little experiments right now since it’s getting closer to summer and a/c time. I’ll be posting those as soon as I have some results. Again, thank you for subscribing.
Rosemary
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Some of this stuff I would never think to keep for unexpected parties. But now I have a better idea and will start to stock up.
We tend to have a lot of family come over or unexpected company and so I make it a habit to have supplies on hand. I have two shelves where I keep all of these things in plastic bags (if they don’t see them, they won’t use them). It cost enough for food and drinks to have a party without thinking of having to purchase these items at the same time.
Hope this help. Thank you for your comment.
Rosemary
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