HOLIDAY PREPARATION CHECKLIST - Thinking...
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HOLIDAY PREPARATION CHECKLIST Decorate Holiday Shopping Holiday Travel Order Holiday Cards Food Planning Holiday Events Take and select a photograph for your holiday card Set a deadline for mailing the holiday cards Order the cards, allowing time for shipping Stamp, address and mail cards (or email digital cards) Take out and sort through decorations Clean and check for broken or unwanted items Make a list of new items you may need to purchase Determine days/times to buy items and decorate Stick to your schedule Create a meal plan for holiday meals Meals that may be frozen can be cooked ahead of time Create a shopping list based on your meal plan Write down a cooking timeline for each holiday meal. Make a list of people to buy gifts for (family, friends, coworkers) Brainstorm gift ideas for each person Create a list of stores to visit online and in person Determine days/times to shop in each store Buy and wrap gifts by a set deadline Create a packing list (or use one you find online) Purchase items (e.g., toiletries, clothing) you may need Print itinerary and travel information and plan extra time for travel Don't forget to bring gifts with you or ship them ahead of time Create a master December calendar for all members of the family to record events Send out invites ASAP for any event you are hosting Plan an outfit for each event Don't forget to schedule time for traditions (e.g., cookie baking)
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HOLIDAY PREPARATION CHECKLIST
Decorate
Holiday Shopping
Holiday Travel
Order Holiday Cards
Food Planning
Holiday Events
Take and select a photograph foryour holiday card Set a deadline for mailing theholiday cards Order the cards, allowing time forshipping Stamp, address and mail cards (oremail digital cards)
Take out and sort throughdecorations Clean and check for broken orunwanted items Make a list of new items you mayneed to purchase Determine days/times to buy itemsand decorate Stick to your schedule
Create a meal plan for holidaymeals Meals that may be frozen can becooked ahead of time Create a shopping list based onyour meal plan Write down a cooking timeline foreach holiday meal.
Make a list of people to buy giftsfor (family, friends, coworkers) Brainstorm gift ideas for eachperson Create a list of stores to visit onlineand in person Determine days/times to shop ineach store Buy and wrap gifts by a setdeadline
Create a packing list (or use oneyou find online) Purchase items (e.g., toiletries,clothing) you may need Print itinerary and travel informationand plan extra time for travel Don't forget to bring gifts with youor ship them ahead of time
Create a master December calendarfor all members of the family torecord events Send out invites ASAP for anyevent you are hosting Plan an outfit for each event Don't forget to schedule time fortraditions (e.g., cookie baking)
