WEEK 8 - Holiday Planning

 

 

 

Time to get ready for Halloween, are you having any parties? One for Adults, Teenagers, or Kids? I have a 1st grader that is planning on a party & Middle Schooler also, waiting to hear on the High Schoolers still. Thinking this weekend is good, Friday after school sometime for the youngest, Friday evening  so Saturday for the High Schoolers? Gotta make invitations, & plan a menu!

Holiday Planning- Week 8-Family Spaces- Week 1 Get Organized

OCTOBER 20-26

DEEP CLEAN:

Annelyse's Bedroom

Ashlyn's Bedroom

Aspen's Bedroom

Avery's Bedroom

Katelyn's Bedroom

ZONE 4- KID'S BEDROOMS:

Reorganize Closets

Clean Off Tops of Dressers

Reorganize Dresser Drawers

Clean Under Beds

Clean Carpets

MONDAY -

TUESDAY - Plan Halloween Party Foods

WEDNESDAY -

THURSDAY - Print Invitations

FRIDAY - Halloween Parties 2:30PM & 7PM

PLANNING AHEAD:

Decorate for Halloween & Bake up some fun!

Check Holiday Music Collection

Get Out Holiday Movies

Mix 9 Dozen Christmas Cookies. Freeze Dough in Freezer Bags Peppermint White Chocolate Chip 

Make 2 Loaves of Blueberry Bread. Wrap & Freeze.

Double one meal & freeze half for the holidays. Taco Meat

 

  





Print Halloween Party Invitations

 

Freeze Hand Ice Cubes

 

Purchase Halloween Party Food & Supplies

 

Bake Halloween Cupcakes for Party

 

Make Halloween Party Treats

 



 

 

Wrap & Label Packages. Get Shipping Boxes if Needed

Finish Christmas Letter

Make Copies of Christmas Letter

This is the labels for Pumpkin Poop from the www.OrganizedChristmas.com site

Check & List Candy for This Years Poop Gifts, Finish Purchasing 

Halloween          Pumpkin          Candy Corn or Mini-                                                      Pumpkins
Thanksgiving     Turkey             Raisinets, Reese's
                                                      Pieces, Malt Balls,
                                                      Milk Duds

Christmas            Reindeer        Junior Mints,
                                                     Malt Balls, Milk Duds,
                                                     Raisinets

                              Snowman       White Chocolate
                                                      Covered Candy,
                                                      Marshmallows

Valentine's          Cupid              Something Red,
                                                      Hershey Kisses

St. Patrick's       Leprechaun    Jr. Mints,
                                                     Gold Coins,
                                                     Something Green

WEEK 7 - Holiday Planning

The days are getting colder & the Holiday Season is starting to creep up on us!

Today I bought Halloween Chocolate Chips (Orange & Black) & Mini Christmas M&M's (Red & Green)! Along with Andes Mint Chocolate Chips & Andes Peppermint Chips (great in my self made Peppermint Chip with White Chocolate Chip Cookies, YUM!).

 

Holiday Planning-Week 7-Bathrooms & Hall Closet-

OCTOBER 13-19

DEEP CLEAN:

Bathroom Upstairs Hallway

Bathroom Downstairs

Master Bathroom

Hall Closet

Hall Drawers

ZONE 3 - BATHROOM & ANOTHER ROOM:

Clean Off Countertops

Clean Out Bathroom Cupboards

Clean Out Bathroom Drawers

MONDAY -

TUESDAY -

WEDNESDAY -

THURSDAY -

FRIDAY -

PLANNING AHEAD:

Begin Holiday Swaps (Form)

Mix 9 Dozen Christmas Cookies. Freeze Dough in Freezer Bags. Fall Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

Make 2 Loaves of Cranberry Bread. Wrap & Freeze. 

Double One Meal & Freeze Half for the Holidays

Force 2 Amaryllis, 3-4 Days Apart. (Mark Date on Pot)

Decorate for Fall: Pumpkins,  Pinecone Basket, & Fall Wreath for Door.

 

Plan Wreaths for Doors

Hall Bathroom Decorations

Check & Replenish First Aid Kit

WEEK 6 - My Holiday Plan List

If I'm going to do this I should do...ALL of the below!

WEEK 6 – Kitchen, Pantry, & Freezer – Wardrobe Week:

OCTOBER 6-12

Organize Kitchen

Organize Pantry

Organize Fridge

Organize Freezer

 

ZONE 2 – KITCHEN:

Clean up Countertops

 

Bleach Countertops

Clean up shelves inside of Food Storage

Clean up shelves inside of Fridge

Clean up shelves inside of Freezer


PLANNING AHEAD:

Remove out of Season Clothing
 

Inventory Holiday Clothing (Form)

Re-evaluate Laundry Center for efficiency 

Begin Catalog/Internet Shopping (Form)

Mix 9 dozen Christmas cookies. Freeze the dough in freezer in Ziploc containers.  Label with cookie name & book it is from.  Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies 

Bake 2 loaves of banana bread. Wrap and freeze.

Double one meal and freeze half for the holidays.


Buy 1/3 of TO BUY gifts. Save receipts. Ask for gift boxes.


Wrap and label packages. Get shipping boxes if needed.


Begin designing Christmas letter.

Plan decorating for living room. 
 
Plan a holiday craft day for the girls.



Choose a project.  Choose a date.  

Scrapbook Day (Sunday).

List needed supplies.
 

Purchase Halloween Costumes

Purchase Orange & Black Container(s) for Halloween Storage