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Post by Shellybake on Nov 1, 2004 16:25:32 GMT -5
What is the right number of people for a successful cookie exchange? I don't have a huge house number one. If I do it at night I want to be able to serve appetizers, light food, etc, and will need my dining room table for that. Where do you put all the cookies?  ? Is a smaller number (like 10) more a reasonable number for it to work? |
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Post by Robin on Nov 2, 2004 10:48:41 GMT -5
What is the right number of people for a successful cookie exchange? I don't have a huge house number one. If I do it at night I want to be able to serve appetizers, light food, etc, and will need my dining room table for that. Where do you put all the cookies? ? Is a smaller number (like 10) more a reasonable number for it to work? There is no 'right number' for a cookie exchange you can swap with any amount of people, the question is "what number are you comfortable with in your house?" I use my dining room to do the cookie swap and my kitchen counters and table to serve the food. People always gravitate to the kitchen whether the food is served in there or not, probably because I'm in and out of there the whole time. I do a makeshift bar in the den, to break up traffic and encourage people to go in there. (It's right off my kitchen.) Do you have room to set up portable folding tables in your living room or den for your swap? You can go to Sam's Club or Home Depot and get 6ft lightweight folding tables. Put a holiday table cloth on it and VIOLA!, an instant swapping table. Fold up, store in a closet until next year. Hope this helps. |
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Post by Bonnie on Nov 2, 2004 16:08:00 GMT -5
The first two exchanges I did I only sent out 12 invitations because I didn't think I would have room for more - space is always an issue.  Last year I sent out around 20 or more. I figured hey I'm just going to go for it! Plus I was worried I wouldn't even get half coming because it was the last Sunday before Christmas. Wrong many ladies showed up.  I always put the cookies on my dinning room table and the drinks on my kitchen table. I use my island for food (appetizers) and the coffee table for other snack foods. Also, you can remove items from your counter tops (like the toaster, bread maker, coffee maker, etc.) you would be amazed at the room you end up with. Half the ladies were in the kitchen and the other half in the livingroom. I went back and forth visiting. Don't worry if you have to put up extra tables either - just decorate them with a nice Christmas theme table cloth. I think every women understands not having enough room. Depending on how long your DR table is you could add a small folding table at the end to increase space for the cookies. Also, this year I am putting the table up against the wall to make it easier to walk through my small DR. I always put some of the DR chairs in the living room and some upstairs out of the way. I also remove my kitchen table chairs and put them out of the way. It is amazing how roomy it becomes when you do this. ;D When the ladies bring their containers to take cookies home I always tell them to place it under the DR table until the exchange. This works perfectly.  |
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? Is a smaller number (like 10) more a reasonable number for it to work?
