Grinch Themed Dinner for Christmas Time!!!

One of my favorite holiday movies is The Grinch...  A couple years ago I saw some post where people would host a themed dinner during December and have a WhoFeast and more... I thought what a fabulous idea so this is my take on it...



First I started with my sign/invatation and table settings:

 

 

I do go a little over the top when it comes to fun family dinners!!!

Plus I really love the GRINCH!

I tried my best to get the perfect Grinch color scheme...

 

 

Grinch Punch (Found on Pinterest)

 

 

Grinch Dinner included Rare Roast Beast (Turkey)

WhoPudding (Pinterest)

WhoHash (Pinterest)

Grinch Cookies (Sugar cookie, lime green chocolate melts, red chocolate melt hearts)

Green Beans (just beacuse they are GREEN)

 

 

Place Settings

 

 

Grinch Table

 

 

My GRINCH Cookies...

 

 

 

 

Christmas Clearance... Get Ready for 2013 Christmas NOW!

This is the time of year that I get a little BLUE because Christmas is over, but put on a happy face and get to the stores to get CHRISTMAS CLEARANCE for next Christmas...

I have already strted planning my North Pole Breakfast for 2013!!! I got the paper goods on CLEARANCE!!! So here they are:

I usually go all RED& GREEN, but this set was too cute to pass up with the North Pole Sign and all!!! It was found at Walmart.  Here are a few items I also got for the 2013 North Pole Breakfast:

I may go back to see if I can get the Santa cups that match better, and see if I can find blue straws...

Here is some of my loot for GOODIE BAGS, and CRAFT TIME!!!

Scentos Markers & Bubbles, Reindeer Pen, Christmas Bulb Pen, Hand Tattoos, Vinyl Crafts, Christmas Jewlery, Glitter Tattoos, Grow a Christmas Tree, Grow a Stocking, Ornament Crafts, and MORE!!

I do the 25 Days of Christmas Activities starting December 1.  I get my crafts and goodies from the CLEARANCE sections from the year before...  I pick up most things while they are 50-75% off with the exception of candies.  I get paper goods for my cookie exchange, Christmas themed breakfast, Grinch dinner, and north pole breakfast if I can...  I get Christmas crafts, jewelry making kits, and stuff for goodie bags.  I also pick up things to use for our Elf on the Shelf Herbie...  This year I found Wine Aprons that are a perfect size for a Elf!  I also found a hat and scarf set for him.

Here are the Wine Aprons that Fit our Elf so Perfectly!  So Yes I got all 4!!! I mean for $1.69 these are cute, but 75% off they are FABULOUS!

And His new Hat & Scarf Set... $1.69 regular price, but it was 75% off

Crafts for Next Christmas all 70-75% off!!!

 

Items for Goodie Bags 75% off



Here is where I shopped today:

Michael's - 70% off all Christmas.  I got Crafts, and Goodie Bag Items.

Hobby Lobby - 66% off all Christmas.  I got Goodie Bag Items.

The Christmas Tree Store - 75% off Christmas.  I got Wine Bottle Aprons, Hat & Scarf Sets for our Elf.

TOMORROW I AM HOPING Walmart goes 75% off... I will get paper goods, crafts, beauty items, goodie bag items.  I buy beauty items at Walmart and Target to use for Easter and Valentine's day or extra gifts...  I always have a back stock of items I can use for birthday parties, goodie bags, stockings, other small holidays.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Themed Night!!!

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Themed Night!!!

I was excited to find this idea on Pinterest and then I added my own twist.  I made a menu, sign, place cards, and used Red & Green paper goods.  I had a Grinch Activity Book I found last year after Christmas to make my table complete!!!

I downloaded the Grinch Font and found Grinch Clip Art to Create a sign... Then Made A Menu

Table Setting:

Food:

Who Pudding, Rare Roast Beast (Ham), Who Hash (Hash Recipe), & Grinch Punch (I added cherries and the syrup which made it pink so then I added green sugar sprinkles)

Then I "Grinched" some photos for fun!!!

We had a BLAST with Dinner and then we watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas and did some activities from the Grinch Activity Books.  This was how we spent the 5th day of our Christmas Activities...  This was my first Grinch Themed Dinner and now it will be added to our activities for years to come.

Recipes:
Who Pudding: http://www.seussville.com/activities/GRINCH_WhoPudding.pdf
Who Hash: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sausage-Hash-Brown-Bake-2/Detail.aspx
Grinch Punch: http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Grinch-Punch (I added Cherries and the Syrup to mine)
Rare Roast Beast: We just did a Glazed Ham, but you can make any meat or main course...

Here is a link to my menu, table sign, and table tents:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/118254506/Grinch-Dinner-Menu
http://www.scribd.com/doc/118254500/Grinch-Dinner-Table-Tents
http://www.scribd.com/doc/118255204/Grinch-Dinner-Table-Sign