This shop, Layer On Love Holiday Party Ideas, was compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and The Coca-Cola Company. All opinions are mine alone. #LayerOnLove #CollectiveBias
Are you excited about the holidays? I am!
It’s a wonderful time for loved ones to get together, make precious memories and uphold age-old traditions.
It’s also the season for holiday parties, non-stop Christmas music, and goodwill toward all.
Y’all know how much I love to entertain and my Layer on Love Party wins the award for my favorite party of the season. Why? It’s not just a get-together for family and friends. It’s geared towards giving back during the holiday season.
Coca-Cola® is working with One Warm Coat® to provide a layer of love (coats) for half a million people!
I immediately jumped on board by planning my own Layer of Love Holiday Party. I asked all of my guests to visit the One Warm Coat site.
Donating is so easy to do and it only took a minute for me to provide 25 coats for those in need!
How to Host a Layer On Love Holiday Party
First of all, you need invitations. No worries – I’ve got you covered! You can download my free invites by clicking here: layer-on-love-invites
Next, plan your menu and head to Walmart to stock up on party and food items. Don’t forget the Coca-Cola®!
The Layer On Love Tablescape
A winter wonderland creates the perfect backdrop for the food table and a garland of mittens spells out the mission of the party.
I went ahead and made a mittens garland for you too. All you have to do is print the garland on card stock and get your significant other to cut out the mittens for you. That’s what I did. Thanks, hubby!
You can download the garland here: layer-on-love-garland
A red scarf is the perfect table runner. Layer it over a pretty tablecloth or use it alone.
The Centerpiece
To keep the winter wonderland theme going, add a layer of faux snow (Epsom salt) to vases and create a winter scene by adding mini Christmas trees, snowmen, etc.
Epsom Salt makes the best fake snow!!
The Food & Drink
Since my special guests include my daughters and my new daughter-in-law, the food and drink have to be something they all love. Man, did I deliver!
Mini Chicken and Waffles are the main attraction and a big hit at my party. Slice boneless chicken wings and top the warm and crispy waffles with the chicken. Serve with syrup.
Macarons are a family fave and these little bites of deliciousness earned a spot on my party table.
Cheese Tortellini with Pizza Dipping Sauce is also a party fave.
Everyone loves a fruit and cheese tray, so it’s always on my party table.
You’ll notice that most of the food is in mini portions, including these mini cakes.
Our favorite Coca-Cola beverage completes the food table.
The Fun
Every party needs an element of surprise. I supplied rhinestones and a bottle of jewelry glue to add a little glam to plain knit gloves.
The girls had a blast embellishing gloves to gift to their friends to inform them that Coca-Cola® is working with One Warm Coat® on their mission to provide anyone in need with a warm coat.
These gloves needed a little glam and my girls delivered!
The girls are still talking about how much fun they had adding a little glitz and glam to the gloves.
The fun doesn’t stop there. I have the cutest idea to package the gloves. I packed the gloves in a cellophane bag (treat-size bags) and created toppers for the bags. You can download the free toppers by clicking here: warm-hands-topper
Here’s a sneak peek at the front of the topper.
Helpful Hint: Print the toppers on card stock, cut them out, and fold them in the middle.
Use glue or a staple gun to attach the toppers to the cellophane bags.
Aren’t they adorable?
My Layer on Love Holiday Party Table even looks good in black and white.
By coming together and inspiring your friends to donate to One Warm Coat®, we can collectively help to put a coat on one million people in need this winter.
22 comments
This is such a beautiful party in every way. I love the cause and bringing attention to it by asking guests to contribute. All of your decor is beautiful and I love the mini food items. Those macarons are calling my name!
Your Layer on the Love party looks amazing – both for your guests (delicious food and fun activities) and for those who will benefit from the funds raised (25 coats provided through your party alone – that is impressive, and shows just how successful this campaign will be in providing for those in need).
Your glove embellishment station is such a fun idea, and further spreads the message of the Layer on the Love campaign – you’re so creative with your party planning, and incorporating the theme throughout the party.
This is such a beautiful party! I love the way those gloves came out! They’re beautiful. And what a wonderful initiative to give back to the community!
Ooooh pretty! That looks like so much fun, I’d love to throw or attend a party like that–so thoughtful. Gorgeous spread btw!
Everything looks so great! Mini chicken and waffles??? I think that would be awesome!! Loved it all.
Omg I have to make the mini chicken and waffles! They look so good and yummy! I love your center piece it looks so beautiful!
This is such a fantastic idea for a party, Alli! And I have to say, I LOVE that chicken and waffles idea! Totally stealing 🙂
This is an amazing party idea! I really like having people bring coats to donate. This would be a fun party to host!
I love this so much. What a great party,and such a great cause. Your photos look beautiful.
What a fun party!!! My favorite thing about the holidays is mixing time together with love towards other as well. These are wonderful ideas and I love all your printables–they’re so cute!
I am a big crocheter and Knitter, so this would be a great idea to give to do, to collect knitted hats scarfs and etc. I love that it makes the collecting of items fun.
Definitely checking out the donation site. What a great way to give to those in need. I love the gloves emblishment and I can see why the girls had fun making them. You always have the best ideas and the printables look really nice, too. And yes, I think you really ‘delivered’ with this one!!!
What a great idea!! Great idea having guests glamorize gloves!! Thanks for the great idea!!
This is a great idea for a party. Not only is it fun, it lets you give back to people who are in need. What more could you ask for?
I love everything about this party! Those gloves are so pretty and I love that it helps people in need.
So pretty and very festive! I love your center pieces and all the food looks delicious. A party for a great cause? Count me in!
What a great idea. Love celebrate big like this during the holidays. It’s so much fun!
Now this looks like a fun holiday party!! I love all of the yummy snacks and of course the Diet Coke! YUM!
The Layer Love Holiday Party is a great idea and it is an awesome way to give back.The mini chicken waffles and the mitten garland are awesome ideas. The invite printables are great for the party too. I love that Coke is work to get coats for so many people in need. Thanks for sharing the tips and information.
I’ve never heard of this before. It’s a super cute party and idea though!
Great party idea! I love the glove craft, so cute and fun. What a wonderful way to layer on love over the holidays!
~Lorleai
Life With Lorleai
I love all your beautiful decorations and delicious looking food! Also, this cause is amazing. How inspirational.