Before your entire family and friends descend on you for festivities and fun, here are some great ways you can prepare your home in advance. A little careful planning during the run up to Christmas will help you to relax and enjoy this festive time.

Clean & Tidy
The best place to start your preparations is by de-cluttering your home and cleaning each room. Don’t use this time as your annual de-clutter but put things away in their respective homes. If toys are a problem, put them away in a pretty basket in the living room or in storage boxes in your child’s bedroom.

Sparkle & Shine
Dust or wipe surfaces and hoover or mop floors so everywhere sparkles before the glittery decorations are brought down from the attic!

Festive Cheer
One of the best ways to welcome Christmas is by decorating your home. Dress and trim your Christmas tree with twinkling lights and shiny baubles. Brighten your front door with a festive wreath and place seasonal ornaments around your home.

Dining Themes
Having a beautifully presented table creates a very festive ambience. You could create a theme for your table by incorporating different colours, such as red and gold, and using co-ordinating candles, napkins, place settings and table runners. Meggie eagerly helps with the look of our Christmas dining table by adding her special sparkly touches!

Seasonal Scents
Replace your usual candles and oils with Christmas-themed scents, such as pine, frankincense or spice. Place these in the hallway or lounge to fill your home with rich seasonal scents.

Baked Delights
Help your children to bake Christmas cookies or gingerbread. You could start a family tradition by making your favourite yule-time treats. It’s always nice to add a mug of hot chocolate with cream, marshmallows and chocolate sprinkles to wash down the festive treats!

Set The Countdown
Don’t forget an advent calendar to help younger children countdown to the big day! This is always a fun treat at Christmas time. If you don’t want your children to have chocolate advent calendars, they could have a small toy or baked treat instead. There are lots of ideas online to help you make a unique advent calendar for your family.

Preparing your home for Christmas really helps to get you in a festive mood. As one of the most beautiful times of the year for families, this is a time to make a special effort to ensure you all get a good helping of festive cheer! Creative, fun ideas that fill your home will help create traditions and memories for years to come.

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