Organize your Christmas List in one convenient place!
The Ultimate Holiday Hack: Why a Christmas Planner Is a Must-Have
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and there’s no better way to embrace the holiday spirit than by diving headfirst into your Christmas preparations. The festivities of the season often include wonderful traditions, from gift-giving to meal planning, party hosting, and decorating the home. It’s the time of year when you wear multiple hats, much like Santa himself, and that’s where the Christmas Planner comes in as the ultimate holiday helper for Santa.
Make Your Christmas List a Thing of Beauty
Santa’s Christmas List Helper
Santa may have his list, but you, too, can harness the power of a Christmas list, only better organized and more versatile! First off – your gift list. If you have siblings, you might know the intense scrutiny you gave those presents wrapped under the tree. Did you count to make sure you had the same number as your bratty sister or annoying brother? If you are a parent now, are you counting and re-counting to see if you have the same number of gifts for each of your kids?
A Christmas Planner is a game-changer! No more hauling out the gifts you have purchased to check and double check how many you have for each kid. You can effortlessly keep a running tally and track of the number of gifts you’ve purchased. Not only can you track the number of gifts, but also where you got them from, the cost, and any other things to note about the gift. Bid farewell to the stress of gift-counting, and ensure the excitement of Christmas morning is evenly spread among all your loved ones.
Stocking Stuffers
Stocking Stuffer Synchronization
Keeping track of all the stocking stuffers can be more difficult than the gifts under the tree! Nothing is worse than getting all the stocking stuffers out only to realize you have one kid that hardly has anything! Keeping track of these small gifts, like candy and toothbrushes (lol) in your planner is going to make your life sooooo much easier. You can even note where you’ve hidden these secret treasures. Before we started using a planner, we found stocking stuffers stashed away in the most random places that, at one time, must have seemed logical.
Build on your Christmas List Year to Year
Learning from the Past
A Christmas Planner won’t help just this year’s Christmas list, but it will build upon itself to help year after year. Do you remember what you gave the kids last year? Did they love it? What gifts have they outgrown? Brands they prefer? Shoe sizes? You can jot it all down in your Christmas Planner this year to use as a reference in years to come. This won’t be helpful just at Christmas time, but throughout the year when you need to buy a gift. It’s a fantastic and easy way to remember and stay on top of these things that are so easily forgotten.
Christmas List for Friends and Family
Beyond Kids: A List for Everyone
You know your Christmas list seems to get longer every year. Grandparents or grandkids, uncles, aunts, teachers, nieces and nephews, neighbors, & friends are all on that list. Don’t forget your favorite barista! The office annual “Dirty Santa” gift exchange! The ornament exchange with your book club! Not to mention church or charity toy drives and donations.
You can use it to organize and track gifts for all your loved ones and add to it as you go. Refer to it when you are out shopping so that you don’t forget each person, plus any gift ideas you may have already jotted down for them. Once you get a gift, note what it is so you can keep a running record of what they have gotten, what they liked, and what would be good ideas for the future. Whether it’s your partner, parents, siblings, or friends, your Christmas Planner ensures you never scramble for a last-minute gift idea again. It’s your companion for the ultimate holiday shopping experience.
Christmas Details
Keeping the Holiday Essentials in Check
As you step into the role of Santa’s helper, it’s not just gifts and meals that require your attention. Your Christmas Planner is the ideal place to record the often-forgotten essentials that can make or break your holiday celebrations. Note what batteries those gifts might need, so there are no disappointments on Christmas morning. Keep track of your stock of wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue paper, and, of course, the ever-elusive scotch tape. It’s these little details that can easily slip through the cracks in the midst of the holiday rush. With your Christmas Planner, you’ll be well-prepared for every eventuality, and avoid last-minute stress.
The Year Round Sale Shopper
Gift Storage for the Organizer
Are you that super shopper who hits the post-season sales after the season is over? Grabbing those amazing deals? We admire you to our core!!!
Have you also bought a present in January for that upcoming Christmas, and 11 months later you have no idea what you bought or where it is? The trusty Christmas Planner to the rescue. Make a note of all the gifts you’ve bought and where they are hidden, ensuring you won’t stumble upon surprise gifts months later when you’re cleaning the closet.
Christmas List for Christmas Cards
Christmas Card Organization
The Christmas list for sending out Christmas cards is a totally different animal than the Christmas list for gifts. Sending out holiday cards is a beloved tradition, but it can be overwhelming to keep track of all your recipients. This list can be LONG, and not only do you have names, but addresses too.
A Christmas Planner will let you get this together once, build on it, and then update and edit as the years go by. Addresses (both electronic and physical) change. You can maintain a list of card recipients, noting whether you’re sending a physical card or an e-card and their addresses or email addresses. Combined with our personalized and customizable Christmas cards, the stress and effort of this task will be greatly reduced.
Christmas Dinner
Meal Planning Mastery
The holiday season is all about coming together with loved ones and savoring a variety of delicious dishes. Your Christmas Planner isn’t just a gift and card tracker but also a menu planning guide. Generate your shopping list as you are going through your kitchen or looking at recipes. Did you find out during Easter that Aunt Sally is now gluten-free? Or that one of your cousin’s is now a vegetarian? Note it in your Christmas Planner so you will remember it come December. The same is true for family members with a food allergy. Put all that information in the planner, along with the recipes you will be adding to this year’s meal, so that everyone can enjoy dinner.
Christmas Party
Holiday Party Planning
If you are bursting with season’s greetings and throwing a party this year, plan it all out in your Christmas Planner! Your Christmas Planner is the perfect place to organize your event. Create a guest list, jot down RSVPs, scope out decorations and decor and note where you saw it. Plan your menu and bar! It’s your one-stop tool for ensuring your holiday gathering is a memorable success.
Post Christmas
Practicality: Digital and Printed
The beauty of a Christmas Planner lies not only in its digital convenience but also in its practicality when printed. Print off a copy of your planner and store it in a festive folder, alongside all those gift receipts for the year. There is no need to dread returning any gift that isn’t quite perfect. If you keep track of where you bought each gift in your planner, matching them up with the receipt after the dust has settled will be a lot easier. This not only keeps your holiday preparations organized but also ensures you have everything in one place if you need to make returns after the holiday rush.
Keeping Costs At A Minimum
Affordability at its Best
The best part about a Christmas Planner? It not only helps you keep track of your own budget and spending for the holidays, but it is an incredibly cost-effective solution to streamline your holiday preparations. Inexpensive and highly customizable, it offers endless possibilities to make the season more enjoyable and less stressful.
One Stop Shop
From Cards to Planners: Your Digital Toolkit
While templates for digital Christmas Planners, cards and party invitations are the star attractions during this season, Slowprose offers an array of digital products that can transform the way you manage your life even after the holidays. Our fitness trackers will help you set those new years resolutions and follow through to success. The busy Mom planners and medical planners will help keep things running smoothly at home. The business tools including resume templates, start up planners, website templates, real estate bundles and AirBnB packets, will help you stay organized, efficient, and mindful of your resources into the new year.
Santa’s Ultimate Helper
Just like Santa relies on his trusted elves to make the holiday season magical, a Christmas Planner is your partner in ensuring everything goes smoothly. It’s your comprehensive guide and resource, helping you balance the many aspects of the holiday season, from gift-giving to event planning and home decoration. So, as you embrace the festive spirit and the role of Santa’s helper, let your Christmas Planner be the magic wand that brings it all together.
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