Comments on: Celebrations that Go On and On

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:37:52 +0000

Louise - I usually do some special plates & napkins & add in some plain primary colors that coordinate. Does that tell you how much I overestimate??? This is a great tip, though, to keep from paying premium prices for all the special paper products Thanks for stopping by!

By: Louise

Louise — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:45:27 +0000

One thing that I’ve done to reduce all the extra unmatched napkins is to just get the special paper plates and then get solid color napkins. Since party stuff usually is in bright primary colors, those yellow and red and blue napkins will probably go with the next party theme!

I like the idea of making “everyday” special with the leftover stuff, though.

By: Mrs. Brownstone

Mrs. Brownstone — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:37:59 +0000

Great tip! I ALWAYS lose the receipt before I can make returns to the party store. Thanks for sharing!

By: Toni

Toni — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:57:54 +0000

It is silly to save all those extra plates and such isn’t it? A movie night picnic sounds like so much fun. Good tip!

By: Kathy in WA

Kathy in WA — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:15:21 +0000

Cute tip. I love the idea of the picnic dinners. My kids would think that was a lot of fun.

Thanks for sharing.

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By: jenn

jenn — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:05:12 +0000

we do the same thing here at our house! it really is a great idea and a fun addition to movie night! thanks for sharing :O)

By: Tonsofsons

Tonsofsons — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:22:08 +0000

Love this idea ~ I usually use them with our meals until they are used up. Or return the unopened ones ~ LOL!

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By: peppylady

peppylady — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:25:52 +0000

great ideal it always seem after something you have a few things like paper plates left over.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:56:19 +0000

What great and fun ideas!

By: Ann'Re

Ann'Re — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:36:05 +0000

The movie night idea is a great suggestion for using those extras…my problem is lack of space to store the extra plates and napkins…which usually end up in a bag somewhere in my laundry room. I’ll have to work on that.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:20:06 +0000

Great idea. I always just throw the extras in a box and never use them, but I don’t want to throw them away for some strange reason. My son will love having cool napkins in his lunchbox.

By: Proverbs31

Proverbs31 — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:50:12 +0000

We save extra plates and napkins too, but we’ve never used them for anything special. I love the movie night thing. Thanks!