Hosting Grinchmas

Hosting Grinchmas is a fun way to have a great Grinch Christmas or Birthday party. In this post, I will be writing about some great ideas to include in a Grinch party. The best fun is turning your space into Whoville. So when you think of a Grinch party, think whimsical and topsy turvy. This includes curved top Christmas trees, topsy turvy gift placements, bright red and green bulbs, ugly sweaters, and Grinch themed items everywhere. Also, the best part about a Grinch themed Christmas is that the color scheme already blends in with traditional color Christmas decor.

Grinchmas Colors include: lime green, green, red, deep red and white. So when looking for wrapping paper, look for bright red and green colors with polka dots, trees, presents, etc. Also, when looking for ribbon, look for 3-4″ wide bright colored ribbon.

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Hosting Grinchmas Party Food Ideas

Start by making your Grinchmas menu after creating your guest list. Here are some ideas of what to make with fun Grinch names.

Beezlenut Stew – make your favorite stew
Beezlenut Splash – punch
Buster & Bean’s Bread – breads, loafs, rolls
Cindy Lou’s Cake – make a cake with green, red or swirled batter
Cindy Lou Salad
Cindy Lou Whoopies – Whoopie pies
Crispy Crumpits
Donna’s Donuts
Green Eggs & Ham – green dyed deviled eggs with bacon or ham
Grinch Juice
Grinch Lair’s Lasagna
Grinch’s Greens – green beans, salad
Grinch Wraps or Grinch Pinwheels
Grinch Balls – cheese balls, meatballs
Goose Juice
Joyous Jello Shots
Lou Lou Rolls
Martha May Fruit Tray
Max’s Mac & Cheese
Max Tracks Ice Cream
Max’s Munchies – Chex mix puppy chow or flavored popcorn
Moose Juice
Roast Beast – any meat (ex. roast beef, pork tenderloin, French dip sliders, pot roast)
Schlotts Knots – rolls, muffins
Twisted Mr. Grinch Loaf – Flavored twisted bread
Whoville Cocoa Bar
Who Hash – potato casserole, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes
Who Pudding – banana pudding or your favorite type
Who Wine & Wassail
Wh20 Water

Grinch Tree and Room Decor

Make a Whoville Christmas Tree – Shape chicken wire around a tomato cage to form bent over top, and then cover with garland that will match your tree. Then place on the top of the tree instead of the top section of the artificial tree. So if your tree does not come apart, then stuff the top section into the tomato cage. Note: This only works on artificial tree.

Another great idea is if you want to add the look of thick snow on the tree. So you can do this by adding white batting in layers. You can also find cool Grinch themed tree skirts that will add to the fun.

DIY Directional Sign – Make or buy a directional sign. You can make the signs on wood cuttings. Some craft stores sell blank signs in various sizes that you can decorate. You can also order Grinch directional signs on line. These signs are great indoors or outdoors. So if you do make this for outdoors, please use exterior wood for this project.

DIY Grinch Ornaments – you can make your own or buy the decals/stickers on-line to make your own. So you can also use the decals/stickers on cups, drinks bottles, punch, etc. The stickers below are sold on Amazon. You can also make these with a craft cutting machine.

Backdrop – these are great for accent walls, entry walls, and for photo ops. So I like to place photo prop decorations in a large bowl, for guests to take fun pictures.

Photo Prop Frame – consider making a photo prop Grinch frame or you a buy one pre-made. These are so much fun with friends and family.

Grinch themed stockings – decorate the mantle, wall, or stairwell

Table Signs – decorate with fun Grinch table signs. Also, they can be used as accent decor, centerpieces, perfect for islands, etc. So you can find fun signs on-line, at big box stores, party supply stores, and craft stores.

Hosting Grinchmas Games

A critical part of having a great Grinchmas party is entertainment. People always remember the food and if they had fun. So take the time to plan some games. I recommend at least 3 games and if you can find some Grinch prizes, hand those out or make Grinch themed goodie bags to hand out to everyone. I like to have some paper games that are thought provoking and a few movement games that are just fun to play and watch. So here are a few ideas…

Ice Breakers –
- Guess How Many? – put candy or beads in a bowl or jar and have guests guess how many for a prize.
- 2 Truths and 1 Lie – great way for people to get to know one another and start talking.
- What is Your Grinch Name – have guests write out their Grinch name and write on name tags. Then for the whole evening, everyone must call people by their Grinch name. This is so much fun, because half the time you forget what your Grinch name is. So this is an easy thing to make and create your own Grinch naming.

Tight Space Games – these are games that can be played with a lot of people but there is not a lot of space. These games include: paper games like Who’s the biggest Grinch? and Grinch Trivia, Christmas Jeopardy, Grinch murder mystery, Christmas Taboo, A Grinchmas Left/Right Story, and Grinchmas Bingo.

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Minute-to-Win It Games – These games are set to a timer and guests of all ages play. So I like to divide people into teams for more collaboration and fun. You can basically use any minute-to-win it game and just make it Grinch themed. Some ideas are: Grinch Bean Bag Toss, Last Can of Who Hash, Snowball Gathering, and cup toss game.

Last Can of Who Hash – Decorate a can labeled Who Hash and then hide the can in the main room(s) of the guests. The first team to find it in under a minute wins! If you need to, give them “hot” and “cold” hints to hurry it along.

Here is the can printout label, courtesy of hollyshome-hollyshome.blogspot.com. To print it, right click on your mouse and save it into your pictures. Then size it to a full sheet of paper and print it out in your printing program. Next, cut it out and put it on a 16 ounce can of food.

Snowball Gathering – Guests pick up mini marshmallows as fast as they can with chopsticks and place them in a bowl in 20-30 seconds. The fastest guest wins a prize.
Cup Toss Games – you can do a game where you toss balls into cups on the counter or table or make it a drinking game for the adults.

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Other Grinchmas Notes

When making you crafts and projects, try using a Grinch font. These are free for personal use. So this site has a few different Grinch fonts: https://www.fontspace.com/category/grinch

Also, getting Grinch silhouettes are great for making your own crafts, ornaments, gift bags and signs. Just do an internet search on line and save down the images. Again, these are for personal use only or for making gifts to friends and family. You can also purchase silhouette images from many sellers. So if you have a Cricut or silhouette machine, your cutting machine can cut these out for you on vinyl, card stock, or sticker paper.