How to spend Christmas stress-free?

Buying gifts, preparing the New Year's Eve meal, decorating the tree ... does the list of tasks left for you for Christmas seem endless? Don't panic, this article is for you!

Start planning your Christmas Eve well in advance. Greeting cards, invitations, Christmas menu, etc. should be planned well in advance. Are you the last minute type? Block time now in your calendar to organize your Christmas Eve. This year, we are not looking for excuses, we are finding solutions!

Buying gifts, preparing the New Year's Eve meal, decorating the tree ... does the list of tasks left for you for Christmas seem endless? Don't panic, this article is for you!

Start planning your Christmas Eve well in advance. Greeting cards, invitations, Christmas menu, etc. should be planned well in advance. Are you the last minute type? Block time now in your calendar to organize your Christmas Eve. This year, we are not looking for excuses, we are finding solutions!

Better to leave on time:

Make your advent calendar and keep young and old waiting

Your children are impatient before Christmas? We don't teach you it, the Advent calendar is one of the Christmas essentials to keep young (and old alike) going. There are all kinds of them, for lovers of chocolate, tea, even beer! To each his own treat to wait for this dear Santa Claus.

You can even easily make it yourself. You will only need a large rope to hang the 24 sachets, small clothespins, small sachets (or small envelopes) in which you will slip the surprises of your choice (a candy, a little note, chocolate, etc.) and a marker to write the numbers from 1 to 24.

Choose your Christmas menu well in advance and test it!

Finding ideas for dishes that will appeal to Granny as much as the youngest is not always easy.

To make your life easier, we advise you to think ahead and test the recipe, to make sure you don't find yourself discovering the recipe during the day.

Some dishes are prepared very well ahead of time: almost all desserts are even better when they've spent the day in the fridge. Also remember to prepare soup, cookies, casseroles ahead of time. The vegetables and potatoes are prepared for your party the same day, but can be reheated. Plan a menu that lets you enjoy what really matters: your family and friends.

Finding ideas for dishes that will appeal to Granny as much as the youngest is not always easy.

To make your life easier, we advise you to think ahead and test the recipe, to make sure you don't find yourself discovering the recipe during the day.

Some dishes are prepared very well ahead of time: almost all desserts are even better when they've spent the day in the fridge. Also remember to prepare soup, cookies, casseroles ahead of time. The vegetables and potatoes are prepared for your party the same day, but can be reheated. Plan a menu that lets you enjoy what really matters: your family and friends.

Decorate your Christmas table with simplicity and elegance:

Or this, we advise you to bet on simplicity. Take out pretty plates and pretty cutlery. Then, let your creativity run free!Here are some ideas for items to have: a few fir branches, Christmas balls that you did not put in your tree, pine cones picked up during your last walk in the forest, a light garland or candles for a subdued light, a pretty ribbon bow to tie around your cutlery. The team's choice: you can decorate your windows too! Arm yourself with a white liquid chalk marker and decorate according to your imagination, or that of your children.

The children's table:

Plan a separate table for the children: they can have fun together and get out of the table more quickly.

The extra tip: serve the food for the children during the adult aperitif. So parents don't have to be in two places at the same time.

Relax and enjoy this time when you can get together with all your loved ones.

It doesn't matter if dinner isn't as successful as you'd hoped or if the table isn't decorated, the magic of Christmas is all about the special moments you share with family and friends.

Play the board game your kids have been asking for for months, go for a walk and admire the Christmas decorations or even sit quietly on your sofa with a nice cup of hot tea.

Take this break in the year and have fun.