If three’s a crowd, four’s a full-fledged party. No matter how many extra chairs you have to drag out for your holiday get-together, we’ve got your merriment must-haves.
Guests feel like royalty when you place plush crowns on their heads.
Available at etsy.com, $5-$49.
Fact: Everyone loves hot, gooey cheese. Play to the crowd with an alpine booze-spiked dip recipe from NYC’s Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria. No fussy fondue pot required.
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Big groups can get pretty wine-y when vino does not abound. Keep them happy with a box of Cultivate’s Copa Cabana cabernet. Then throw a few bottles in for yourself: The new site is giving DailyCandy readers 20 percent off.
Available at cultivatewines.com, $28.
Create New Year’s Eve fireworks of your own. Simply ignite the tips of metallic table-toppers to throw off a shower of gold sparks.
Available at catbirdnyc.com, $12.
Wow your guests with a boozy concoction from a pro mixologist at Chicago restaurant Trenchermen.
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Give your go-to tinsel job a lift. Mylar pro Jihan Zencirli mixes vintage paper, ribbon, and pom-poms into custom works of art.
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Leave it to an L.A. hotspot called Villains Tavern to whip up a snack that’s good enough to slap your mama. (Specifically if she’s trying to grab the last few bites.)
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The first (and only) pinatas to warrant the phrase “It’s couture.” (No, really: The Brooklyn duo who makes them crafts displays for the likes of Creatures of Comfort and J.Crew.)
Hit ’em up.
We’ve yet to find a beer koozie that’s befitting of the holidays (or any day really). Tie one on (and keep guests’ drinks straight) with elegant, modern glasses etched with numerals.
Available at christopherjagmin, $208 for a set of eight.
Sweeten your soiree with a DIY honey-smacked confection. Your guests will think it’s the bee’s knees.
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The cocktails craftsmen (and -women) at the Bay Area bar came up with a festive punch (involving chai and Lillet) that’s a real knockout.
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Partiers scream for West Coast genius Dandy Don’s. The L.A. sweets master packs and ships the goods for a 25-person sundae party right to your door.
Available at dandydons.com, $149.
Spirits don’t make bright on their own. Get your holiday glow on with twinkling strands of Edison-style, all-weather string lights.
Available at restorationhardware.com, $39.
You can take former Top Chef contestant Candice Kumai’s recipe as final proof that chocolate goes with everything.
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There’s a reason the hipster-loved, mobile photo booth service has taken the nation’s party circuit by storm. Simply put: It’s damn fun.
Available at smilebooth.com.
Capture your guests at their silliest: Card stock beards, pipes, antlers, and ’staches make for the perfect Christmas schtick on a stick.
Available at etsy.com, $35.
DIY vanilla syrup plus a distinguished mix of red vino, port wine, and brandy equals a holiday cocktail that packs a mean punch.
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The fiesta mavens at NYC’s Melangerie designed a throwback holiday game (think fortune-teller/Telephone/Pictionary) just for DC readers.
Team up and play.
Impromptu drinks and dessert? No worries. Flip this cake plate upside down whenever you’d rather serve cocktails than canapes.
Available at williams-sonoma.com, $30.
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