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Happy Holidays party peeps! It’s Christmas Week and I for one am so excited to have my family together for the holidays! My son is home from the NAVY and I couldn’t be happier! Today’s post I’m going to show you how to Setup a Grinch Themed Kid’s Table for Christmas Dinner. In my house, I host Christmas dinner with my family every year and each year, I LOVE to setup a really cool themed table for the kids to eat at. Remember those days when you were a kid and had to have your Christmas table at the dreaded “kids table”! Well, this is a kids’ table your kids will LOVE to eat at!
This year I was inspired by the fabulous Dr. Seuss Grinch Collection at The Manhattan Toy Company and knew right away this would be the theme for this year’s kids’ table. My youngest two kids have never seen the movie, How The Grinch Stole Christmas so we watched it on Christmas Eve as a surprise in their Christmas Eve Box. Check out this new tradition here.
HOW DID SHE DO THAT?
I placed the kids’s table right next to the adult table so they were still a part of the family dinner but had their own special table at the same time. Check out my tips for setting up your own Grinch Themed Christmas Kid’s Table:
Use Grinch Toys in the Table’s Design
I use this tip all the time in almost all of my themed parties. Using toys in the table’s design is a great way to pull in the theme and the toys make great gifts for the kids too! You should see their faces light up when they realize the toys are theirs to keep!
Include an Activity at the Table
These Grinch finger puppets were the perfect addition to the table. They don’t take up much room and are easy for the kids to play with at the table while waiting for their parents to bring their food.
Offer a Sweet Treat on the Table
I love placing a sweet treat on each child’s placesetting! This allows the kid’s to have their dessert right away after they are done eating and adds such a whimsical touch to the table.
Use Whimsical Decorations that Compliment the Grinch Theme
The Grinch story and movie takes place in Who-ville which is such a magical and whimsical setting. Look for whimsical, bright and cheery decor pieces to accent that feeling. I used this glittered whimsical Christmas tree and bright glittery JINGLE piece to add a pop of color and sparkle. For added drama I displayed a large cardboard standup of Santa’s Sleigh from Oriental Trading in front of the Grinch gift table.
Grinch Themed Gift Table
On a table next to the Christmas tree, I placed Christmas gifts for the family from the kids in these pre-printed boxes from Oriental Trading which are truly lifesavers! I use pre-printed boxes all the time to place hard to place toys or gifts in so they look amazing displayed on a table. Not to mention how stress-LESS this is instead of wrapping.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY!
Tonya
WHERE DID SHE GET THAT?
– Styling & photography: Soiree Event Design
– Grinch Collection of stuffed toys and finger puppets: Manhattan Toy Company
– Personalized Embroidered T-Shirts: Great Stitch
– Santa’s Sleigh cardboard standup, jingle bell headbands, pre-printed cardboard boxes and twisted candy canes: Oriental Trading
– Striped paper plates, cupcake baking cups and paper straws: Hoopla Events
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How fun! I would love to do something like this at the kids table this year.
How cute!
Great idea!
I’m loving all your pictures! My girls would love this, esp those cupcakes. Thank you for sharing!
That is an awesome table setting. I love The Grinch and all his grumpy green self.
your kids are so lucky, I bet they just love having these fun parties several times a week. What a fun movie to celebrate.
What a fun whimsical table that kids (and adults) would love. Pinning now.
Love, love, love this. Please come do this at my house!
Oh my goodness – cutest kid Christmas party ever! I loved your settings and those customized outfits are so cute! 😀
Oh, my goodness! Forget the kids! I want a table like that to sit at for Christmas dinner. LOVE the cupcakes and all of the decor..how cute!
This is so adorable – just like your babies! I love all the bright colors too!!!
Such a fun idea.
Ha! I love, love, love it. This is the first year our kids will have their own table and this would be so much fun. Thanks for sharing.
I love the setup and the decorations! This looks so adorable and those cupcakes look delicious
It would be hard to act Grinch-y when everything is so cute and festive! Love the photos!
People tend to forget to decorate the kids table and decorate the head table beautifully. I want to go sit with the kids instead if it was set up like this. Everyone wants to feel like a Who from Whoville this time of the year. This is awesome.
This is such a brilliant idea! We never create a table for the kiddies and I think the bigger they get the more space they need (on their own). Will definitely do this next year! Thanks for sharing.
Those stuffed toys are the cutest! I would have never thought to do a Grinch theme!
You are so talented at setting up the themed parties and tables! I loved everything here, as usual.Glittery and fun.
This looks like a fantastic and fun idea for the kids.
Wow, what amazing decorations! They look absolutely amazing, this post has given me some wonderful ideas, I love Christmas! thanks for sharing!
Oh this is way past cute and adorable. I love it.
The Grinch table is suck a great idea. You did a wonderful job it looks fantastic.
That should say such a great idea.
This is adorable! I love themed kids’ tables during the holidays!
I love how much detail and work you put into this! The Grinch is one of my all time favorites!
My goodness, what beautiful children! And your decorations? Wow! Great photos, too! Thanks for sharing!
Well this is adorable. Looks like so much fun!
This is such a cute idea for a kids table theme. My kids would have loved a Grinch table when they were younger.
awww this is so creative and great! I love the Grinch, one of my fave movies!! Thanks for sharing this 🙂
Christmas is such a wonderful time! I love the theme and designs!
Oh my goodness! How wonderfully elaborate … any kid would love it (and yours are adorable, by the way)! I especially like the finger puppets. Everything looks so fun and festive!
Aww this is so cute and so are your kids. Great idea!
I gotta admit – I didn’t watch The Grinch coz I find him a little spooky, but that Grinch stuffed toy right there looks so cute. And, I like what you did with the setting – it’s a lovely spread! Kids are gonna have a nice time with a Grinchmas-themed party.
These are great pictures. I love the Manhattan Toy Co. for plush items. We’ve shopped online with them before too. 🙂
You are SO good at this! Every last detail is always spot on. Impressive as usual!
Everything about this is wonderful! I love the table set up and the pajamas are amazing. What an awesome party idea!
This is one of the cutest themes for a Christmas dinner! I’ve always loved the Grinch.
What an absolutely adorable party! It looks so festive!
This entire set up is incredible! My kids would flip out over this.
Oh my goodness I LOVE your Grinch themed table. What a great idea doing this for the kids table. The cupcakes are way too cute, too!
Love those cupcakes… So cute
oh my goodness! I am sure you’re kids flipped! This looks like such a fantastic time! Great idea!