OT~ Anyone ever host or go to a neighborhood progressive party?

[gottaluvdis]

We have done this in the past also for our Christmas party. We had three houses. The first with drinks and appetizers, then my house with heavy appetizers instead of a main course(boiled shrimp, hot pizza dip, sliced ham and lots of other things) and the last house with dessert bar and entertainment. It was fun to see everybodys house all decked out for Christmas. The fun thing we did was to have an orniment exchange. Everyone wore an orniment on a ribbon around their neck. Some were funny, some were fancy and some were just plain ugly. But that was the fun of it. Everybody had to exchange one time at each house. So you might take the one you want from someone but get stuck with the ugly one. Everybody had a good time with it. My husband ended up with a huge sleigh that some had painted Rose Bud on. We laugh every Christmas when we unpack it.

I LOVE the idea of an ornament exchange! I'm going to propose we do this for this year's stroll (it's usually myself and 2-3 other neighbors that organize it). We've collected non-perishable food and paper items in the past at the first host home and donated the items to a local food bank. The ornament idea is great also - sort of like a yankee swap, but lower key. Thanks for the idea!