Holiday Hustle: Last Minute Christmas Checklist

We’re just days away from Christmas! With friends and family visiting from out of town, things are about to get crazy! But we’ve got your back. Here’s a last minute Christmas checklist to help you get ready.

Scrub Down If you haven’t done a thorough house-cleaning yet, it’s too late, but it’s not the end of the world. A quick wipe-down of the bathrooms, vacuuming and dusting should be easy enough to complete alongside your other tasks. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, don’t hesitate to ask for help.

Christmas Cuisine

Get your grocery list together by December 21. Buy everything for Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas breakfast and Christmas dinner. The crowds will be crazy between now and Christmas morning, so include staples like milk, fruit, bread, and anything your family needs to eat daily.

Go grocery shopping no later than December 22. This will give you some room for errors — you’ll still have a day or so to get anything you forgot to put on your list.

Prep Start dinner prep on December 23. Christmas Eve will be hectic enough without having to think about every detail of Christmas dinner. Cutting up vegetables and peeling potatoes ahead of time will save you from stress on Christmas day.

Bake your desserts on Christmas Eve. You won’t have oven space on Christmas Day to do all the cooking and baking.

Holiday Bounty

Wrap the gifts for your family no later than December 21. Pull everything out of hiding and cloak your presents in glitter and ribbons to dazzle your kids before their favorite day. Remember to be clever enough with the wrapping that they can’t sneak a peek at what you bought.

Stuff the stockings by December 22. This is just to make sure you have enough goodies to fill out the stockings. If you don’t have enough trinkets to make the stockings swell like Santa’s belly, you’ll have time to buy a few more souvenirs.

Tots Keep the kids busy. Plan a few crafts for the little ones — they’ll need activities while school is out and you won’t have time to entertain them. If your kids are old enough, involve them in the holiday preparation.

The Lakeside Collection has ideas and products to make any holiday merry! From New Year’s Day to New Year’s Eve, look to Lakeside to make all your holidays bright.