Hosting a National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation party is so much fun. Get great ideas for Christmas vacation food, decorations, and costumes!

Another year of Christmas With Cousin Eddie is under our belts! CWCE 6.0 was this past weekend and it was fab. Price and I have been saying it’s been our favorite year yet! So many wonderful guests, a few more party details added to the ever-growing repertoire, and lots and lots of laughs! (( If you aren’t familiar with our National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation themed party, check out these past posts to give you and idea of what this shindig is all about! We HEART this movie! 2019 // 2016 // 2015 // skipped 2014 due to a newborn // 2013 // 2012 // )) I’ll go ahead and dive into the new things we added this year plus a few things we changed up from previous years! One new thing is, FOOD & DRINK PRINTABLE LABELS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE after like a thousand requests! First off, we had to have a new invitation! So here she is! I bought these little marquis light boxes for Wilson’s birthday party (which I cannot wait to share more about once I have the photos back from the photographer!!!) and they came in handy on this party too! They’re so cute and fun! Naturally, we picked a couple of quotes (that would actually fit on the boards and that we had the letters for) and lit ’em up! My brother and my husband did give me a hard time about the absence of apostrophes and commas on these boards, but in my defense, I did not realize I even had those as options until post party when I was cleaning up. There’s always next year! We also added a few new quotes to the quote bubble collection. (Fun fact: Our original 14 quote bubbles are for sale on etsy as very inexpensive printables! I’m sure I’ll add more for next Christmas so be on the lookout!) This next detail was a little out there I guess, but I still think it’s funny… I labeled the pitcher of water as “melted icicle” (like the one that shot through the window and got Todd and Margo’s carpet all wet!) One guy at the party was like, “Hey Laurel, where can I find some water?” and I was like, “Right there” and pointed to the pitcher with the label. He had a confused look on his face for like 4 solid seconds and then realized that a melted icicle IS water! I also froze a longish triangle of water to serve as the icicle! As you may guess, this detail melted within the first hour or so, but was still fun while it lasted! My costume was the same as last year, only I got the official dinosaur pajamas this year! I’m six feet tall and got a size medium and they fit perfectly, except for the fact that they could’ve stood to be maybe 2 inches longer in the legs. Hopefully that’s helpful for anyone thinking of buying some for yourself! You can get the official ones here. Also, these PJs are SO comfortable! I’ve seriously been sleeping in them. They’re the softest ever! (Also, shout out to Price’s friend Ryan for gifting us the Chevy Chase cardboard cutout!) // pink satin gloves // turquoise turban // pretty good looking + affordable faux fur Price brought his Eddie gear back out and transformed into Randy Quiad right before my eyes! He bought his costume as a set several years ago but I can’t find where the set is sold anymore! So here are all the necessary components :: black dickie // white sweater // green pants // white shoes // hair gel // This next detail is one I was kind of excited about! I made a tree to resemble the burned up one that happened because of Uncle Lewis and his stogie! “It was an ugly tree anyway!” I made this with a couple of small pieces of plywood, a wooden dowel, some pipe cleaners, and some sticks I found in my yard. I then added a little garland, some tiny tree cuttings, and some ornaments that I put a match or two to to give them the burned up effect! The garland actually didn’t respond too well to matches, so I just got a bowl full of ashes from our fire pit outside and tossed them in it to make them look a tad charred! Sweet Ringo was sport enough to let me put a Snots collar on him so he could act as a live prop throughout the evening! The collar kept falling off, but it was cute while it lasted! 🙂 So back to the old tried and true elements… The sea of moose mugs is always a jolly touch. Who doesn’t love a moose mug?! The store where we got our plastic ones is sadly closed now, and I’m finding it almost impossible to find any plastic ones to recommend to you! The glass ones can be found pretty much anywhere (like here and here) but, to my super-fan self, they are a bit too small and they are not authentic. Eddie and Clark drink out of plastic ones. Not glass ones! I do, however, still like the glass ones! 🙂 Back to our cardboard Chevy Chase cutout that I mentioned earlier– We put him over by the sectional this year and it was great! I think he ended up in a lot of pictures! The Old Fashioned bar is one of my favorite touches that we added last year. It serves a dual purpose because it just fits SO perfectly with two of my favorite quotes! We use Wild Turkey in honor of Eddie’s daughter. “Yeah, I got the daughter in the clinic, getting cured off the Wild Turkey.” And the whole idea of Old Fashioned comes from Clark! “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no. We’re all in this together.” I did screw up and forget to buy more bitters before the party so we just used Bittermilk instead, since we had it on hand! 🙂 It worked in a pinch! I do now have a bundle of food and drink signage for sale on my etsy shop if you want to check that out! This old-fashioned family christmas sign is included! This autographed photo of Nicolette Scorsese, who plays Mary in the movie, was a gift from one of our favorite couples at CWCE 2.0 and it’s been a prime detail ever since! You can get one for yourself (or your Christmas Vacation loving friend) here! Our “little full, lotta sap” sign has miraculously lasted us for seven years. The same one! So it was on display this year alongside a new squirrel, since our old one (which was a real dead stuffed squirrel) literally fell apart on us last year… It was so gross. From here on out, I’m happy to have a slightly less authentic, MUCH less disgusting squirrel as part of our party 🙂 The fried cat has been in action for probably four or five years now and is still going strong! This was a little DIY I did with black felt and some inexpensive white fuzzy fabric I bought at JoAnn. This year, we put the cat by a string of lights on the floor, since pawing at a string of lights, knocking them down, then chewing on them was the demise of this blessed cat! ha! “If that thing had nine lives, he just spent ’em all!” One of my favorite moments in the entire movie is during the “eggnog scene,” as I like to call it, where Eddie touches one of the top of the spinning dutch-candle-carousel-thingy (not entirely sure what to call it?) and the whole thing just falls apart. (Fast forward to 1:19 in this video to see!) Price and I both laugh out loud EVERY time! So last year we added this one to the lineup. I LOVE IT! This one is slightly closer in likeness to the one in the movie because of its shape, if you want to keep this little detail a little truer to the movie! The food this year was very similar to years past, and it’s always a hit! 🙂 Somehow I managed to let the entire night pass without getting a single picture of the Jelly of the Month Club tray or Aunt Bethany’s jell-o! You can see those in this post, though! And don’t forget, you can purchase printables of all the food/drink labels here! We had Snots’s Ol’ Roy dog food… … Trailer Trash… … Garbage Can Cookies (which were formerly called “everything but the kitchen sink” cookies, but I started thinking… Garbage Can Cookies is way more appropriate, since Ellen and Clark had to clean up that big mess of garbage that Snots made!) … The white MnMs serving as Tylenol for Clark… … The “real nice surprise” of salsa with — surprise! — pineapple in it… Pretty sure you can get this at most major grocery stores! … and lastly, Mele Kaliki-Vodka made a second appearance. It’s just so easy and so good! Get the recipe here! Turn on your JavaScript to view content Aaaand I think that about does it for the details! To end, here are a few snaps of some of our friends! 🙂 Lots more on Facebook! 🙂 Ok that’s all we got! Thank you bunches for stopping by today. Y’all are awesome!! “Hip, hip, hooray for Christmas Vacation!” >> See recap of CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE 2019 here << >> See recap of CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE 2017 here << >> See recap of CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE 2016 here << >> See recap of CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE 2015 here << >> See recap of CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE 2013 here << >> See recap of CHRISTMAS WITH COUSIN EDDIE 2012 here << You May Also Enjoy Sunshine & Disco National Mousse Day Disco Trunk Or Treat Cake Butterflies

Christmas Vacation Invitations jolliest bunch of invitations Funny Christmas Party Invitations Printable Christmas Vacation Invitation Clark Griswold Invitation ----- !!!!The invitation is not editable.!!!! To edit, contact me. I'll edit. Size - 5x7 inches ************************************************************************************ 1. Purchase this listing 2. In "notes to seller" let me know all the pertinent party information such -Date -Time -Event address -RSVP info 3. Within 48 business hours of receiving your order, I will email a proof for your approval. 4. Once the design is approved, I will send the final high resolution file to you via email. 5. Print your design at home or have it printed at a photo or copy shop. You can print from home or from any printing center such as Costco, Staples, Office Depot, Asda, Kinkos, Walgreens, Walmart or any other location you know of. ***no envelope or backing is included - the image is just for show*** For best quality, printing on card stock is recommended. ***no physical item is shipped to your home*** Continue shopping here: www.etsy.com/shop/CanvaPhotoCollages

Who doesn't love the Griswold family? Celebrate Christmas with them with this National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation SVG Design Bundle. PNG and JPG included. 12 unique designs included. Downloadable product. For more Christmas Vacation design options, check out the following Christmas Vacation design bundles listed in my store: Bundle 2: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1599717967/christmas-vacation-svg-design-bundle-2?ref=listings_manager_grid Bundle 3: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1599187108/christmas-vacation-svg-design-bundle-3 Designs are great for t-shirt printing, sweaters, mugs, decals, pillows, coasters, and other sublimation projects. Also designed in mind for cutting on Cricut or Silhouette. Each image comes as its own file in each file format, so you do not have to put in any extra time dividing them up, making them easy to use and create projects with. They feature the following quotes or sayings: 1. You serious, Clark? 2. Griswold Family Christmas 3. It's Christmas and we're all in misery. 4. It's a beaut Clark! 5 I don't know Margo. 6. We're all in this together. 7. Can I refill your eggnog for you? 8. Save the neck for me, Clark! 9. Nobody's walking out of this fun old-fashioned family Christmas 10. Jelly of the month club member 11. Squirrel! 12. Merry Christmas, shitter's full! Due to downloadable nature of this product, I cannot accept returns and give refunds. Please contact me if you have any problems with your order. All designs are for personal or commercial use. You can use these to create physical products. No license is required. However, the digital files themselves may not be shared, copied, resold, or distributed. Please note: This bundle comes with files in AI, PNG, and SVG format. You must have a cutting machine with software that is compatible with SVG files. Before buying please make sure your machine and software are compatible with SVG format files. This is not a finished product, but rather digital files. Pictures of any finished products are only for illustrative purposes. The text comes as is and is not editable. If you require different file formats, please contact me to see if I can accommodate you. Upon purchase, you will be able to download all of the files that come with this bundle via a zip file. PURCHASE INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Add this listing to your cart. 2. Purchase the item, making sure your correct email is used at checkout. 3. This is a digital product provided via download. No physical product will be sent. The link to download the file will be automatically sent to you from Etsy. Or you can go into your account under Purchases and Reviews to download the file. TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: We've conducted trademark and copyright research on the phrases and elements used in our designs as of the fall of 2023. However, it is important to understand that trademarks can be added, updated, or changed by third parties at any time. Before listing a physical end product with our designs, please conduct your own research to ensure no infringement on third-party rights. By using our designs, you accept responsibility for any potential trademark/copyright issues. Seek legal advice if you are unsure. This disclaimer applies to all of our designs, and you must use them in compliance with trademark and copyright laws.

A Christmas Vacation party theme is one of the most fun Christmas party ideas! We'll have the Christmas Vacation dinner recipes (from the Griswold Christmas dinner-yes, even the Aunt Bethany Christmas Vacation Jello mold recipe) and movie quotes for the food table signs, Griswold family Vacation costumes ideas, Moose Mugs, Cousin Eddie quotes, and a ton of other fun Christmas Vacation themed party ideas! Here's how to throw a fun Griswold Christmas party!

Griswold Eggnog Co 11 oz Mug  Perfect for every Christmas Vacation fan!  Can I refill your eggnog?! Warm-up with a nice drink out of this customized ceramic coffee mug. It’s BPA and Lead-free, microwave & dishwasher-safe, and made of white, durable ceramic in an 11-ounce size. Thanks to the advanced printing tech, your designs come to life with incredibly vivid colors – the perfect gift for coffee, tea, and chocolate lovers. .: White ceramic\n.: 11 oz (0.33 l)\n.: Rounded corners\n.: C-handle\n.: Lead and BPA-free Signs and mugs will ship separately.

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It's that time, Christmas time is here! 🌲 Have you broken out your Christmas decorations, yet? I'm slowly starting to get out my Christmas indoor decorations and it's bringing me so much joy! I'm also having a blast creating and sharing Christmas decoration ideas with you. Today's video is full of ten Christmas DIY decor

Griswold Squirrel, Griswold trivia game for Christmas, Family game night trivia, National Lampoons, Christmas Vacation Celebrate the merriest Christmas ever with this Fun Christmas Vacation trivia game! Perfect for a nostalgic family Christmas party or any gathering of Christmas Vacation enthusiasts. ***This is a digital product and nothing will be physically shipped to you WHAT'S INCLUDED: This download package comprises of one high quality PDF File - 8.5x11 inch pages at 300 DPI Page 1: Game sheet featuring 20 movie-related questions. Page 2: Answer sheet for the questions PRINTING: -Once your purchase is complete on Etsy, you can conveniently download your item at Etsy Purchases. - Watermark will disappear once the purchase is made. *Please note that colors on a monitor may vary slightly depending on your screen settings and printer settings. -Once you've downloaded you print at home or at a print shop. You can print as many copies as you like! TERMS OF USE: These files are intended for PERSONAL USE ONLY. You are not authorized to resell, reproduce, distribute electronically. Sharing in any form is prohibited. REFUNDS: - Due to the digital nature of the file, it cannot be returned and refunds are not available. If you have any inquiries or concerns please feel free to send me a message. DISCLAIMER: All names of individuals, products, and companies are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The use of these names does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

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