Corporate New Year Greetings Protocol

 New Year greetings meant for colleagues and clients should be written in different tone and format than how greetings messages are written for friends and relatives. One should follow certain protocols while writing corporate New Year greetings.

Corporate New Year Greetings Protocol

Consider the recipients

The first thing that you should consider while writing greetings message is the person(s) the message is intended to. You should keep the kind of rapport you share with the person to determine the right tone for writing wishes.

Use formal, yet personal language

Though New Years greetings are meant for people who do business with, you should make sure the message is not too formal and dry. The language should be between formal and personal tone. You should never copy a message from the internet for writing New Year greetings cards. The message should be an original one.

Be particular with grammar and spellings 

It is known that you will be writing greetings cards for a large number of people but that doesn’t mean that you will approach the task hastily. One should make sure there are no grammar and spelling errors in the New Year wishes. If possible, run a check on the content of the card.

Christmas And New Year Carnival Games

Whether it is yuletide or New Year Americans are almost always in a state of celebration and party. Carnivals, fairs and German style Christmas markets brighten up streets. Winter parades are a common sight as well. Fun winter games and other carnival activities are a great favorite with both; the young and the old!

The giant wheel is one such Christmas game that is a common factor in most carnivals. Other fun activities include shooting the target, hoopla, throwing rings, indoor fishing and puppet shows. Open air dance and musical performances, carol singing and street plays are also common.

New year eve celebrations generally begin with colourful street parades that culminate at some kind of carnival ground. Most people gather while spectacular fireworks and musical performances herald in the new year at the stroke of twelve.

There is so much fun to be had this year. Most open air parties are likely to arrange for karaoke, amusement rides, on the spot competitions, quizzes and more. Regardless of which part of America you live in, each state and city has its unique New Year traditions. So be there and participate in all the fun.

New Year Celebrations in Australia

New Year celebration in Australia is about grand parties, parades and other entertainment events. Major Australian cities serve as the celebration hub during the Christmas and New Year season.

What people do on the New Year Eve

Themed parties

Parades, music and other entertainment events are organized at different places in major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide and other places.  Themed parties are quite common in New York celebration in Australia. At some parties, people also awarded for best dressing style. Besides indoor parties people also enjoy music and dance on beaches, cruises and parks.  People also visit their family and friends during this time of year. So a lot of people spend their New Year away from home.

Fireworks

Fireworks form an integral part of the New Your celebration in Australia. The sky is full of fireworks at the stroke of midnight. Spectacular sites could be seen at the Sydney Harbour. Other Australian cities also have the tradition of bursting crackers at the stroke of midnight. Therefore cities are the best places to welcome the New Year in this southern country. People also drink champagne and wine as the sky is colored with beautiful scene of the firecrackers. 

Cake Baking Competitions

Christmastime is when people go all out to have fun and spread good cheer. Most people try and spend time with those who matter most, especially the family. Come November and people start planning winter vacations or how to celebrate yuletide. Most people who don’t travel to other places for holidaying have fun in their own cities. Most destinations host their share of carnivals and festive extravaganzas. Christmas carnival games are common. 

In fact organizers try and come up with unique and interesting things to attract people each year. We suggest you do something interesting this year. Why not organize on the spot cake baking competitions. Of course instant sponge cakes! The one to two hours of competition is sure to keep people riveted to your stall. 

It could be real fun all your need do is arrange for three power points, three microwaves and basic ingredients for baking a sponge cake. Volunteers can be given a time of 2 to 3 hours to bake a cake. And of course the best one wins a prize! 

Arranging for culinary competitions isn’t really that big a deal. In fact the whole thing can be great fun. While contestants are busy baking a group of entertainers can keep the crowd engaged with jokes and musical performances. You can even organize an on the spot quiz to keep people occupied while the cakes are being baked!

Christmas Play Ideas For Pre-Schoolers

Do you remember taking part in Christmas plays in your childhood? You never took part in such a performance? You missed out on a lot of fun. Irrespective of your age, you can still take part in such plays, or you can atleast direct one. 

Christmas play ideas for pre-schoolers

Nativity Scene

This is not only a holy story but also a story that can be easily understood by people of all age groups, especially the kids. The infant Jesus in the play will appeal a lot to small kids. To make the play easier for understanding, one may reduce the characters to 4-6. Simple and short dialogues should be used. The setting for the play should be bright and clutter fry.

Stable and the mice family

This story is also one of the simplest Christmas play ideas. The setting is a stable where a couple has taken shelter with their new born child in a stable. The stable is also a home to a mice family. The little creatures are disturbed by the commotion since the couple has come to stay in the stable. They are receiving a constant stream of guests. The little creatures are baffled by what is going on in the stable. They are interpreting the turn of events in the shelter in their won funny manner. The cute play will be liked by both kids as well as youths.

Christmas Wedding Cake Blues

If you aren’t as good at baking cakes as some of your friends are? You are sure to get Yuletide blues, especially when you come across people baking fancy stuff for family and friends. Cake making blues this time of the year are very natural. Here I will discuss about some common causes of cake failures you how to avoid some them. 

Dry cake 

There are many reasons for which cakes torn out to be dry. The most common reasons are using too much flour and overbeating egg whites. Other factors may be less amount of shortening, butter or sugar. Overbanking also leads to this type of cakes.

Thick, Heavy Crust

This type of cakes is due to excess amount of flour in the mixture, not sufficient sugar, shortening or butter. Baking for a long period time is also responsible for such cakes. So if you want to make delicious Jamaican Christmas cakes, you should be particular about the mixture. Right amount of ingredients should be used for making the mixture.

 Cake Falling

If too less shortening, butter or sugar lead to dry cakes, use of excess amount of these ingredients will results in cake falling and coming apart. Too much leavening, under baking and not handling the cake gently while taking out of the oven are other reasons for such failure.

Christmas Cake Decorating Ideas

Regardless of what you plan to bake this season, traditional Christmas cakes, fruit or plum cakes, be sure to decorate them in creative ways. A Christmas cake is almost like your X Mas dinner show stopper, you cannot afford to let the decor go wrong! What will your guests say? No worries check out these simple yet creative Christmas cake decorating ideas.

The Penguin Cake

If you plan to have a chocolate truffle cake this yuletide then explain exactly what you want to the cake baker and designer. The best way is to have a base with the penguin on top. Pure white sugar icing on the base helps create the perfect snow ambience. The penguin creates the mood for the right winter dinner dessert.

Chequered cake with Sleigh Bells 

If you plan to have a simple fruitcake then you can add a dramatic twist to it with pure white snow icing. Use blue icing to mark clear checks on the white cake top. Get sugar sleigh bells and arrange them in a corner. Add silver sugar stars and edible silver glitter. Use thick red icing to shape little ribbon like bows and mark the edges.

The Gift Wrapped Box Cake

Cut a simple plum cake such that it looks like a square box. Use deep red icing to cover the entire cake. Bake a slightly larger square and place it atop the red box just as though it were the cover. Cover the entire top with white icing and use red icing to make giant polka dots. Use a real satin ribbon to gift wrap the cake once the icing is completely dry. The idea is to make it look like a real gift box.

Funny Christmas Verses For Cards

The tradition of sending Christmas cards to friends is an effective way of spreading love and bonding with dear ones. The tradition can be made a lot more enjoyable by adding some fun to how cards are exchanged.

Funny Christmas verses for cards

There once was an elf named Fred

There once was an elf named Fred

Whose house was of gingerbread.

Though tasty, these walls

dissolved in snowfalls

And also made crumbs in Fred's bed!

There once was an elf named Fred

Note – It is a short and cute poem that can be written on greetings cards. The poem is ideal for writing on cards meant for kids and youths as the lyrics of the poem is easy to understand

All I want for Christmas is some Prada

All I want for Christmas is some Prada.

Not an imitation, just some Prada.

I told mum that nothing else would do.

There's loads of designs, so she can have some too.

I don't care which ever gifts she gets me.

Handbags, Shoes, clothes, they're all the same.

I can't wait for Christmas day to come

'Cause all I want for Christmas is some Prada.

All I want for Christmas is some Prada

Note- Though the poem can be written on cards meant for parents. Given the celebratory mood, it is unlikely that any parent will turn down this request from their child.

Christmas is Coming

Christmas is coming,

The geese are getting fat,

Please put a penny

In the old man's hat.

If you haven't got a penny,

A ha'penny will do,

If you haven't got a ha'penny,

Then God bless you.

Christmas is coming,

The geese are getting fat,

Please put a penny

In the old man's hat.

If you haven't got a penny,

A ha'penny will do,

If you haven't got a ha'penny,

Then God bless you.

Christmas is Coming

Note- This is a great funny Christmas verses for cards that celebrates the spirit of festival. Besides being a Christmas poem, it is also teaches people to be generous towards the needy.