The festival season has started and with it starts guests coming in and a range of parties and family get together. Holiday parties are always fun like the Thanksgiving dinner that is just coming up. But what about the after party cleaning up? Is there a right and wrong way to do things? There are some unsaid yet expected etiquette that follows after each party. Let’s check out what the host and the guest expect from each other, yet never really word it.

How to Handle Cleaning after Thanksgiving Dinner?

When we think of holiday celebrations then nobody wants to do the cleaning job. If you are hoping for your guests to help you clean up after dinner then you are only calling for disaster. The guests definitely don’t know their way around your kitchen or the way you would like things to be handled. Hence, if you ask them to help it can only lead to confusion and even some bitter exchanges. So, take it easy, let all the guests go and then ask your partner to help you clean up.

Don’t start cleaning in front of your guests or family members

One common mistake most hostesses make unknowingly is start cleaning up, immediately after the Thanksgiving dinner is over. But do you really need to do that in such a hurry? Yes, of course the table looks a total mess and even threatening to an extent with so much work to do. But the major chapter is over. So, relax. If you start cleaning in front of your guests then you are silently hinting them to help you. If you want that to happen then go ahead, otherwise be careful of the small hints that you are sending out.

If you are a guest…

So, we have to a certain extent understood what needs to be done as a hostess throwing a Thanksgiving dinner. But what happens when you find yourself on the other side? If you are a guest then you should always offer to help. If your host wants help, then she will be very happy that someone asked and if she doesn’t she can easily say so. Since, you know what it takes to arrange a Thanksgiving dinner and clean up after that, you can always lend a hand. However, when working with some other host, avoid putting food in the refrigerator in order to maintain privacy. Try to help with stacking, cleaning and rinsing the dishes.

Courtesy and Politeness

Holidays call for happy times. But we have to remember at all times, never to cross the line. Being courteous and polite is one great way to handle holiday get together and parties. Be a part of the fun, organizing and arranging, but don’t get in the way. I am very sure, you will expect the same thing when you wear the hostess cap.