50+ Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Ideas
The best 50+ Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Ideas! Throw an amazing Ugly Christmas Sweater Party with these creative ideas, decor, food and sweaters!
Join the biggest holiday party craze and host a Ugly Sweater Party…one of the best Christmas party themes! The Christmas sweater, once thought to be TACKY, has made a huge comeback!
Ugly sweater parties are so popular that there is now an Ugly Christmas Sweater Day!
It is actually hard to find authentic 80’s sweaters. The old tacky Christmas sweater can often be found by asking an older adult who may have worn it back in the day. Check local thrift stores around the holidays or buy a plain sweater and hit the craft store for some supplies to make your own sweater.
Partygoers have no choice but to create their own or some other version of ugly Christmas attire.
Whether you are attending or throwing a party, here are 50 Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Ideas and more!
Besides trying to find the perfect ugliest sweater ideas there are plenty of ways to incorporate this theme into the rest of the party.
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Ugly Christmas Sweater Decorations
There are some great sweater decoration ideas below but to get you started think about decorating with plenty of cheap and tacky Christmas ideas and decorations.
Creating the right atmosphere is essential for an Ugly Christmas Sweater party. Start by decking your halls with vibrant and quirky decorations. Use Tinsel Garland not just to hang around the room, but also to wrap around staircases and door frames. Incorporate Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornaments on your tree or hang them from ceiling fixtures for a playful touch. Add a pop of color with Pom Poms scattered across tables and use Ugly Sweater Coozies for drinks to keep the theme consistent.
To add more flair, consider using bottle sweaters on candle holders or wine bottles as part of your table centerpiece. Cover tables with Christmas-themed fabric and sprinkle decorative items like Christmas pom poms for a festive look.
Don’t forget to include fun photo props and themed signs for guests to pose with.
Ugly Sweater Party Food Ideas
The food and drinks are where you can really have fun with the theme.
- Along with wearing ugly sweaters, you will need awesome Ugly Christmas sweater party foods! Consider making ugly Christmas sweater cookies or a Christmas tree charcuterie board.
- Serve themed drinks like this Santa hat martini or these Santa hat jello shots.
- Buy or make an ugly sweater cake to display on the center of the food table.
- Add Christmas labels to the wine bottles.
- Make a few traditional Christmas party foods and display them on cute Christmas platters.
- Decorate the food table with Christmas ornaments, twinkle lights and fun ugly sweater plates and napkins.
What To Do At An Ugly Christmas Party?
Besides just laughing and enjoying all the great ugly sweaters with friends, here are a few more ideas.
Keep the party lively with a variety of activities. Host an ugly sweater contest, awarding prizes for the ugliest sweater and the most creative ensemble. Engage guests with Christmas karaoke, where everyone can sing their favorite holiday tunes.
Set up a station to decorate gingerbread men with ugly sweaters, offering icing and candies for designing.
For more interactive fun, organize a Christmas Scavenger Hunt or white elephant gift exchange. An ornament exchange can also be an excellent way for guests to leave with a keepsake from the party. Incorporating these activities will ensure everyone is entertained throughout the evening.
Ways To DIY An Ugly Christmas Sweater
Encourage guests to get crafty by making their own ugly sweaters. Visit a thrift store to find plain sweaters and embellish them with items from a craft store. Think colorful felt, sequins, and holiday-themed patches. For a unique twist, consider using tree skirts to create skirts or capes for your sweater, or adding a snow globe motif for a sweater that’s sure to stand out.
For those wanting something a bit more vibrant, try adding battery-powered LED lights to the sweaters or a glitter deer design for a bit of sparkle. These DIY options not only make the party more personal but also allow everyone to showcase their creativity.
By expanding on these ideas, you can host an Ugly Christmas Sweater party that is both memorable and full of holiday cheer. Whether through quirky decorations, themed foods, engaging activities, or creative DIY sweaters, your party is sure to be a hit.
Browse below to find the ugliest Christmas sweater ideas…
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Ideas
The best 50+ Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Ideas! Throw an amazing ugly sweater party with these creative ideas!
The holidays are a time for family, friends, and fun. What better way to celebrate than by throwing an ugly sweater party? It's sure to be a night you won't forget. So gather your friends, put on your ugliest sweater, and get ready for some laughs.
Create these DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater Party Wine Glasses for your party or make a set to take as a sweater party hostess gift!
Use bottle sweaters on candle holders or wine bottles, cover the table with Christmas print fabric and toss Christmas pom poms around the table for fun festive table decor!
The perfect ugly sweater balloon decorations to accent your festive party!
Wine and liquor bottle stickers each SIZE 4 inches wide x 5 inches tall, perfect for standard 750ml bottles.
Ugly Christmas Sweater Wine Bottle Covers with Hats, Santa Claus, Snowman and Reindeer!
Serve your sweater cookies and treats on this fun ugly sweater "light-up" cookie tray!
Cover canvases with old sweaters and ribbon to create these fun sweater presents - perfect for ugly Christmas sweater party decor!
Start the holiday cheer with this fun printable Christmas Wine sign for the bar or sweater party bar cart!
These Ugly Christmas Sweater printable art a more cute than ugly. Choose between a gingerbread man or a Christmas Sleigh!
Add a little sparkle to the party with this glitter ugly sweater party sign. The perfect backdrop!
Holiday Christmas / Christmas/Holiday "Vintage Ugly Sweater Party"
A fun vintage twist to the traditional ugly sweater party!
This Ugly Christmas Sweater Gnome is the Cutest Snow Bunny Gnome EVER!
You have to check out this ugly Christmas sweater gnome. It’s so ridiculously cute and this ugly Christmas sock gnome is so EASY!
These fun Ugly Christmas Sweater Ornaments are perfect to hang on the tree or create a fun party centerpiece with.
Decorate mason jars or dollar store vases with the cute sweater cozy decorations - great centerpiece ideas with fresh flowers or to hold the photo props!
Ugly Sweater Party Desserts, Drinks and Food Ideas
Find sweater inspiration in your closet and get out the piping bags to create these beautiful Ugly Christmas Sweater Gingerbread Cookies!
Follow this festive Christmas Sweater Cake design or be creative and create your own unique design!
As pretty are these red velvet cupcakes are they are delicious to eat! The classic sweater design will accent the dessert table perfectly!
Fun, fast and easy, these Ugly Sweater Sugar Cookie Bar Cutouts are soft, thick and chewy and require no rolling or chilling.
This Rice Krispie Treats Ugly Christmas Sweater is a fun DIY for your next holiday party! Let your guests decorate their Rice Krispie Treat and then have fun seeing all the ugly sweater decorations!
Easy and Simple On The Rocks Alcohol Drink for your Ugly Sweater Party!
A tasty Christmas martini created in a fun "Santa hat" presentation!
Cute ugly sweets and treats for a dessert party display!
Consider fun ways to display or present the food at your Ugly Sweater Party!
Beer can covers in fun Christmas prints!
Tie on the wine bottles or take to an ugly sweater party tied to a hostess gift!
Printable Ugly Sweater Party Invitation and award medallions!
The tackiest 1st, 2nd and 3rd place printable ugly sweater awards!
Stand out and add a jolly touch to your Christmas celebrations with these Festive Green & Red Ugly Sweater Contest awards!
Have fun voting on and awarding the Uglist sweaters at the party!
Each ballot box comes with 10 ballots
UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER PARTY PHOTO BOOTH IDEAS
Create simple photo booth backdrops using inexpensive Christmas decorations.
Wrapping paper is an easy and expensive photo booth backdrop. Tape it to a wall or door with removable tap and you have a great place to take pictures. Have an extra string of lighted light for guests to hold or wrap around themselves.
Ugly Sweater Photo Booth using an old picture frame wrapped in lights.
42 picture props such as reindeers, Christmas trees, Christmas stockings, glasses, mustaches, hats and more!
These Ugly Sweater fill-in invitations are perfect for your event. The green and red theme is great for all Christmas or holiday parties.
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This adorable Rudolph Hair Bun is made with red pom pom, googly eyes and brown chenille pipe cleaners.
Create the ultimate Christmas hair and create this snowman wig - love it!
This festive ornament headband is easy to make with small ornaments and a store-bought headband!
These fun sweater print nails are the ultimate accessory for an Ugly Sweater Party!
Fun Christmas print leggings complete any ugly sweater or ugly sweater dress for this year's party!
This Tacky Christmas Sweater With Ornaments Is a festive sweater that comes in men's and women's sizes!
This men's ugly sweater comes with a digital crackling fireplace on the front!
A trip to the dollar store will help you create some funny Christmas sweaters like these two!
Use items you already have plus a trip to the dollar store and create an entire ugly Christmas outfit!
Cover a sweater with green garland and small ornaments to create this fun sweater look!
A cheap LBD, hot glue gun and holiday trim make this a perfect Uglys Christmas Dress!
Turn a Tree Skirt to Lady Skirt in 60 Minutes or Less. Fun to twirl in too!
This pretty reindeer wreath Ugly Christmas sweater sparkles with a glitter-like pattern.
With just a few craft supplies and a glitter deer, you can make this easy ugly Christmas sweater!
The snow globe is so cool on this DIY ugly sweater! A contest winner for sure!
Ribbon Backdrop with Lights Dessert Table
Ugly Sweater Party Voting Box
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Tinsel Garland Photo Booth | Lemonhead Press
Sweater into a Skirt
80’s Christmas Sweaters
Tree Sweater
Pink Ugly Sweater
My Ugly Christmas Sweater
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Once you incorporate a few of these amazing ugly Christmas sweater party ideas, you will be hosting an epic ugly sweater Christmas party!
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Awesome ideas!! Thanks so much for including our wine bottle sweaters!!
Vicky
http://blog.vickybarone.com/
You are welcome, Vicky!
This is just too fun! I never knew there were so many great ideas for an Ugly Christmas Sweater party. Thanks for sharing. Totally pinning & SM sharing.
I hosted a Ugly Sweater Party a few years ago! Everyone had so much fun…I would like to do it again. Maybe next year!
I’m 38 and we had our first ugly t-shirt party when we were in high school. I remember it well. It was a short time later we tried the Christmas sweater. It is so interesting to see how over the years it has grown into this huge thing. I love seeing how other people host their parties as well. Stopping by from the WLOW Whatsit link up.
I agree, Chrystal, it has really grown into a huge trend! A fun way to have a themed holiday party. I had one a few years ago and it was a blast!
I wish I had found this the first part of Dec. But I have you pinned and plan on throwing a party next year. More time to search for that perfect sweater!
Thanks for pinning! If you can’t find the perfect ugly sweater next year there are tons of ways to create one yourself!
where to buy christmas tree sweater? 🙂 LOL
I think that is one you’re going to have to make yourself…maybe next year 🙂
My daughter and I were laughing so hard at some of these that we had tears. This was awesome.
Awesome, Stephanie! I hosted an Ugly Christmas Sweater party a few years ago and it was so much fun! What was so cool about it was how into it everyone was. We also had a giveaway for best “ugliest” sweaters! So fun! Thanks for stopping by!
This is a fun photo prop to use at a Ugly Sweater Party.
http://www.creativeuniondesign.com/holiday/ugly-sweater-photo-prop-digital
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Thanks for sharing this wonderful idea. It really helps me a lot. i would love to try this in christmas keep posting such amazing ideas
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