Silly Season is nearly upon us, which means hours of decorating your home and spending quality time with those you love. While we’re all incredibly excited about the coming festivities, the period spanning Christmas to New Year can also be incredibly hectic. From cooking large meals to entertaining guests and keeping the house clean, there’s a lot to take care of. 

To make sure the festive season goes off without a hitch, you need to secure some pieces of equipment before the holidays roll around. In this article, we’ll go through some things you absolutely need to own this Silly Season. 

Vacuum Cleaner 

Silly Season often means having guests over. While this is a great opportunity to catch up with friends and family you might not have seen in a long time, it also means a lot of cleaning up. To keep your house free of food-related debris and other forms of mess, it’s essential to have a vacuum cleaner on hand. 

We recommend owning at least one cordless vacuum because they’re so easy to pick up and use they make it a breeze to keep your floors looking as good as new.  Holiday parties can quickly extend throughout your home, especially when everyone’s having fun, and a cleaning device that you don’t have to plug and unplug each time you move to a different room makes cleaning up so much easier. 

Holiday parties can quickly become messy affairs. Make sure you’re equipped to deal with their aftermath by owning a reliable vacuum cleaner. 

Tableware

Food plays a massive role in the festive season. There’s no better joy than spending time at home with friends and family while enjoying traditional favourites like glazed ham, fruit pies and turkey. To make the most of your Silly Season meals, it’s essential to create the perfect dining area, which means making sure that your tableware is on point. 

Firstly, ensure that you have matching cutlery. Get an idea of how many guests are coming and make sure that there are enough forks, knives and spoons for everyone. If you want to spruce up the festivities, we suggest having a separate set of cutlery for each course of the meal. Besides this, you also need to make sure that there are enough plates and bowls to go around. The rest of your tableware will depend on the meals you’re preparing: champagne flutes are a must if you plan to pop open a bottle over the course of the meal, while a nice wooden platter works well with cold cuts and cheese. 

One of the staples of every Silly Season is inviting guests over to your house and spending quality time with those you love. Make sure everyone can eat comfortably by stocking your home with all the tableware you need. 

Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner 

As we’ve previously mentioned, Silly Season is a messy time. While it’s easier to clean hard surfaces like wooden floors as long as you have a reliable vacuum cleaner, soft surfaces may present more of a challenge. 

In the excitement of Christmas and New Year parties, it’s not uncommon for you or your guests to accidentally spill food on the floor or on your lounges and sofas. To add to this, pets are often left unattended during the festivities, which means there’s a risk that your furry friends might do their business where they shouldn’t.

When you run into these situations, having a good carpet and upholstery cleaner is essential. These specialised tools use a special formula to pretreat the affected area. They then use a combination of the formula, water and a scrub to loosen the stains and make them easier to remove. Finally, these cleaners include a suction function to get rid of the loosened dirt. Note that vacuuming before carpet cleaning is highly recommended. 

Getting stains on your soft flooring or furniture can be scary. However, it doesn’t have to be a disaster, as long as you’re prepared. Secure a carpet and upholstery cleaner before Christmas comes around to make sure you can effectively deal with any stains that occur over the festive period. 

Baking Tools

There are few things more nostalgic than baking treats for the family and any guests you might be having over, especially during the holidays. If you plan to do just that, you might need to update the kitchenware you’ll need. 

Start off by making sure you have enough baking trays to make all the treats you need. While you probably already have a few at home, you might want to consider purchasing new ones for the holiday season. Baking trays warp, rust and scratch more quickly than other kitchen staples, which can affect the quality of your baked goods and even pose a health risk to you and those around you. 

Next, you might also want to stock up on essentials like kitchen weighing scales, measuring cups, whisks, pastry bowls, cooling racks and parchment paper. If you intend to make cookies, why not grab some festive-themed cookie cutters to give your baked goods that extra Christmas flair? 

In many homes, baked treats are at the heart of Christmas and New Year celebrations. Simplify the process of creating delicious baked goods by purchasing all the baking tools you need. 

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If you’re anything like us, you’re probably excited about the upcoming holiday season. Who doesn’t love spending time with those nearest and dearest to our hearts and indulging in our favourite holiday treats? If you want the holidays to go off without a hitch, however, there are certain pieces of equipment that will make the experience a lot smoother and more enjoyable for everyone involved.

In this article, we’ve provided Silly Season essentials like vacuum cleaners and baking tools to make sure the holiday period goes smoothly. Stock up on all these items today and get ready for a wonderful festive season.