7 Apps for Holiday Planning

The holidays are here which means parties, gift giving, and all around joy and cheer. Many of us will be trying to put together a holiday get-together or figure out who we need to buy gifts for. This week, we review some apps that will help you plan out holiday parties and gift giving occasions.

Food 52’s Holiday Part Recipes & Party Planning Guide

Planning a holiday party can be stressful when you have to come up with a menu for every guest. The solution to this lies in this app. The app features 127 recipes, high-definition cooking video tutorials, step-by-step slideshows, and more than 800 food and technique photos. This app also has event planning guidance and reference/search guide.

Fine Cooking: Cooking for the Holidays

If you still need assistance with your holiday party planning, you can use this Fine Cooking app as well. It features cocktail recipes, simple appetizer recipes, turkey cooking tips, a holiday leftover guide, and how to organize an eye-popping buffet.

Traditional Christmas Carols Collection

Does your holiday party include caroling to your neighbors? Or perhaps you’re doing a holiday themed karaoke party and need the lyrics to all of your favorite Christmas tunes. This app has 18 songs to choose from, plus includes 20 holiday postcards you can use as wallpaper.

iGive Gifts

This app will help you track gift ideas, gifts you’ve received, and upcoming events as well as holiday budget. This will help you to remember who you need to send thank you cards to as well as important dates you need to remember for the holidays.

Gift List Manager

This app is similar to the previous app, but focuses on personalizing each gift. Gift List Manager helps you stay organized by creating profiles for everyone on your gift list. You can assign budgets, put together pictures, and information on certain gifts you’ve been eyeing, as well as send email holiday cards.

Martha Stewart Cocktails App

If you’re planning a holiday cocktail party, you’re going to need to know some festive cocktail recipes. This app includes bar and snack recipes, how-to-videos, and tips for mixing crowd-pleasing drinks. This app is a perfect asset for any holiday host.

Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List

This app is genius when it comes to gourmet cooking and shopping. With this app you can search and manage recipes from your iOS device using voice –activated commands in the Cook Mode so you can keep your hands free. There are tons of categories to choose form including kid-friendly, gluten-free, desserts, and much more.