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Want to spruce up your holiday party this season? Or maybe you just want to impress your host? Either way, News 12's Elisa DiStefano joined Elegant Affairs' Andrea Correale to get some tips for holiday party hosting.

If you want some festive centerpieces, try setting up some foam cones and make a broccoli or strawberry tree. And don't forget, these centerpieces also make great gifts for a host if you're attending a party.

For some tasty appetizers, create a holiday tea sandwich wreath with a bow in the middle. Or pick up some festive green and red takeout boxes to put in some tasty chicken and noodles. Add chopsticks to give your guests a different festive treat.

And don't forget dessert and treats! Bring back the tradition of milk and cookies for Santa. Bake some gingerbread men cookies and set up some shot glasses with milk. Don't forget the candy cane paper straws!

All of these are great ways to add some festive flair to your holiday parties. Are you throwing a holiday party this year? What are some ways you spice up your festive food? Leave your comments below or <a href="http://live.longisland.news12.com/Event/Long_Island_Holidays_Series">vote here</a>!

Want to spruce up your holiday party this season? Or maybe you just want to impress your host? Either way, News 12's Elisa DiStefano joined Elegant Affairs' Andrea Correale to get some tips for holiday

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At least we'll have that sunshine to kick off your Thursday. So in the morning, we're in the twenties in the afternoon, Kings Park 41 degrees. It will become mostly cloudy again. Uh Tomorrow is very similar to today. We could have a couple of flurries in the afternoon, not a big deal. And then we have sunshine and warmer weather on the way. Look at our numbers the next few days. They're on the rise, especially Saturday to Sunday, Sunday. We are near 60 degrees, but our weather will slow, go downhill through the day. So at the bus stop in the morning, 28 heading home from school 42. With that passing flurry, you can see that we are dry to wake up. The blue color is showing you that cold weather in place. Three o'clock in the afternoon. We have those thirties to near 40 at night into Friday morning, not as cold thirties. And then we get up into the upper forties nearing 50 by Friday afternoon. It's dry with more of a southwest wind. Saturday is my pick of the week. It will be beautiful, sunny and warm Sunday starts out dry with some sun, the breeze out of the south will pick up through the day. Late afternoon. There may be a very brief shower, but you see most of the rain is just sitting off to our west throughout the day and it will approach late in the evening. This is nine o'clock. We have that rain in New Jersey to New York City on our door up most of the rainfalls overnight. So most of us will be sleeping through it. It could be heavy at times with gusty winds and it's out of here by Monday morning, Monday afternoon will improve, but we'll have some lingering gusty winds. So get ready for a cold night. We see those warming temperatures through the weekend with that rain. Sunday night, Monday morning could be a little bit wet and windy with sunshine.

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Elegant Affairs offers tips to host a holiday party