How to host a Coffee Morning at home

Hosting a Coffee Morning at home can be a great way to spend time with those who matter most to you. There is also a lot of flexibility on the type of event you can have.

For instance, if the weather is nice you could host a Coffee Morning in your garden and invite your neighbours. If they are interested in getting involved, why not plan a street party?

If you want to keep it more low key and intimate, invite those close to you like family and friends. This way you can have time to catch up over a nice cuppa and some delicious food.

If you're hosting a Coffee Morning at home, you don't need to have a full café spread for it to be good.

You could bake a few items yourself, but shop bought treats are just as nice. You could also encourage your guests to bring something to share if they would like to.

It can be helpful to ask beforehand if your guests have any allergens or dietary requirements.

If you need inspiration on what to serve, check our our Coffee Morning recipes. From classic sweet treats to vegan delights, our recipes are sure to impress your guests.

If you're not sure what drinks to serve, check out our International Coffee Day and 8 Types of Coffee from around the world blogs. They're full of coffee-based recipes to help inspire your menu.

If you're hosting a Coffee Morning for those close to you, then a simple way to invite them is to send them a personal text message or give them a call. You could also do a shout out in the family group chat.

If you're planning on inviting more people, you can download our free resources like invites, posters and social media assets to help you spread the news about your event.

Don't forget to share your fundraising page too so people can donate if they can't attend. It will be sent to you once you've signed up to host a Coffee Morning.

When you sign up to host a Coffee Morning, we'll send you a free Coffee Morning kit which has everything you need for your event.

You can also download posters and other decorations for free in our Coffee Morning resources. Want to entertain younger guests and get them involved in decorating? Try our colouring-in bunting.

We also have products like fan decorations, aprons, Macmillan T-shirts and more available to buy from our Coffee Morning online shop.

Entertainment for your Coffee Morning doesn't have to be difficult. You could:

• Make it a themed Coffee Morning. Fancy dress is an easy way to make your Coffee Morning fun. Tell guests ahead of time and you can vote on the best outfit or costume.
• Create a collaborative playlist. An easy way to keep your guests involved is to ask them to add songs to your Coffee Morning playlist.
• Host a quiz. A fun and easy way to entertain your guests is to host a quiz. You can easily adapt our Coffee Morning quiz for a round.
• Get out the board games. A simple way to entertain your guests is to get out board games. You could even ask guests to bring their favourites.

We'll send you games in your fundraising kit, but you can also download fun games from our Coffee Morning resources.