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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks to all who have chimed in. We're hosting because the relative who typically hosts isn't able to this year (and may or may not in the future). This isn't a formal crowd. Just our parents, siblings, a couple of aunts and uncles, and a couple of friends who can't travel and don't have family nearby. Since this may end up being a regular or semi-regular thing for us, we may buy some cheap IKEA plates but do disposable for the kids and for dessert. We do have space in the garage to store a box of dishes, so that's not the issue. I'm just trying to think of ways to keep things somewhat organized since we don't have a huge kitchen. Not having dishes all over the counter until they get rinsed and loaded in the dishwasher would cut down on the mess. 
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NP here. I host 25-30 for thanksgiving and have gotten down a system that works well for me.  I have one long table for adults, where I use one set of matching dishes/glasses/etc.  At the kids' table, I use plain white dishes that I bought at crate and barrel on sale (and use for other dinner parties throughout the year).  As soon as dinner is over, my kids help clear the tables, immediately scrape the dishes, and immediately put them in the dishwasher and run it.  This keeps the mess in the kitchen somewhat under control.  [/quote]

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