With December 31st fast approaching are you ready to ring in the New Year? I’m not, in fact I’ve gone and gotten my days mixed up. I was thinking that Monday was December 31st! I normally don’t plan or attend any special celebrations but I wanted this year to be special. Tyler is older now and can stay up longer so I decided that this year we would celebrate. Making the decision to have a celebration was the easy part, deciding on what the celebration would entail is the hard part.
After a bit of research I decided to keep it simple. A few party hats, some streamers and a few good movies to watch while we wait for the ball to drop. I also decided that we would bake (and eat) a confetti cake and I would make a special punch. I’m thinking non-alcoholic champagne and sherbet. Not sure what it’s going to taste like but I think I will give it a try.
During my research I ran across a few other interesting family-oriented celebrations that I would like to share.
(1) Have a progressive party. If you don’t mind driving from house to house you’ll love this one. Each participant prepares a course. So one house would serve appetizers, one would serve salad, one would have the main course and one would serve dessert.
(2) Make a time capsule by placing items in a shoe box that you can open and reminisce about next year.
(3) If your family has a tendency to fall asleep before the ball drops, set alarms throughout the house to go off at midnight.
(4) Here’s a fun idea– host a pajama party. Have all guest, kids and parents, dress in their pj’s and come on over for a night of fun. Decorate your house with streamers and balloons, order pizza, play games or watch movies. You can also make a cake, add some candles and blow them out at midnight.
(5) Can’t stay up till midnight? Consider hosting a New Year’s Day Brunch. Invite a few close friends and family members over for a special holiday meal. A great way to welcome the New Year.
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