Spending New Year's holidays at home with your family is a great opportunity to bond, have fun, and enjoy time with loved ones. You can eat a variety of food and drinks, as well as try a variety of games, to celebrate a fun New Year's holiday at home.
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Method 1 of 3: Deciding on Food and Drinks to Celebrate the New Year
Step 1. Make your own food
Since the price of food on New Year's Eve is usually more expensive (the price is often increased), this is the most appropriate way to shop a little more expensive to cook yourself at home. Choose a menu that everyone likes, but is rarely served, such as steak, grilled meats, or lobster. Eating your own food with your family can become a tradition.
- You can also make meals from appetizers. This can help you prepare a casual dinner session and the kids can enjoy a wide variety of dishes.
- Cheese fondue is one of the funniest dinner ideas for celebrating the new year. Having a cheese fondue with bread and bacon will have everyone sitting down and eating together. You can take turns dipping food in the cheese while talking about things that happened over the past year.
Step 2. Make a variety of snacks and desserts
You can make nastar, spring rolls, or other snacks together, then eat them on New Year's Eve. You can enjoy the spirit of the new year by making thematic desserts. There are many cultures that have special New Year's desserts, such as Vasilopita, a Greek New Year's cake cooked with a coin hidden in the dough. Whoever gets the piece of cake filled with coins will have good luck in the following year.
- Eating marshmallows on a countdown basis is also an interesting idea. Each marshmallow has a number written in food-specific ink. You should eat marshmallows while counting down to midnight.
- For the kids, you can provide milk and cake for a high five. Children can take part in the New Year's Eve event by giving a high five using a glass of milk, then eating a cake.
Step 3. Make special holiday drinks and mocktails
Children love to drink hot chocolate, fruit-flavoured soda, and grape juice on New Year's Eve. You can make a variety of mocktails, such as a strawberry-kiwi mix, cranberry, and peppermint. Use plastic champagne glasses or fake “adult” cups to make the kids feel special. Adults can make their own special drink, or drink champagne as usual.
If you and the rest of your family are starting to feel tired, make a non-alcoholic coffee-based drink
Method 2 of 3: Have Fun All Night
Step 1. Play the game with your family
Take out board games, card games, and game consoles. You can also play in groups while waiting for midnight. You could have a small tournament, or try to play all the games, at least once, before New Year's Eve.
Step 2. Have a co-viewing event
Have a movie ready at home or rent a cassette tape of a movie you've been meaning to watch for a long time. Watching a movie could be one of your plans for New Year's Eve, or you could turn it into a movie marathon. When the movie is playing, you can eat a variety of snacks and drinks that have been prepared.
You can take advantage of this moment to watch old videos and reminisce about the good times. Depending on how many memorable videos you have, you can play them over dinner, or play them all night
Step 3. Make a photo booth for the new year celebration
Provide an area to take pictures at home. Find a nice wall or backdrop that can be used as a photo location, then decorate the area with holiday decorations or paper that says your resolutions for the new year. You can even print some paper masks and create your own photo props.
Step 4. Dress up
Have everyone put on their best clothes, then make your family members feel like they're attending a fancy party. You can play music or dance, while nice clothes will make you look more attractive in photos.
Step 5. Make a countdown pouch that is opened every hour
Fill small bags with a variety of snacks and small items, then one every hour before midnight. You can fill multiple bags, depending on how many bags you want to open before midnight. Some ideas about the contents of the bag that can be used are:
- Disposable camera
- Commands to do certain activities: watching a movie, eating ice cream, playing something, etc.
- handycrafts
- Candy
Step 6. Make your own New Year's decorations
Make a party hat out of cardboard, yarn, and party decorations. You can also make sounds by putting rice, colorful pieces of paper, and beads in a bottle. Close the bottle tightly, then shake to produce a loud sound. Try to drop balloons when the clock strikes midnight:
- Prepare a variety of balloons, then place them in the net near the ceiling fan using masking tape and wrapping paper or cloth.
- Place all the balloons in the net, then release the balloons at the turn of the year.
Method 3 of 3: Celebrating the New Year
Step 1. Think back to your achievements in the past year and make resolutions together
Around midnight or in the evening, you and your family can gather together and recall the events of the past year individually and as a family. After that, define and express your resolutions in the new year, as well as hopes for that year. You can also make family resolutions and support each other's resolutions.
Step 2. Celebrate the new year from different time zones
If there are small children in your family, it can be difficult to keep them up until midnight. Try to celebrate the new year from a different time zone. For example, depending on which hemisphere you live in, try celebrating the new year from the time zones of New York, Paris, or Greenland. In this way, children can celebrate the new year without having to sleep too late.
If you want to put in more effort, you can make the time zone of the celebration the theme of your new year's event at home. If you want to celebrate the new year with the Paris time zone, provide crepes, fondue, quiche, wine and cheese
Step 3. Sing while doing a high five to celebrate the seconds of the new year
As the clock struck midnight, everyone had to prepare drinks to high five, cuddle, and wish everyone well. After that, you can sing the song " Auld Lang Syne " which is usually associated with the celebration of the new year. This is the perfect time to make noises to make the atmosphere lively.
If the weather is nice, go outside to set off firecrackers and watch the fireworks display while jumping for joy for the new year
Tips
- Forget parties you don't want to attend and don't take on too many responsibilities. However, make time to have fun with your family.
- If you order food outside, be sure to order early so you don't have to wait in line!
- Pay attention to people who seem bored or upset when they spend time with their family. Teenagers and young people usually feel like they can't have fun at home. Listen to what they have to say and ask what resolutions you want to make in the coming year – this can be a good time to strengthen family ties.
- Some people enjoy watching the new year's countdown on television at a reduced volume. This will make everyone pay attention to the clock. A radio show can also be a great option.
- There is no obligation to stay up until midnight. Of course there are family members who can't stay up until midnight! If you feel tired and want to sleep first, just do it. You will wake up the following year and do your usual activities to welcome the new year.
- Set off fireworks if this is allowed in your area.
Warning
- If you spend the night regretting your decision to spend time with your family instead of partying, you'll have a hard time appreciating the moment and appreciating its value. It's much easier to accept that spending time at home is also a great way to celebrate the new year. Remember all the annoying things you don't need to do, like waiting in line for a taxi, seeing drunk people, watching crazy crowds, and avoiding drunk people who force you to kiss them on New Year's Eve.
- Don't get drunk at home.
- If you play loud music, make sure it doesn't disturb the neighbors. Even when celebrating the new year, some people have babies or are sick and don't want to be disturbed.
