Well, that surely went quickly, 2025 I mean. My parents always said that the older they got, the faster it seemed to go. And now I know what they meant! New Year’s Eve is just three days away but it feels like I was just moving into my house in February. Where did it go? New Year’s Eve is so close and I do not have a plan for it yet. So if you don’t either, here are some last minute suggestions that could turn your non-plan into a New Year’s Eve celebration.
New Year’s Eve Celebration Idea: Celebrate The New Year at Greenwich Mean Time
This is a good one if you’re not into staying out or up too late. Ring in the New Year with our friends across the pond, who are 5 hours ahead of us in winter months. Count down to 7pm instead of midnight. Lift a pint (or two). Serve banger and mash or fish and chips. Hell, even make everyone speak with an accent. You can really have fun with this one AND get to bed early.
Have A Progressive Dinner Party with Your Neighbors to Celebrate New Year’s Eve
You may know what this is or maybe you’ve never even heard of it? We did this at the turn of the millennium. It’s a dinner party that takes place in multiple homes (one for each course of the meal). It was very popular in the mid-century. I think it could be cool to bring it back.
It worked like this: We started at one house for cocktails, then soup at another. The main course was at yet another home, but two people shared the cooking. Dessert was my stop and then the last neighbor provided the midnight toast. It’s a fun way to celebrate New Year’s Eve that spreads around the cost, the mess and the clean up, with no driving required.
Insider Tip: Lacking champagne flutes for toasting? Your local consignment shop, like Consignments Ltd., will be a good resource for all types of glasses, including champagnes. Cheers to your New Year’s Eve celebration! And if you’re thirsty for more (pun definitely intended) check out my previous blogs like: Creating a Themed Guest Room and Floral Upholstery is Trending.
Got Kids? Or Grand Kids? Bury a Time Capsule
We did this at the millennium as well. The kids were so into it. For a few days before New Year’s Eve we asked them to collect things that they thought represented us, where we lived, the times, etc. They drew pictures for it and wrote letters to place inside. We found a cool metal box at a thrift store and everything went in the box with a note from our neighborhood. We wrote directly on the outside of the box that it should be opened on 12/31/2009. We dug a hole for it a few days ahead in the neighborhood cul de sac, and luckily the ground wasn’t too hard. We painted a wooden sign to mark the locale and open date. Every step was so much fun for the kids and for us. We put it, ceremoniously, in the ground on New Year’s Eve day.
We moved away before it was re-opened, but my friend, who still lived nearby, said it was a glorious New Year’s Eve for the now-much-older kids when they dug it up and opened it. I hope that you find the New Year’s Eve celebration that’s right for you or that you go to bed early and have a happy snooze. Either way, enjoy!
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