Dreaming of hosting a great New Year party for your friends or family? It doesn’t have to cost you a fortune. With a few money saving tricks and fun ideas up your sleeves, you can throw a bash that everyone will be talking about after a long time. Here is a list of 6 party ideas that will set you in the mood right away.
Decorations
- Make Handmade Paper Snowflakes
Snowflakes made out of white printer papers, accented with glitters or even plain, in different sizes can be hung from varied lengths of ribbon to create a festive effect. The snowflakes can be hung from the ceiling and you can also additionally place some over the center table for simple decor.
- Use Glittered or Metallic Christmas Ornaments
Christmas ornament either metallic or full of glitter looks fabulous in a bowl as a centerpiece. Plain ornament balls can also be hung from a light fixture over a table using different lengths of ribbon. They also look great while hung in front of a mirror.
Party Games and Fun
- Let Guests Write New Year Predictions
It is a fun way to welcome the New Year with friends and families. Let your guests or family sign their predictions and place it in a box or a bowl. Take turns during supper to read it while the rest guesses who wrote them. Lots of grin and laughter is hinted.
- ‘Hire’ a Photographer
You can either do it yourself or ask one of the guests to serve as a professional photographer. As the guests arrive, give them the Red carpet treatment and ask them to pose for the lens partnering up. You can provide props like fancy hats, scarves or wigs. Later, don’t forget to take ‘after midnight’ shots of your guests. It will be priceless memory plus you will have lots to post on your social networking sites.
Food
- Announce Your Guests to Bring Their Own Appetizers
There are many simple and cheap appetizers your guests can opt for starting from mixed nuts to fruits or raw veggies. Just make sure that they are informed beforehand to bring their own appetizers.
- Organize a Midnight Supper
Invite all the guests to take part in the midnight supper followed with dessert. Opening a baked potato bar is super easy, cheap and fun. Bake the potatoes and set as many toppings as you want like salsa, sour cream, butter, steamed broccoli, mushrooms and any other things you like. Chocolate cakes with colored sprinkles for dessert sound tempting or else you can make a cheesecake for a rich finish.
With these ideas you can throw a great New Year party. If some guests decide to stay overnight, you can serve them simple bacon, eggs and hot coffee.
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