New Year’s Eve parties are primarily based around a countdown to midnight to usher in the start of a new year. Those 10 seconds countdown is always done with a lot of jubilation. Like Thanksgiving and Christmas, this is one of the occasions in a year when family and friends gather to indulge and celebrate life.
If you are planning to host a new year’s party but struggling for inspiration, below are five fantastic ideas from Apples and Pears bar that can help you come up with something that will be fun and entertaining for your guests while waiting for the countdown into the start of another year.
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1. Preparing Food
It is important to be flexible with what you wish to prepare for your guests; this will depend on the number of people you are expecting or invited. For a small gathering, you opt to do a full meal, which allows you to exercise your culinary skills and to be a bit creative with the menu. For a large turnout, then you should play it safe by serving a range of savoury treats ranging from snacks, biting, sweets, and drinks for the guests to eat to their heart’s delights. Check out some New Year’s recipes from Food Network.
2. Have a Playlist
From downloading music to streaming, putting together an eclectic mix of jams for any event has become easier than ever. As such, you can put together a playlist that has a bit of everything to suit the range of preferences in your party. Take into consideration that age groups; if the guests will be of a young age, then a mix full of scintillating music will suffice. If the visitors are a mix of the old, teen, and those who feel young at heart, then and an endless library of diverse tunes at your disposal.
3. Games
For the party games, your range of guests will govern the choices; but whatever the options available, it is wise to pick games that will involve as many players as possible. Cards games can be a creative approach to keeping your visitors happy and entertained. Games with silly rule, the better the fun. Quiz games are also another excellent choice where you will put the guest’s wits to task as you pit them against each other.
4. Party Global
Since New Year’s Eve is held at different moments the world over, then why not opt to celebrate it from a global perspective. The idea is to pick several countries as you cross the globe from the East come towards home. For instance, if you pick India then the time to celebrate with them is 6:30 pm, for most European countries such as Germany and London among others, the time to celebrate with them is 11:00 pm.
By celebrating these New Year’s events that come early in other parts of the world, you help to build up to the main event being celebrated at your place. It also gives the small ones who are too young to stay up late, the opportunity to celebrate with everyone else. You can also try and prepare the main dishes for those countries and serve them when counting down with them. For instance, you can serve schnitzels and beer as the New year draws near in Germany.
5. Alternative Options
If you are keen on doing something different, straying away from the norm of New Year’s Eve parties where people do BBQs, beers, and music, then feel free to diversify your plans. For example, you can opt to host a movie marathon; ensure you have plenty of popcorn, crisps, dips, and drinks as well as a list of some great movies.
If you are not so much into the norm of parties that involve beers and dancing, then go for a low-key affair such as hosting a dinner party. But if you want to take things up a notch this year and you are planning an adult-exclusive shindig, then drinking games along with some creatively naughty games can result in the most memorable New Year’s Eve party.
Hosting a themed party where you can have the guests dress fancy is yet another option. In addition, you can plan to have the party be an evening of playing scrabble, chess, and Monopoly and other classic board games.
