New Year's Eve; one of the most anticipated yet often one of the most disappointing nights of the year - so here are 7 stay-at-home New Year's party ideas for families to make it a memorable one.
There's lots of pressure on getting tickets to the best party and finding the perfect outfit, not to mention the stress of high expectations of the New Year and what it will bring.
Then throw some kids into the mix and your New Year's Eve is a completely different affair.
But it doesn't have to be any less memorable!
We've put together 7 of the best stay-at-home New Year's party ideas for families so you and the kids can can celebrate together.
7 stay-at-home New Year's party ideas for families
- Movie marathon party: When is a movie marathon party NOT a good idea? You could even make it more exciting by asking everyone to dress up as their favourite movie character. Then make a den, get inside with your favourite snacks and Coca-Cola No Sugar for everyone and get watching!
- Games night: This is always a family favourite and the beauty is that the games can be as simple or as complicated as you want. If you're on a budget and don't want to buy expensive board games, try these DIY options; bingo night, card games, treasure hunt, balloon football, charades or hide and seek.
- Cooking party: This is a game but also a fun way to get you help with making dinner! Let the little ones get involved in the kitchen and maybe make a fun batch of cookies.
- Karaoke party: It doesn't matter if you can sing or not. Dancing around belting out your favourite songs makes the best memories.
- Family dance-off: All you need to do is push back the furniture in one of your rooms so you have plenty of space to get jiggy. Make the dance-off even more competitive by offering a prize for the winner.
- Create a time capsule: This is such a wholesome New Year's Eve family activity. All you need to do is choose where you'll hide your time capsule, pick your container (box or jar for example), decide what to include, set a timeframe, seal it, set the date for retrieving it and hide it!
- Make a 2023 vision board: It's never too early to teach your kids about manifestation and visualisation - and the power of hard work! This New Year's Eve activity idea is another wholesome one that can be enjoyed no matter what age your kids are. A vision board is simply a visual representation of the life you want, and the dreams and goals you want to achieve. It can be words on a wall, photos and clippings from magazines or the internet put together on a bulletin board, an image you painted, or a digital board created in Pinterest or Canva – the variations are endless!