new year’s eve party – Wineberry Wood Press

26Dec 2024 by catbird No Comments

NYE Activity Tree & New Year’s Eve with Kids

New Years Eve. To be honest I have never been that into this holiday, it just feels like a lot when every fiber of my being is telling me it’s time to rest. I actually enjoy it more now with kids than I ever did when I felt pressure to be out and about though. At first glance it brings to mind champagne and party dresses, but as we have established our routine over the years, its gone from being something I don't want to deal with to one of my favorite family celebrations. New Year’s Eve for us has evolved into a night of family games, nature and fun fortune telling activities. We started off years ago with one of those "do an activity every hour countdowns," that are…

New Year’s Eve Chocolate Piñatas

New Year's Eve, Play, Recipes

By New Year's Eve I am pretty tapped out. Strangely though, it's become one of my favorite holidays to celebrate with my family. My kids love it and I do way less in preparation. We have what I lovingly call "tiny dinner" which is a bunch of store bought appetizers heated up throughout the night at pretty random intervals. My kids love this, probably more than any of the huge homemade meals I make for the other holidays. We have adapted that "do an activity every hour" pinterest stalwart to do a bunch of activities at completely random intervals until we get tired and go to sleep. We do a bunch of fortune telling games and activities for the new year. (You can read more about some of our traditions…

Walnut Shell Fortune Telling Candle Boats

Craft Project, New Year's Eve, Play, Winter

I’m not sure when I started with the fortune telling slant to New Year's Eve, but I think it makes sense I think in light of the new year/ new beginnings. I like the idea of making predictions and solidifying hopes for the next year, and it feels more practical than resolutions no one intends to keep. Over the years I have added more and more unique and interesting ways to predict fortunes to my repertoire and my kids LOVE them, but this is one of the oldest that we have been doing since they were little littles. It's fun, it's easy and who doesn't love a little candle boat made from a walnut shell?? These are candle boats because we always do this at night, and it's very dramatic,…

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