http://www.frugal-mama.com/2009/12/how-to-throw-a-last-minute-new-years-eve-party/ How to save money and make life better Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.frugal-mama.com/2009/12/how-to-throw-a-last-minute-new-years-eve-party/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Nancy West Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:36:21 +0000 http://www.frugal-mama.com/?p=1271#comment-231 We seem to do something different every year (which is so unusual for me given what a fanatic for tradition I normally am). This year was the best yet -- we went over to another family's house at about 8 PM with 2 other couples and a total of 5 kids, ate appetizers and desserts, drank, talked, played Bananagrams, Jenga and Dance Dance Revolution (not everyone played every game, but each game attracted a mix of kids and adults) and cheered in the New Year all together. The youngest kids were 7 so everyone got to stay up to midnight and the little ones looked so cute jumping up and down and waving their little thimble glasses of, um, something that our friends served them. We seem to do something different every year (which is so unusual for me given what a fanatic for tradition I normally am). This year was the best yet — we went over to another family’s house at about 8 PM with 2 other couples and a total of 5 kids, ate appetizers and desserts, drank, talked, played Bananagrams, Jenga and Dance Dance Revolution (not everyone played every game, but each game attracted a mix of kids and adults) and cheered in the New Year all together. The youngest kids were 7 so everyone got to stay up to midnight and the little ones looked so cute jumping up and down and waving their little thimble glasses of, um, something that our friends served them.

]]> http://www.frugal-mama.com/2009/12/how-to-throw-a-last-minute-new-years-eve-party/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Sarah Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:58:18 +0000 http://www.frugal-mama.com/?p=1271#comment-228 What a great idea! My husband and I were just lamenting our New Year's shut-in status as parents of young kids. But you've given me a great idea for an impromptu gathering! Thanks!! What a great idea! My husband and I were just lamenting our New Year’s shut-in status as parents of young kids. But you’ve given me a great idea for an impromptu gathering! Thanks!!

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