It is the first day of the New Year and we all have another opportunity to start fresh.
Here are some ways to celebrate:
1. Around midnight or throughout the night in general, you and your family can gather together and reminisce about where the past year has taken each of you individually, and as whole family. Afterwards, make and share resolutions for the New Year and what you hope to achieve. You can even try to make a resolution as a family and be each other’s accountability partners.
2. Celebrate the New Year in a different time zone. If you have younger children, it may be hard for them to stay awake until midnight. Consider celebrating the New Year with a different country’s midnight. For example, depending on where you are in the world, try bringing in the New Year with New York, Paris or Greenland, that way, the kids can still celebrate the festivities, but also get to sleep at an earlier hour. To take it a step further, you can make whatever country’s New Year you’re celebrating the theme for the night. If you want to celebrate Paris’ New Year, for instance, serve crepes, fondue, quiche, wine, and cheeses.
3. When the clock strikes midnight, everyone should have their drinks prepared to toast, embrace, and wish each other a Happy New Year. After midnight, you can all sing Auld Lang Syne, which is typically associated with ringing in the New Year. This is the time to bring out the homemade noisemakers and bang on some pots and pans.
If the weather permits, go outside and light sparklers, or go to a firework display, as you whoop and yell to celebrate the new year.
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