Wrap your party with lovely Decor (take a print out, before giving it a try).
Serve yummy dishes and have a nice mocktail.
And, of course, stash the party with plenty of:
sprightly games: take a print out of these motley party games like New Year gift game,
dance swap, name a candy, musical chair and many more...;
and
contests: like , go-as-you-like, read-your-resolution
contest, sing along contest, dancing competition, trumpet blowing
competition.
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Make sure right from the
Decor the party promises spanking variety.
Here's a guide to decor without frustration:
*Invitation
List out the names of the people whom you would invite for the New Year
party.
Make sure that your invitations are sent much before the big night the
simple
reason being that most of the partiers make their New Year plans well in
advance. The invitations can stand apart on their own, but it would be
well to
relate them with your dominant party theme. Like, for a party with a
clock-theme
you can send out invitations shaped like clocks in round boxes bearing the
name
of the invitee and an image of a clock on top.
*Put up streamers, banners and balloons printed with "Happy New Year" messages.
*Hang all the lovely greeting cards to frame a doorway, mantle, stairway or pass- through.
*Hang colorful paper ribbons across the walls or the ceiling.
*Place different icons like poinsettia, holly, mistletoe ball in abundance across the room and on the dinner tables. May be they suit better with Christmas but they are no less relevant at a New Year gala. For, it's the Season's time.
Or, you can use stickers. Fix them on to paper cups, place cards, balloons, or banners.
*Set up a raised and well decorated lighted platform to place all the presents.
*Tie tiny bunches of fresh herb sprigs with green garden twine or raffia and attach them to napkins.
*Nestle fresh apples, pears, oranges, lemons in with greens; add candles for an easy, elegant arrangement.
*Add festive bows to everything--easy and economical.
*Arrange for the flash lights and psychedelic if plan for a dance treat.
*For a mystic effect place boxes of dry ice that will produce mist without
the hazards usually associated with other means.
*Make sure your sound system has a sing-along facility. It will add more
fun to your party. However if you don't have one you can always hire a
sound system exclusively for the night.
*If possible use timer to control the lighting of the party room and let
the illumination move in sync with the clock hours.
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Decoration
A brilliant decoration goes a long way to create the right ambience and make
your party a memorable one and one that stands out. A good decor is a prime
requirement for any party, and a New Year Party is not an anomaly. Don't forget
to decorate your house according to the theme of the party. It can also be
adorned with New Year greetings, banners, bunches of flowers and streamers.
Light up the outdoors and indoors of your house to add that extra sparkle to the
celebrations. To know more about New Year decorations,
click here New
Year Decoration ideas.
Dance
 What
is a New Year party without some great music and dance? Parties without dance
are soured up. Everybody enjoys the party by dancing and drinking. Dance themes
can be organized. There can be a couple dance, mat dance or the dance
representing one's the culture. Dance competitions can also be organized among
the kids. While having a no-holds-barred-dance close to the big hour, let play
some groovy dance tracks. Turn your party-zone into a big dance floor. Set it on
fire with the latest chartbusters, a must have for such an occasion.
Dinner
This is the most crucial part of the New Year party. Because, as you know, the
way to a man’s (and also a woman's) heart
 is
through his stomach. Set out the dinner table with a white cloth which
symbolizes high spirits and creates a soothing party aura. It can also be
lighted with scented candles and fluorescent bulbs. If possible, a buffet should
be laid out and menu should be planned according to the tastes and preferences
of the guests and children. On New Year, people usually gorge on non-vegetarian
food and cocktails. But you will do well to have a list of the vegetarians and,
obviously, make adequate provisions for them. New Year special cake should
always be served at the end of the dinner.
click here for
New Year recipes
Party Games:
| Games are the ideal activities of a party. They add more life to the party, keeps boredom at bay, involve all and attend all without personally attending anyone. |
New Year Present Game
Materials:
1 Pair of Gloves
1 Hat
1 Die (perhaps two dice if group is large)
A Prize wrapped in several layers of newspaper and boxes.
The group stands in a circle. The gloves, hat, and wrapped box are placed in the center. someone begins by rolling the dice. If they roll a 6, they hurry into the middle and put on the gloves and hat. They then start to unwrap the package. They must move fast because the next person to roll a 6 takes the hat off of the person in the center. The person in the center stops immediately and takes off the gloves, gives them to that person, and he/she goes back to the circle. The game continues like this until the package is completely unwrapped and the last person receives
the prize. Just see the fun! |
The Grouping Game
This is a good game to play as a mixer. It is a fun, fast moving game. It starts out as everyone collects in one big group.
The leader initially calls out a number, usually a number between two and fifteen. The number shouldn't be more than half of the number of total participants. When the number is called out everyone must try to collect in a group that contains that number of people. The group members should be latching arms or have their arms wrapped around each other so that the leader can see who is in the group. If someone cannot enter a group because the number of required members has been reached, he is out of the game. As different numbers are successively called out the number of participants gets smaller and smaller. Eventually, there are less than ten people. The last group, or winning group, should have anywhere from two to five people. |
Winking Murder
All except the detective sit in a circle while the detective waits outside. One person from the circle is elected to be the murderer, and then the Detective is called back to stand in the circle. When he is ready, the Murderer winks at people in the circle. Anyone who sees that they have been winked at lets out a blood-curdling scream and dies. The Detective has three attempts to guess the murderer |
Dance Swap
It's best if you prepare ahead of time, asking the guests to bring CDs, tapes, or records of dance music of their choice. Allot each one a music from a special type so that there's not much duplication. Break out the Charleston, the Stroll, the Electric Slide, or the Macarena. Ask a member of each generation teaches the rest of the family a dance from his or her youth. |
Pass the Orange
Arrange for teams of about 8 to stand in a line, one behind the other (arranged boy, girl, boy,...). Give each team an orange which the first person should tuck under his chin. This should be passed to the person behind. When the orange gets to the last person, they come to the front of the line and start again. The winning team is the first one which gets their starting person to the front again. |
Naming of Candy
Materials:
About 6 different candies that have given names like M&M's, Crunch, Wrigley's , etc.
1 Dice (or 2 dice if the crowd is very large)
Everyone is seated on the floor in a circle. Packaged candy bars or candy are placed in the middle of the circle. Everyone starts by saying their own names. The leader then makes sure that everyone knows what candy is in the middle. someone begins by rolling the dice. If they roll a 6, they can take one of the candies in the middle. The die continues to go quickly around the circle while people keep picking up candy. When all of the candies are taken, people then can get other people's candy.
In order to get their candy, they must state the person's first name and the name of the candy they hold. The person who rolls a 6 and matches the name of the candy and the person takes the other's candy. If they forget either name, they miss their turn and the dice goes to the next person and they continue to roll. (One person can get more than one candy and people can hide the candy behind their back). This is a great way of getting to know people's name and how to get your favorite candies!
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Contests
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Go-as-you-like:
Each of the participants are required to take the guise of any character from the
society. At the same time the disguised participant should act exactly
like the character. The better the make up and the acting the better is
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Dance competition:
Make categories like hip-hopping, jiving, salsa, tap
and the likes along with the chosen music. Ask each participant to take
part in each category. And see who turns out to be a real all rounder.
Award this performer with the title "Champion Dancer".
Also instead of having so many categories you can pick up a single
category and play different music from fast to slow and fast again. Pair
up the participants. Start with one music, say a slower one in the
pop category
play it just before midnight. Once the clock strikes midnight, stop it and
start an altogether different music nearing the crescendo with a much
faster pace. See how many of the dancers can move in sync with the
changing rhythm of music and miss the steps. As the dancers jive or hip
hop into the new year riding the crest of music, let someone pick up the
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Read your funny Resolution: Don't disclose this till the
announcement. Just before five minutes the clock strikes 12:00. Ask each
of the guests to write a funny one resolution once the clock strikes
midnight. The writing has to be finished by the time the twelve chimes
come to a stop. See how many can finish it off by the stipulated time.
Supply a pencil and a sheet of paper to each participant. Make the sitting
arrangement in such a way that you can watch each one. Make sure that all
start writing not before the clock strikes its first chime for the
midnight and stops the moment 12 chimes are complete. Later ask each one
to read out the resolution in turn. The one that raises the maximum
laughter is adjudged the funniest one.
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