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New Years Eve
nuttyrockeress
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This year we will be staying at friends house to bring in the new year.
Our friends have 3 children, one 10, one 9 and one 5.
It will be the first year that we haven't gone out and the kids have stayed with a babysitter (family) and haven't had to go to bed, unless they are desperate to of course.
We would love to do lots of fun things with the kids to ensure that they have a fun time too.
We will have some fireworks to bring in the new year but would love some ideas of games and activities to do in the lead up - we have a wii to use but would love todo other stuff as well
Does anyone have any ideas?
Ta in advance
Our friends have 3 children, one 10, one 9 and one 5.
It will be the first year that we haven't gone out and the kids have stayed with a babysitter (family) and haven't had to go to bed, unless they are desperate to of course.
We would love to do lots of fun things with the kids to ensure that they have a fun time too.
We will have some fireworks to bring in the new year but would love some ideas of games and activities to do in the lead up - we have a wii to use but would love todo other stuff as well
Does anyone have any ideas?
Ta in advance
It's nice to be nutty but's more important to be nice
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I don't know how old your own children are, but I cannot recommend the game "Articulate" highly enough. You can play in teams with a mix of adults and kids, there is in fact a kids version you can buy to make it easier. We've had endless fun playing it.
Trivial Pursuit is also very good but I'm not sure how 'easy' the family version is so it may not be suitable for the younger ones.
Could you get the kids a notebook and some felt pens etc and ask them to do a memory book of 2009?
I don't know what your plans for food are, but if you're getting a takeaway I'd suggest ordering in advance - we waited for nearly 2 hours last year!
I much prefer new year's spent at home to going out - no need to worry about taxis, spending too much etc. Have a brilliant time!There is no such thing as a free lunch. Its only free because you've paid for it.
Noone can have everything they want and the sooner you learn that the better.
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Thanks Rachel. My DSS I don't think will be with us, I don't think we're cool enough like his friends - he's 15.
We are going to buy lots of nibble type foods so not too worried about takeaway but thanks for the warning!!
I like the 2009 memory book idea. This could be useful to add in their christmas hampers as a "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 31 DECEMBER!!"
Any more ideas folks_It's nice to be nutty but's more important to be nice0 -
One year my 'wicked' (in the nicest possible way) parents wound the clocks forward, celebrated new year with us at about 10pm, sent us to bed and then celebrated with their friends once we were all tucked up in bed none the wiser!!0
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One year my 'wicked' (in the nicest possible way) parents wound the clocks forward, celebrated new year with us at about 10pm, sent us to bed and then celebrated with their friends once we were all tucked up in bed none the wiser!!
LMAO- classic! We do want the kids there tho!
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I'm unclear as to whether these children are yours or you friends'?
As your friends will be the hosts, isn't it up to them to decide this sort of thing?0 -
Oldernotwiser, they are our friends kids. We do love them like our own and have been asked to be god parents of the younger one.
We want to do activities together, not just for the kids, it should be a fun night for them too not just for us.It's nice to be nutty but's more important to be nice0 -
Can highly recommend chinese sky lanterns. We had these for my nephews last Christmas, they were ages 6 and 3 and loved them! My brotehr lit them for each of them and helped them send them on their way. They then made a wish as it disappeared into the sky. The youngest stood amazed for ages just watching it get higher and higher.
http://www.skylanternsonline.co.uk/8-white-sky-lanterns/0 -
Ohhhhh those look dangerous!!Can highly recommend chinese sky lanterns. We had these for my nephews last Christmas, they were ages 6 and 3 and loved them! My brotehr lit them for each of them and helped them send them on their way. They then made a wish as it disappeared into the sky. The youngest stood amazed for ages just watching it get higher and higher.
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Well we felt pefectly safe allowing a 3 year old to help let it go! Dangerous is certainly not a thought that even entered any of our heads when we saw these, but then I guess everything can be dangerous if people are involved! I guess if 500 people can end up in hospital with "biscuit" related injuries then there isn't really a lot of hope!0
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