New Year's Eve Ideas for Families

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Balloon DropGrab a bag of multi-colored balloons. Make sure to blowup the balloons ahead of time. Create a balloon net. Youcan buy an actual balloon net at most party stores orcreate your own with a paper table cloth or with plastictrash bags. Add a string in the middle of the net orthrough the net on both sides. You will use this string torelease the balloons later. Affix the net, with removablevelcro or tape, to the ceiling. Pull the string at midnight fora dramatic drop.

Fun DrinksThe night before your celebration, make popsicles orfreeze juice in a fun ice cube tray. Add the popsicles orjuice shapes to a glass of apple cider or a soda and juicecombination. You can also add frozen blueberries insteadof ice. Serve in special glasses with straws. Add grapes orcherries to kabob sticks for a fun garnish.

Party HatsBuy party hats, or make yourown with fun paper or craftfoam sheets. Set out cups offeathers, confetti, curlingribbon, streamers andsparkly things to makecustom New Year’s Eve hats.

Photo Project Have each member of the family pick out their favorite pictures from the year. Perhaps it was a family vacation, a series of events or simply a collection of favorite moments. Have each person put together a scrapbook page or create a photo-box display. Focusing on one means that you won’t get overwhelmed and you can discover each person’s favorite memories.

Time CapsuleCover an empty coffee can or Pringles can with constructionpaper, stickers and label with the current year. Ask eachperson to add a picture or a small object. Trace around yourchildren’s hands and feet. Include a drawn picture orstatement from each person. Close up the can good and tightand save for next year.

Video ShootForget the past? No way! Instead ofletting that "auld acquaintance" beforgotten, have guests share a favoritememory from the past 12 months. Toreally shake things up, have a child dothe interviews.Set up a background wall to make thevideos really pop. Something as simpleas a background of balloons tiedtogether at varying heights will helpmake the video shoot special.Upload videos to Pixorial(www.pixorial.com), add some funmusic, titles, dates and share with thefamily and friends or your favoritesocial networks as a New Year’sgreeting.

Happy New Yearfrom the team at Pixorial!P.S. Don’t forget to digitize videos from years gone by. Pixorial is the home for all your video memories.

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New Year's Eve Ideas for Families

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