Ideas For Events On The Day After New Year's Eve

Planning events for the day after New Year's Eve will set you party or celebration apart from the crowd. There are great choices for New Years Day festivities. How early you want to start the activities depends to some extent on how your guests chose to celebrate the holiday. If you plan well in advance and you know the guests are going to be bright eyed and ready to go early in the morning, then consider a shopping party to catch the New Year's Day sales and after Christmas discounts. Plan in advance with your guests to have everyone come armed with sales papers, coupons and ads. Spend the morning shopping for sales and then have a relaxing lunch at a hip restaurant before continuing the shopping party. Keep the costs down with free printable New Year's invitations.

Events for the day after New Year's Eve may include inviting guests to a "living healthy in the New Year" celebration. If you have exercise equipment to use that's great, but it isn't necessary. You can get a few exercise DVDs and clear a space for firends to exercise or plan a good route for a group walk. For refreshments, try fresh fruits and a veggie tray. Mini sliders with cheeses and healthy white meats served with natural juices for drinks. Get everyone involved by having them bring their special recipe.

Of course parties for the day after New Year's Eve may include a football event. Send out invites several weeks in advance and then since this is such a busy season, send out, "looking forward to seeing you at the event" reminders. Have party supplies of your favorite team for decorations. Use a football field tablecloth and put snacks and sandwiches on football shaped trays. Have themed party blowers as decorations on the refreshment table and also scattered throughout the room so guests can use them during the game. Try placing a large banner on one wall that reads, "Time to Party!" Scatter some foam rubber footballs throughout the room so guests can play with them. Nerd type toys can also be thrown around even at the TV screen.

In many households, the Festivities for the day after New Year's Eve include traditional New Year's Day "lucky" food. Different cultures have different foods which when consumed on New Year's Day are said to bring good luck. In the southern United States collard greens or cabbage, black-eyed peas and pork are often the traditional lucky New Year's Day meal. The collard greens and cabbage stand for paper money and the black-eyed peas for pocket change. One Asian tradition has long noodles which must be eaten without breaking any, as the lucky New Years food. Invite family and friends to a Lucky New Year's Day celebration and serve them several foods that should bring them good luck in the New Year.