Throw the Easiest New Year’s Eve Party Ever

Christmas has passed, and New Year’s Eve is now less than a week away. Luckily, if you just take a few minutes to plan five simple steps, you will be well on your way to the easiest New Year’s Eve party ever!

1. Invite close friends
2. Plan games
3. Pick up the provisions
4. Prepare food
5. Play music

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Invite a few close friends to ring in the New Year with an easy, intimate party at home.

Plan Games

• Make light of New Year’s resolutions by turning them into a guessing game. Give partygoers cards (download the New Year Playing Cards) and have guests finish the sentences with hopeful wishes―or tongue-in-cheek witticisms. Gather the cards, read them aloud randomly, then let the gang try to figure out who wrote what.
• Print cards with these fill-in-the-blanks: “The bad habit I want to kick this year is ―――.” “The good deed I want to do this year is ―――.” “The person I want to be more like this year is ―――.” “The skill I want to learn this year is ―――.”

Pick Up the Provisions

• Snacks: Let guests nibble on hearty little bites, as well as tidbits from gourmet markets, such as Bella Cucina Artichoke Lemon Pesto, Food Should Taste Good Olive Tortilla Chips, Sahale Soledad Almonds, and Tillen Farms Pickled Crispy Carrots.
• Drinks: For a refreshing alternative to Champagne, try Prosecco or nonalcoholic Twelve, a fizzy blend of fruit and herbal tea (twelvebeverage.com).
• Dessert: chocolate-bar-fondue with fruit and pound cake for dipping, in a fondue pot.
• Favors: Give guests parting gifts of good fortune. Pack up black-eyed peas (which bring good luck, according to southern tradition) in a box or cellophane bag and a recipe.

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