If your kids are young like ours and celebrate the new year a lot earlier than midnight, you might find yourselves wondering how to celebrate together. You could always go to bed early and call it a night after your kids do. But I like to make an at-home date out of the night and celebrate on our own. I hope this post will give you some fun ideas to help you ring in the new year together this year, and for the rest of the years to come!
Our ringing in the New Year celebration is usually on the quiet side because our kids are in bed. We don’t want to do anything to add to the noise outside that could wake them up. You could take your noisemakers and cheers and loud celebrating out to your car instead! That way, you can be a little more loud and excited, without the fear of waking your kids, or neighbors.
New Year’s Eve kisses are a classic tradition! Start your kiss as the countdown into the new year begins. And continue kissing until everyone has shouted “Happy New Year!”
We always have a bottle of sparking cider on hand for moments of celebration. You can use any bubbly drink you prefer for your toast! Fill your glasses up and toast together as the clock strikes midnight.
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A few minutes before midnight, take turns sharing a happy memory or two from the previous year. After the new year has arrived, and you’ve shared your New Year’s kiss, each of you can share something you’re looking forward to about the new year.
You can celebrate the new year in the privacy of your bedroom. Use the Game of Love, Sheets & Ladders, or create your own fun!
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Why not dance your way into the new year? Sit down together in the week leading up to New Year’s Eve, or even earlier that evening. Spend time putting together a playlist of all of your favorite songs, the ones you want to be your anthems and theme songs for the new year. Turn the music on full blast and dance your way from one year to the other!
I’m a big fan of a really good hug, so this idea appeals to me. I feel like a hug is so connecting, without saying a word. When I hug my husband, all of my cares, fears, and frustrations melt away for that moment. I feel peace, security, and love. Those are the kind of feelings that I want to enter the new year with, so I would love to hug our way into the new year.
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Make it memorable no matter how you ring in the new year together! Whether you stay up until after midnight or create your countdown earlier in the evening so you can get some sleep. Find something meaningful that connects the two of you for those few moments. Start the new year focusing on your marriage, and think about that moment every day, as you work to be a better version of yourself and a better team with your spouse!