Time Capsule Letter
On New Year's Eve, invite your kids to write a letter to their future selves. They can list their favorite things (books, songs, ice-cream flavors, TV shows, foods, colors, animals, games) and make predictions (how tall will they be in a year?).
Pack away the letters with the holiday decorations so that they'll be out of sight but easy to find next year. On December 31, 2009, have your kids open their letters and see how much their tastes have changed -- or haven't!
Pack away the letters with the holiday decorations so that they'll be out of sight but easy to find next year. On December 31, 2009, have your kids open their letters and see how much their tastes have changed -- or haven't!
Balloon Drop
This is a cute idea for any age...even the adults! One of Pete's friend use to do this when they were little.
Line up two rectangular paper tablecloths and punch holes every 2 to 3 inches down one long side of each.
Stitch the tablecloths together with yarn, leaving a foot or so at the end for a rip cord.
Tape the cloth to the ceiling on three sides, leaving the side opposite the rip cord open. Tape the cord up separately, so it's accessible. Let the center of the cloth hang down to allow space for the balloons.
Inflate at least 75 balloons. Donna, husband John, kids Allison, 10, and Sean, 9, store their balloons in large garbage bags until it's time to fill the cloth.
Buy thin streamers and metallic confetti. That last point is important. One year, Donna bought paper confetti; someone spilled champagne, and she had hundreds of colored dots on her hardwood floors.
Stuff the cloth with balloons, then add the confetti and streamers on top. (Reverse it, and the confetti will weigh down the cloth and filter out ahead of time.) Tape up the last side of the cloth.
Let her rip! At the stroke of midnight, just one strong pull tears through the paper, releasing a cascade of balloons and confetti--followed by stomping feet and a cacophony of pops.
Stitch the tablecloths together with yarn, leaving a foot or so at the end for a rip cord.
Tape the cloth to the ceiling on three sides, leaving the side opposite the rip cord open. Tape the cord up separately, so it's accessible. Let the center of the cloth hang down to allow space for the balloons.
Inflate at least 75 balloons. Donna, husband John, kids Allison, 10, and Sean, 9, store their balloons in large garbage bags until it's time to fill the cloth.
Buy thin streamers and metallic confetti. That last point is important. One year, Donna bought paper confetti; someone spilled champagne, and she had hundreds of colored dots on her hardwood floors.
Stuff the cloth with balloons, then add the confetti and streamers on top. (Reverse it, and the confetti will weigh down the cloth and filter out ahead of time.) Tape up the last side of the cloth.
Let her rip! At the stroke of midnight, just one strong pull tears through the paper, releasing a cascade of balloons and confetti--followed by stomping feet and a cacophony of pops.
Bubble Wrap Stomp
Looking for a way to ring in the New Year that will have the crowd on its feet? Look no further than a packaging supply store. For just a few dollars, says Elaine Snyder of Jupiter, Florida, you can pick up several yards of large Bubble Wrap (or recycle Bubble Wrap that comes with holiday gifts). Just before midnight, unroll it on a hard surface, such as a wooden floor or driveway, and when the countdown concludes, join the Snyders in "the Bubble Wrap Stomp."
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