What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?

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Honestly can’t remember the last time we did anything other than get a take away an play games on New Year’s Eve! What’s your plans? Are you looking forward to them? Xx

I'm just a misery, then, aren't I? I find it interminable.

We have booked swimming for us all in the morning and then soft play no doubt. I will then tell the children they can only stay up til midnight if they have an afternoon nap. We have some new party games to play on the Nintendo switch and we will probably get something nice in for dinner.

This used to be me but I no longer have a cat so this year, like last year, I'll go to bed with a book and a large glass of my favourite fizz, Cremant.

NYE doesn't get more exciting than that these days. 😆

Painting skirting boards in the sitting room.

Thanks for all the replies been interesting reading, seems I’m not alone in staying in a struggling to keep my eyes open till midnight ! :)

I can't understand the hype TBH. The 1st Jan is no different to the 31st Dec! Its manufactured to get people to keep on spending and extend Christmas a bit longer.

However, it is celebrated on the same night all over the World (maybe not China, they have their own I think!) Whereas Christmas is not.

Like many others we do nothing special. Sorry ......

Nothing. I used to spend hundreds going out on New Year’s Eve and never once had a good time!

so I stay in, light the fire, open a bottle of wine and crack open a really good book! Bliss. It’s my favorite night of the year now.

Family over, dinner together then telly. We’ll all be asleep before midnight 😁

We us y ally have a get together with friends or family but it’ll just be us this year.

Nibbles, TV, games and playing with DD. Quite happy with a quiet one this year!

Just us and mil bubbles and m and s nibbles

Nothing. The same every year.

Nothing. DH too frail and I have never been bothered. So supper as usual, listen to The Archers, walk dog round the block, bed at 9.00. Woken at midnight by fireworks.

The same as usual.

I think myself and boyfriend might go out to the pub earlier in the day for a couple of drinks. Then it will home home for party food with the kids. I can't imagine we will all stay up lates. NYD he is cooking a roast for us all.

I am very much looking forward to NYE this year!

I am going to see a show with my DC and parents followed by a really fancy early dinner in the city where we will be joined by DH and sibling. We are all staying in my parents - we are getting DC ready for bed then DH and I are driving over to another couples house for some champagne to ring in the new year. It's only 5km away and a very safe neighbourhood so we are going to skip the taxi battle and walk home.

Silly as it sounds I'm looking forward to the walk home the most. 2024 was a great year after some really awful ones and I'm feeling very grateful and happy.

We have friends coming over who are night owls. We are definitely not and would be happily tucked up in bed by 10pm if we had our way. We will have a retro 80s buffet with cocktails and board games.

We have friends coming over for dinner and they’re staying over. They’re all bringing their dogs as none of us leave them due to the fireworks so we’ll have a full house.

I'm not big on NYE, having had various fantastic plans derailed at the last minute when I was young. It's just another night. I hope to be tucked up in bed by 10pm.

I like New Year's Day. Seems more hopeful somehow. I'll be seeing my best friend for a nice walk and lunch.

Myself, dh and teen ds will be doing our traditional picky buffet then 2 films. We'll do the countdown, Auld Lang Syne then sparklers and some fireworks in the garden. We all really enjoy our Nye's. Used to go out when young but I think less young people bother going out nowadays.

We usually stay over at our best friends' house where we have a little party for the kids (buffet, music, party games) then put them to bed about 9pm. Once the kids are settled the adults have a few drinks, play some games, maybe watch the fireworks on TV. This year we're staying home as our friends DM is sadly very ill. We will either get a takeaway or some tapas type food from M&S for tea. Afterwards we'll make hot chocolate with marshmallows for the kids, they'll have sparklers out in the garden and maybe we'll all play a board game. Once we've put the kids to bed DH and I will share a bottle of fizz while we watch a film. We're not really fussed if we stay up until midnight or not, we'll see how we feel.

I tend not to do much on New Years Eve except maybe for for a meal earlier in the evening and then we're home for evening and in bed before midnight! I have young DC and don't like staying up late anyway.

You have a big heart….I’m sure you’ll have a group of very grateful parents!

Nothing doing here, despite being in Scotland and people think we all go mental at Hogmanay! Kids and partners here for the traditional steak pie dinner on nyd

Nothing. Dh working NYE and the day from 6am.
Luckily we both hate it.
Can't wait to see the back of 2024

Food, fireworks and friends over for a party

Family movie night with our boys with party food.
Then they'll go to bed, DH and I will watch another film then wake the boys a bit before midnight for the bongs and watch fireworks from the big houses locally before everyone heading to bed.
Lovely cosy evening. Always have to watch the same film though as it is their favourite Christmas one.