New Year's Eve Party Spread

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Once one holiday wraps up, the next is just around the corner! What do you do on New Year's Eve? We always keep it simple: finger foods, family friendly games, sparkling apple cider, and movies. Sometimes we even do fondue.

This year I picked out things that every family member loves and tied it all together in this fun party spread! I love cider and shrimp cocktail, my husband loves cheese and mini cheddar sausages, my girls love cheese and crackers, and my boys like crackers, cheese, and nuts.

The common theme here was cheese. I found these Cracker Barrel cheese trays at Walmart and they are perfect for entertaining! They are pre-cut and filled with the perfect variety of cheeses. Pepper jack for my 10 year old, sharp cheddar for my husband, and asiago and cheddar jack for everyone else (who aren't as particular!).

After having large feasts at Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's nice to tone things down with a simple finger food table spread.

Each hour, on the hour, the kids can open a New Year's Eve party cracker with treats and activity ideas inside. These are really easy to make and fun to break open!

New Year's Eve Party Crackers

Supplies:

wrapping paper or toilet paper rolls

wrapping paper

tape

ribbon

candy and fillers

1. Pick out a variety of fillers. We used poppers, slips of paper with activity ideas like "Play kick the can", "Watch a movie", etc.

2. Cut a slit in the side of the paper roll to make it easy to break open later on.

3. Wrap paper roll in wrapping paper. Secure with tape. Tie one end with ribbon.

4. Fill with treats and tie the other side with ribbon.

5. Add a label, optional, with the hour on it (7:00, 8:00...12:00)

What are some of your favorite New Year's Eve Activities?