13 Best At Home New Years Eve Ideas To Host a Memorable Party
Ring in the new year from the comfort of your own home with these New Year’s Eve at home ideas that are perfect for homebodies and party hosts alike.
Whether you are looking for ways to celebrate the new Year at home alone or are hosting an at home New Year’s Eve party you will love the creative and thoughtful ideas on this list.
These budget-friendly new years eve activities for adults are the perfect way to reflect on the past year, enjoy the present, and plan out what is yet to come in the new year!
New Year’s Eve at Home Ideas
1. Make vision boards
Vision boards are so fun to create and they make the best party activity! Collect old magazines, books, and craft materials to set up a crafting station where guests can dream up their upcoming year.
Supply guests with cardboard or kraft paper to add their photos, drawings, and cut-out words to.
2. Midnight toast around the world
Watch live streams of New Year celebrations in different time zones to virtually celebrate with them!
It is fun to see how different places celebrate the new year and it keeps the spirits high throughout your gathering as each time zone rings in their new year.
3. New Year’s Eve craft station
Create New Year’s Eve party crafts to enjoy throughout the night. You can easily upcycle items in your home to make these crafts:
- Noisemakers
- New years eve hats or headbands
- DIY confetti poppers
- Photo booth props
- New years resolution jars
- Glitter champagne glasses
4. New years eve themed cookie decorating
Ring in the new year with some sweetness! Bake up a big patch of sugar cookies and have guests decorate the cookies with edible glitter, sprinkles, and frosting.
- Firework cookies using frosting
- Sparkly cookies using edible glitter
- Letter and number cookies spelling out happy near year
The best part is that these make great party favors that guests can take with them!
5. DIY Photo booth
Set up a New Years Eye themed backdrop, create props, and have guests take photos to remember the night.
You can decorate a sheet for a background, make DIY banners, and thrift costume jewelry/hats etc. for added fun!
6. Cook a fancy New Year’s Eve dinner party
Encourage guests to dress up fancy and host a dinner party! Start guests off with a simple charcuterie board and do a potluck for the main entree!
7. Create a time capsule to open next year
Write down memories or predictions for the new year. Place them in a bottle or jar and seal them shut. Open them in the future to see if you are right about your predictions!
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8. DIY festive cocktails or mocktail bar
Set up a station where guests can make fancy cocktails or mocktails. This is the perfect way to include sober friends in the new year’s festivities as well!
9. At-Home spa night
Start the new year looking your best by having a spa night.
Include facials, a manicure station, DIY sugar scrub for hands/feet, foot soak with Epsom salts, etc. Really anything that helps you and your besties start the new year looking and feeling your best!
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10. Do a New Years resolutions game
Have each guest write down their new years resolutions. Everyone can put them in a jar anonymously. Pass the jar around and have everyone guess whose resolution it is! Just a fun way to share your resolutions and hear your friends’ goals for the year.
You could even have a brainstorming session where your friends help you plan out the exact steps you will need to take to reach your goals.
11. Decorate DIY journals to reflect on the past year
Before you create your vision board or new years resolutions, reflect on your previous year.
Give each guest a simple blank notebook and have them decorate it.
Everyone can start journaling there at the party or take it home to reflect on their past year. You can read aloud journal prompts and have people share what they wrote out if they’re comfortable!
12. Make scrapbooks for upcoming photos for the new year
Make DIY scrapbooks to hold the new photos you will take in the upcoming year. This is also a great spot to put the photos from the NYE photo booth!
13. Meal prep together to start the year nourished
If you and your friends are foodies, spend some time prepping food for the new year. Sometimes cooking is simply more fun with others.
Start your new year nourished by prepping some yummy dinners to enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed these at home New Year’s Eve celebration ideas! There are plenty of simple and budget-friendly ways to wave goodbye to the previous year and celebrate what is to come. Have the best New Year’s Eve party and Happy New Year!
Have any other at home New Year’s Eve ideas? Let us know in the comments below! I’m sure others in the community would love to learn from you as well.
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Maggie
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