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10 Fun Ways to Celebrate New Year's with the Family

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New Year's Ball at Home


Turn your family room or heated garage into a ballroom with a disco ball, curtains, and strings of lights. Gather lots of different kinds of dance music, from Big Band to current hits, so everyone can have fun dancing. Dress code can be casual or formal.

Make your own disco ball out of paper mâché and glittery paper. Fill it with candy and small prizes (movie passes, kazoos, etc.), and let it drop and break open at midnight.

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