12 fun ways to celebrate New Year's Eve indoors
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It definitely is a bummer that we don’t get to travel or be out celebrating this year. But to be frank, even if it wasn’t because of COVID, my husband and I will likely be doing something indoors anyway. Most of our friends assume we’d always be partying and counting down at Time Square because we live in Manhattan. Little do they know how much we enjoy eating good food and staying warm in our little apartment.
Unless we had travel plans, we’d been spending New Year’s Eve at home for the past few years. And there are a few things that I actually look forward to doing on my own before welcoming a new year. This year will be no different.
What really makes a good celebration isn’t always necessarily about how big a party is. Sometimes, it’s the small things that really can bring you true joy and happiness. In case you’re in need of some fun activities to do this New Year’s Eve, read on for more.
By the way — you’ll find 6 ideas here, and the other 6 on my good friend and fashion blogger Krity’s blog!
1. Dance to your own Silent Disco at home
Silent discos have been popular at music festivals because they allow dancing to continue even way past noise curfews. But the same concept works anywhere, really!
Host your own silent party at home and dance to your favorite songs or share a playlist with your partner or roommate and have a blast without disturbing your neighbors.
2. Host a virtual dress-up party with family and friends from afar
Set a theme, pick a time, and send out an e-invitation to invite your friends and family to your virtual party! Prepare some games for everyone to play and enjoy quality time together despite being physically apart. I personally love adding some fun elements to these online gatherings by asking everyone to dress up. And it doesn’t need to be a difficult theme — something like “winter whites” or “your parents’ clothes only” would easily work!
3. Treat yourself to an intensive self-care session
Because you’ve had a rough year — need I say more?
Plan out a full-on at-home spa day for yourself and dedicate the last day of 2020 to taking care of yourself.
From a scalp scrub to a bath soak, from doing your nails to putting on a sheet mask, from following a guided meditation to giving yourself a body massage, focus on giving your body and mind all the love it needs to jumpstart the new year.
4. Set up a photo booth and take some fun self portraits!
Whether it’s by yourself, with your sister/bestie/roommate or your other half, documenting a moment is never a bad idea! And even better when you can have fun setting up a fun photo backdrop.
This silver fringe curtain from Amazon, for instance, is less than $10 and so easy to set up. My friend Krity and I decided to add black and gold balloons, too, just because!
5. Countdown around the world
The Taipei 101 New Year’s Eve fireworks show in Taiwan. (Photo: NewYearsEveBlog.com).
From Australia, Japan, Dubai, Italy, to the U.K and U.S., consider “traveling” around the world as different regions say goodbye to 2020 (yay!) and wave hello to the New Year!
Websites like this one here will allow you to follow along in the order of the time zones so you know which countries are about to step into 2021. Many New Year’s events will be broadcasted live and streaming online this year, which means cameras will be set up for the best possible views!
I know this is nothing close to traveling in real life but it may be the next best thing considering the situation we’re all in at the moment.
6. Write a thank you letter to the special someone(s) in your life
Actively practicing gratitude on a daily basis has really helped to get me through this strange, challenging year. While in the past, I would just focus on writing the future me a letter to read the following year, I think it would be nice to also write letters to those I am extremely grateful for, especially this year — the people who may not realize how amazing they’ve actually been and how much they truly mean to me. I believe in spreading love and joy, and I don’t know why I never thought of doing this before! Truthfully, this may be the activity that I look forward to the most.
For ideas number 7 to 12 — hop on over to Krity’s blog!
What are some of your New Year’s Eve plans this year? Share them with me by leaving a comment below. Thank you for stopping by Happily Ever Style — stay safe and happy holidays, everyone!
xoxo,
Tricia
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