How to Plan a New Year's Eve Celebration for Teens
When most people think of New Year's Eve celebrations, they think of activities that are primarily geared towards adults. Young people also like the idea of bringing in the New Year in a special way, but may want to do so with their peers. Why not plan a party for your teenager and her friends that will be unique and enjoyable, yet safe? To accomplish this, you should consider a few helpful suggestions. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Guest list
- Invitation
- Party supplies
- Party favors
- Food
- Drinks
- Games
- Music
- Chaperons
Instructions
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Start the planning process at least 2 months before the New Year's Eve celebration so that you won't feel rushed and so that all arrangements can be carefully made in advance. If any changes have to be made, you will have plenty of time to make them.
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Sit down with your teen and ask him to make out a guest list so that you will have an idea of the number of people who will be attending the party. This will help you decide how much food and drinks to order, how many party favors to get and how big a location will be needed to hold the celebration. It may be wise to restrict the number of guests to prevent overcrowding and to make the party more affordable.
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Send out invitations at least a month in advance of the event and request a response within a certain number of days. Once you receive replies from individuals who say they are coming to the celebration, make sure that they have permission from their parents to attend.
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Ask your teen what party favors, food, drinks, games, music and activities she wants to have at her New Year's Eve celebration. Encourage her to ask friends to help her make these choices. Since it's her party, your teen should be a part of the decision-making process.
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Consider hiring a deejay to be in charge of the music. You need to do this well in advance of the event, however, since deejays are in big demand on New Year's Eve.
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Think about getting the event catered, especially if there are going to be a large number of attendees.
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Have your teen become more involved by delegating responsibilities, such as picking up party supplies and setting up decorations, for his New Year's Eve event. You should write out a list in advance to ensure that he remembers to get everything that is needed.
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Make sure that the party is adequately chaperoned by you and other responsible adults. The other chaperons can also help you with serving food and drinks, and can assist with periodically checking to see that everything is going well. While you certainly don't want to infringe upon your teen's fun or embarrass him by appearing to be overprotective, you want the participants to be aware of your presence. You also want to ensure that the atmosphere is safe, that no alcohol, drugs or weapons are slipped in, that there are no party-crashers, and that there are no fights or other inappropriate conduct. As the parent in charge of this celebration, you will be held responsible for anything that goes wrong.
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Make sure that there is a plan in place that will ensure that every teen party-goer will get home safely. You can insist that attendees either have parents pick them up or that chaperons drop them off at home.
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