Tonight is New Years Eve! We’re glad to be here to celebrate the close of another wild year. We’ve all been through so much the last year or two, and we deserve a night off. So we thought we would use today’s blog space to suggest some fun activities to let loose, unwind, and relax!
Let’s begin the new year as we mean to end it, on a happy note, with good intentions, and paying no mind to any stresses, trials or tribulations. Get your noisemakers ready, because we’re here to party!
Local New Year’s Eve Fun
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New Year’s Eve Sparkly Fun at Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan from 8 to 11:59PM!
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New Year’s Eve Party at Just for Fun Roller Rink from 11AM to 2PM in Mundelin
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Noon Year’s Eve Celebration at Fox Lake from 4:30PM to 6:30PM
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New Year’s Eve Sip, Nibble, Celebrate and Stock up in Wauconda
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New Year’s Eve Early Bird Dinner Show at The Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire from 2PM to 8PM
Unwind with a Festive and Fun New Years Eve Party at Home!
With virus rates on the rise again in many places, some folks may not be up for the usual party antics. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a super swell shindig anyway. Check out our suggestions for long-distance celebrations for those of you who wish to avoid the bar and restaurant scene this year, and celebrate more low-key options at home.
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Schedule a virtual game night with your pals! Whether you’re gaming together on Xbox or PC etc, or gathering over zoom for a game of virtual charades, there’s lots of ways to play party games from afar! Here are some fun racing games with online play options with friends:
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Bake up some fun treats and do a drive-by dessert swap this evening with friends! We recommend raising a proverbial toast to the new year with these festive boozy-treats (recommended for adult consumption only!) These are easy enough to make and take today!
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Plan a virtual watch party with friends and family for a movie night! Grab your favourite movie snacks and queue up a movie chat via Teleparty or other streaming chat service. Here’s a great list of movies to rent or stream on New Years Eve:
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Make a list of New Year's Intentions instead of New Years Resolutions. Instead of making very specific promises to ourselves that most of us won’t keep, let’s think more abstractly. You can add in your own flair and flavor, but these statements are more broad, all-encompassing, and less intimidating. Here’s some examples:
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I intend to prioritize joy and happiness.
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I intend to take more chances and be brave.
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I intend to turn my hobbies from side projects to center stage interests.
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I intend to spend more time with my loved ones and prioritize social time.
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I intend to prioritize my health, and not procrastinate important appointments, or prolong necessary rest.
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Create fun collaged vision boards together! Grab those rogue catalogues, flyers, magazines, and promotional postcard materials. We’re going to use them to make some super fun art together. Cut out all of the inspiring images that you wish to manifest this year: that dream road trip, a brand new car, upgraded gadgets to your vehicle, a new pair of driving gloves, bucket list destinations. Then paste them to a piece of paper or poster board and decorate with photos of yourself, your friends, your family, and words of encouragement cut out from headlines and articles. You can be inspired by financial goals, personal goals, career goals and more! Then share them with your friends and family via web chat or post to social media. It will be fun to look back on next year and see how many you were able to check off.
No matter what you do this evening, we hope that you have a wonderful close to 2021. And we are all sending you best wishes and good cheer for the happiest, healthiest, most optimistic New Year in 2022!
