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New Year’s is coming up again and naturally it’s time to party. Put a bit of spice into your celebrations with some original ideas to keep the party cranking and the good times rolling…
New Year’s celebrations officially start with the road trip to your destination of choice. This drive doesn’t have to be a long, boring bender of traffic jams and being stuck in an otherwise boring car ride, I have one word for you – convoy.
The Convoy Driving up in convoy means that when you’re stuck in one of those infamous traffic jams, you can run up and give your friends a refreshing squirt from your drink bottle – hell you can practically have a water fight. It starts to set the mood for the trip and will get you all excited. This excitement can only be topped with faze two of the convoy adventure – every car must have a theme. This turns the trip itself into its own little party. Amuse yourself and your fellow road users by dressing up your car and yourself in a ridiculous form. This year my little car is to be transformed into either The Mystery Machine (Think Scooby-doo) or something out of the Flintstones (with fake feet hanging out the door and everything). The possibilities are endless...
Dress Yourself Up So now that you’re into the whole theme thing, why not carry on that dressing up buzz into your evening’s activities? Whether you’re hanging out at the campground or heading into the town, being dressed up as your favourite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, rock star or cartoon character means you’ll attract attention and meet all the more people. Take a few pics for the album because it will definitely be a night to remember.
Throw a “Lawn Party” Of course you can’t dress up as cartoon characters every night, so make it your next night’s mission to really get to know your neighbours. Hold your own personal lawn party (and by lawn I mean the small patch of grass outside your tent) and let all the happy campers know they’re most welcome to join you for a few drinks. All you need to do is make a small sign just outside the designated area using such novelties as a cardboard box and a large stick. Any slightly happy/drunk camper will simply not be able to resist the tempting invitation to party it up with some obviously very cool people. It breaks down barriers meaning you can all rock out and welcome in the New Year together.
Introduce Cocktail Hour It may also be nice to accompany these partying adventures with a few alcoholic beverages. In the spirit of New Year’s it is almost obligatory to step it up a notch and do something a little different and most probably nicer than the usual bottle of wine. Get all your friends in on it and each bring up a different bottle of spirits and hold your very own cocktail party. Not only do cocktails taste oh-so-good but they also give you an excuse to get dressed up.
Avoid Drama One last important thing to remember to make your New Year rock is to avoid the bitchy dramas. Speaking from experience, when you’re sharing close quarters with a bunch of people there are going to be a few run ins. Add into that the hangovers and general tiredness and after a few days people aren’t exactly at their finest. Having a bitch fight is going to be a pain for everyone so if you have a problem, figure out if it’s worth bringing up and if it’s really annoying approach with caution because a fight free New Year’s is a happy New Year’s.
This is definitely the time of the year to have fun, so step out of the square to make it the best one yet. Take these ideas; twist them, turn them, make them your own and do with them what you please to make your New Year celebrations rock.
Happy holidays and if you see me out in my Mystery Machine give me a wave.
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party. Put a bit of spice into your celebrations with some original ideas to keep the party cranking and the good times rolling…
The Convoy
Flintstones (with fake feet hanging out the door and 
Throw a “Lawn Party”
can all rock out and welcome in the New Year together.
Avoid Drama