New Year’s Eve
In our house, New Year’s Eve is a quiet night at home. Sometimes we invite one family over. Before I type this next sentence, try to brace yourself for the wave of classiness that is about to hit you…
I make appetizers from Trader Joe’s throughout the night. We enjoy our champagne, and we chill out.
That’s it.
I know there are articles online about 1,000 activities you can do with your kids on New Year’s Eve and I’m all for any of it for anyone who wants to do it, but I’m usually exhausted by the time the 31st rolls around and I like to keep it simple. I’d grab some balloons, noisemakers, sparklers and those things you can throw on the driveway and they snap.
That said…
I did like to tire the kids out during the day. My kids weren’t great sleepers, so I liked to have some ACTIVITY to get them some fresh air and help them sleep. Apparently, this particular year, that involved decorating the driveway with sidewalk chalk. Then, at midnight, we ran out onto the festive driveway and made a racket with noisemakers and lit the sparklers. This might be the first year Mikey stayed up until midnight. Fun stuff!
Happy New Year to you and yours! Enjoy whatever you do to celebrate the coming of the new year…tomorrow will be 2024!
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Erica Mauro is a mom to two teenage boys, Will who is neurotypical and Michael with Autism and cognitive delays. She holds a BA in Psychology from Colgate University and a Masters of Psychology in Education from Columbia Teacher’s College. Before staying home with her children, she worked as an elementary school teacher. For five years, she served on the Board of Directors of the Molly Ann Tango Memorial Foundation, a charity dedicated to enriching the lives of children with special needs. In partnership with her husband Dave, she aspires to parent by using daily life as an opportunity for therapeutic intervention, seizing on real experiences as opportunities to build skills and strategies for Michael in a joyful, loving home environment. On the tougher early days, she just tried to get everyone safely to bedtime and start fresh in the morning. *wink* 
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Love this!!!!!
Thanks, Sarah!! Happy New Year!