Family Friendly Fun for New Years!

We all love to have fun for New Years Eve, and why not create a fun event for your community? Nothing says I want you to be here throughout the year than throwing a party. What does it take? Not much other than some creativity, a little time, and the initiative to organize it. Invite the family and have something for everyone, policy states no alcohol, that’s okay too, again, just be creative, here are my suggestions for an easy peezy New Year’s event that will have the whole community wishing everyone “Happy New Years”.

1. Got to have some bubbly, purchase some of the non-alcoholic stuff, or mix apple juice and ginger ale in a punch bowl, very sweet but gives the illusion of champagne.
2. Send out some fun flyers to every door, ask the neighborhood kids to do the deed, they love helping.
3. Make it pot luck, who doesn’t like to cook and eat and share their favorite appetizer recipe.
4. Napkins, plates, cups, and a few festive streamers for the fun of it all.
5. Play music for the kids and set up the TV with “Rock’in New Years Eve” to watch the ball drop in New York City.
6. Games, Trivia, Uno, Rummy, Charades, Poker, just play them, they all work.
7. Dress up, wear your glitter, your sequins, this is the time to put on the Ritz!
8. Fireworks always work if an adult is present and a bucket of water is in view.
9. Keep clean up easy; always designate who will do it before the party, again, kids usually don’t mind too much, especially if they are getting a special goody bag or other kind of simple gift.
10. Remember to say “Thanks” for coming, and helping to make the beginning of the New Year a wonderful memory for all of us.

Holding community parties and events is a way to say “Thank you” to residents, it is also a way to enjoy some face time with those you serve. Will you get some complaints, maybe, but what better way to hear about a maintenance request that got missed than over a plate of cookies or chocolate? Perhaps this is just the time to send a gentle reminder the way of the Maintenance Supervisor, that so and so needs some attention on that leaky faucet. Midnight never needs to be the reason for not having a party, use whatever time works best for you and your property, two hours during 6-11 in the evening usually works well for most people, and most people are usually in bed before the stroke of midnight. Don’t let any small detail deter you from enjoying your property, your residents and giving you an opportunity to meet and mingle with those folks that call your place home, it creates community. And after all, that is what we are all about, creating community.