Four Fun Ways to Celebrate the New Year

Looking for some fun themes for a New Year's Eve party? The party specialists at Spotlight are here to help! We've come up with four fun New Year's Eve party ideas anyone can try at home, to make staying in just as much fun as going out on the most exciting night of the year. All of these New Year's Eve party activities are suitable for all ages, so read on and find the perfect New Year's Eve party ideas for you!

Glitter and Sparkle Themed Party

Make your new years eve party a little glamorous with a sparkly, glitter-themed celebration. Sequins, glitter and spangles are all synonymous with celebrating, so it's an easy and effective theme to bring in the new year with!

Here are some easy ways to bring some sparkle to your New Year's Eve party:

• Choose party servingware in glitter colours or bold metallics like gold and silver. This includes your party cutlery, disposable plates and party bowls, plastic cups and even your serviettes.

• Decorate your home so your guests feel immersed in your glitter theme! Hang sparkling buntings and garlands across walls and thoroughfares, scatter reflective confetti on your surfaces and use smartly-placed party lighting to ensure there's plenty of light bouncing off your sparkling decor!

• Have a dress code that encourages your guests to wear something sparkly! This could be something as easy as a glitter-covered hat or tiara, or you can go all out with a tinsel skirt and matching gloves or legwear.

• Make your tasty treats even more appetising with some sparkling dessert decorations. We have edible decor that includes balls, flakes, dust and sprinkles in glitter and metallic colours, as well as a fantastic range of icing and fondant pastes you can colour and dye to match your theme.

You can find all the party supplies you need in our amazing online party hub!

New Year's Resolution Dress Up Party

If you are looking for a unique dress-up theme for your event, why not use the time-honoured tradition of a New Year's resolution as your inspiration? While we don't always keep them, deciding on your New Year's resolution is a fun challenge in itself, and if you don't mind sharing with your friends they can be great fun to dress up as! Here are some possible costumes you could match with your resolution:

• Eat healthily - one of the most common New year's resolutions is to improve our diet, so reflect that in your costume! You could dress as a chef (with a white apron and the iconic chef's hat) or even a piece of fruit or a veggie - a full-body banana and broccoli costume will definitely get your point across.

• Exercise more - whether it's a commitment to join a new sports team or finally use your gym membership, we have heaps of costumes you can use to reflect this New Year's resolution. Pop on some colourful legwarmers and a headband to show your commitment to the gym, or find yourself a mock uniform of your chosen sport and wear that instead. A netball skirt, dancer's leotard or swim cap and goggles will all make your chosen sport obvious!

• Travel overseas - indulge your adventure bug and commit to travelling overseas with any of our travel costumes. Whether you're looking towards the sunny shores of Hawaii, the vibrant culture of Mexico or the elegant streets of France, we have costumes you can use to show your eagerness to immerse yourself in a new country.

• Read more books - whether you loved reading as a child but just don't have the time now, or have always wanted to pick up the reading bug but never had the opportunity, get prepped for some serious book time with any of our book-themed costumes! We have costumes featuring modern bestsellers like Harry Potter and classics like Alice in Wonderland and Little Red Riding Hood. You may even inspire other partygoers to pick up a book or two!

Cosy pyjama party

If you'd rather have a more quiet New Year's party, dial down the frenzy and make it a cosy pyjama party instead! Having all your guests come in their comfiest pyjamas is a must, but here are some other ways you can make your cosy pyjama party even lovelier:

• Sweet treats and snacks - if you ever had sleepovers as a child, you know sweet lollies and treats are a vital part of having a successful party! Not only are ready-made snacks an easy and tasty choice, but home-baked treats like cupcakes, slices and brownies are easy to make and great fun to decorate. Use our edible decor and icings to top your baked goods with lovely colours, shapes and textures to suit your cosy theme.

• Make your home comfy - whether you'll be lounging on the couch or messing about on the floor, make your home super comfy with any of our home decor and furniture. Our filled cushions can be used to lie on or even to make a pillow fort, and will provide lovely pops of colour throughout your home. Use beanbags, footstools and ottomans to make seating more comfortable, and use any of our gorgeous throws and blankets to wrap yourself up in as you relax.

• Create a relaxing atmosphere - turn your home into a mini spa by creating a comfortable and relaxing space. Use a fragrance diffuser to cast an inviting scent over your home and add a few artificial plants to make your guests feel like they're on a mini-holiday. You could even provide your guests with comfy bathrobes to help keep them cosy as your night goes on!

• Use warm lighting - turn off your harsh white lights and create a cosy atmosphere using beautiful candles and soft fairy lights. You can also use multiple sources of light, like wall sconces and table lamps, to create little pockets of light around your home that guests can converge in.

For more products you can use to create an inviting home for your New Year's Eve pyjama party, check out our range of home decor items online!

If you're a friendship group that loves anything and everything DIY, why not host a craft party this New Year's Eve? Whether you want to make things to use at the party itself or handy things to use in the new year, you'll love crafting with your friends and helping each other make some beautiful projects! Here are some of our favourite things to make in a New Year's Eve craft party:

• Create some tasty treats at the start of your party and eat them when the clock strikes 12! Easy desserts you can all make together include these cute smore pops (guests can choose their own toppings, like crushed nuts, sprinkles and edible decor) or these gorgeous vanilla cupcakes (guests can pipe their own design onto their cupcakes).

• Create wall hangings in your desired shapes with this Sculpey wall hanging project. Each guest can make their own shapes to hang, or you can make a large batch and they can pick their own after baking in the oven. Have fun putting them all together as a group and create unique wall hangings for your homes!

• Quickly make some beautiful jewellery with this Sculpey earrings project. Guests can roll out and cut their own earring shapes, and once they're all quickly baked in the oven, have fun piecing them together to create beautiful dangly earrings you can wear for the rest of the night!

• The classic friendship crafting project is making friendship bracelets! Quick and fun to make, these bracelets can be customised with phrases and will become a great reminder of your amazing New Year's Eve craft party.

For more brilliant craft ideas, browse our huge craft projects section online.

Bring your New Year's Eve party ideas to life with Spotlight

No matter how you want to celebrate the New Year, you can find all the supplies you need right here at Spotlight. Head to your local Spotlight store to view the range in person or do your shopping online and choose from click and collect or home delivery for your order.