New Year's Eve Round-Up

Last minute Ever Ready ideas to ring in the New Year 

New Year Wishing Wands

It's not to late for creating wishing wands-this was a family favorite for us
Step by step directions
http://www.baby.co.uk/life_and_home/2012122make-a-new-year-wishing-wand/

for 

https://howdoesshe.com/15-fun-new-years-eve-activities-for-kids-or-adults/

This New Year's Eve party favor from Create Craft Love (includes the FREE printable) is such cute take on the kissing thing at midnight! To make it part of your decor, you can arrange these in a basket with a large bow to greet guests.  What an easy party favor to make.

https://www.createcraftlove.com/new-years-eve-printable/

A wealth of ideas and links for  family friendly New Year's Eve activities at
https://www.pinterest.com/momdot/new-years-craft-activities/?lp=true

A milk toast for the New Year  

https://www.jolynneshane.com/kid-friendly-new-years-eve-party-ideas.html

When the Year Grows Old

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

I cannot but remember
When the year grows old—
October—November—
How she disliked the cold!

She used to watch the swallows
Go down across the sky,
And turn from the window
With a little sharp sigh.

And often when the brown leaves
Were brittle on the ground,
And the wind in the chimney
Made a melancholy sound,

She had a look about her
That I wish I could forget—
The look of a scared thing
Sitting in a net!

Oh, beautiful at nightfall
The soft spitting snow!
And beautiful the bare boughs
Rubbing to and fro!

But the roaring of the fire,
And the warmth of fur,
And the boiling of the kettle
Were beautiful to her!

I cannot but remember
When the year grows old—
October—November—
How she disliked the cold!