Ring in the New Year with glitz and glam with these “All that Glitters” New Year’s Eve party ideas! We’ll show you everything you need to have THE party of the year!
New Year’s Eve is the one time of the year where you bring on the glitter and gold! And what better way to glam it up on New Year’s Eve than with an All That Glitters Theme Party. From invites to food to favors, we’ve got all your party needs covered here! Let’s check it out!
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New Year’s Eve All That Glitters Theme Party
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1. Invitations
Before you even start your New Year’s Eve party, you need to send out your party invitations. Greetings Island is the perfect place to print out your invitations. They have a few glitter-themed invitations, including Glitter New Year’s Party, Star Struck, Corner Shots and New Year Glam. Amazon has some cute options, including our favorite, the Black and Gold invites. If you want to save paper, Evite, a digital platform, features some cool glitter-themed invitations, including Glitter Balloons NYE, Glitter Font Black, Gold Confetti Joy Black and Festive Gold Confetti White.
2. Decorations
Banners and balloons are perfect New Year’s Eve glitter party decorations. Amazon has the perfect Happy New Year banner for photo booths. Balloons can be inflated and then released so they float up to the ceiling. Balloons can also be scattered around the party area, using balloon weights. Swoozie’s has a White Glitter Balloon Kit, complete with 8 white balloons, gold bakers twine, gold glitter sticker sheets, gold Mylar streamers and white crepe paper streamers. You can also fill up clear balloons with glitter for a really cool effect!
3. Table Settings
Your party table will be filled with glitter and gold with these table settings. When it comes to tableware, there are a couple of options for you to choose from and Party City has them all. The Elegant Celebration Deluxe Tableware Kit, has everything you’ll need to serve up to 60 guests, including a banner, table cover, spray centerpiece, confetti, cups, cutlery, napkins and plates. Another option would be solid colored tableware. The Gold Plastic Tableware Kit features everything you will need to serve up to 50 guests, including a table cover, cups, cutlery, napkins and plates. If you’re going with a black and gold theme, we love these plates at Amazon.
4. Food & Drink
When it comes to food and drink ideas for your New Year’s Eve party, you want to stick to finger foods, snacks and treats! These are items that your guests can munch on throughout the night! OMG Chocolate Desserts features a tasty recipe for Jalapeno Pimento Cheese Balls. Culinary Ginger has an easy recipe for Tomato Soup Shooters with Mini Grilled Cheese. Party Pinching features a recipe for New Year’s Rocking Popcorn, I Love My Disorganized Life features a recipe for Gold Glitter Dipped Peanut Butter Oreos and Sugar Hero features a recipe for Disco Truffles. For a drink idea, check out our New Year’s Eve Rockin’ Mocktail!
5. Party Favors & Wearables
Party favors and wearables for your New Year’s Eve party should feature party poppers, confetti wands and party hats. Again, Party City has everything you’ll need. Gold Confetti Party Poppers come 3 to a package and shoot up to 9 feet in the air. The Sunshine Yellow Flutter Confetti Wands feature 6 per package, filled with tissue paper confetti and shoot up to 10 feet in the air. Party hats are a must-have to ring in the new year. Check out Party City’s Classic Gold New Year’s Top Hats, Gold Glitter New Year’s Top Hats and Gold Tall New Year’s Cone Hats.
As for activities and games, I suggest keeping it simple and making the night all about the music! You can play the top hits from the last year or go with a theme. Songs from the 1920s-40s just scream All That Glitters.