Throw a Teenage New Year's Eve Party

New Years Eve is a popular time to throw a party. But it's not always easy to plan one on your own as a teenager. Here are some guidelines that may help. Happy New Year!

Steps

1. Get parental permission. Let them know who will be there. If somebody of the opposite sex is invited, be sure the parents know that, too. Can they spend the night? Make sure they are not reluctant about everything.
2. Tell others about your party. Be sure your guest list will not start any drama in any way. Don't invite people who are enemies of each other. Also, don't talk about your party around people who you don't want to come.
3. Clean your house thoroughly. Hide all embarrassing things.
4. Talk to mom about the food plan. Is she going to cook stuff? Or will you have to? Be sure you have party food.
5. Ask your parents about places in the house that you and guests are allowed to go in. If there are any off-limits areas, close the door and tell everyone about the rules.
6. If you are going to have music, be sure you mix it up. Don't have play "Get Low" six times in a row. You will fall asleep and the mood of the party will be dead from there.
7. Decorations. Make sure you have all the right things such as silver balloons, party hats, confetti, etc.
8. Have a to do list. Make sure everything is right. Is the big screen or flat screen TV set up, is there a new room for everyone to dance with the ball drop?
9. Make sure all your guests feel welcome and safe.
10. Have something kind of planned to do. You don't have to force people to do it, but you might want to come up with something in advance in case things get boring, like games, dancing or movies.
11. Be ready for midnight. When it gets to close to the time that the ball will be dropping, get out your celebratory stuff and gather around the TV, or however you want to do it.
12. Let your guests know the time they need to leave (if they're not staying over), so they can make arrangements. Don't shove them out of the house, but just be sure they know.
13. Try a non-alcoholic drink, like apple cider for example.

Tips

• If drama is started, make the drama starters separate before it gets bad. You might have to make at least one of them leave.
• Make sure you have a clock to alarm everyone when it is time to be quiet to watch at 11:58 pm.
• Watch out for couples who are all over each other. No one wants to see that.
• Ask your parents are they going somewhere else.
• Ask your parents what time should it be over and when to begin.

Warnings

• A party can go really, really wrong in a lot of ways, so watch out. You just have to have the right people and the right settings and it should be okay.

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