THIS WEEKEND IN CHICAGO – Preparing for Our Final Holiday of 2020!

After returning or exchanging your Christmas gifts this weekend, it’s time to prepare for our final holiday of 2020! Here are some suggestions!!

Most of us, I’m sure, will be celebrating New Year’s Eve at home this year, so why not make the best of it with these Tips for Hosting a New Year’s Eve Party at Home to help you ring in the New Year with style even if it is with the family. Remember to keep food and drinks simple, stay comfy, make the night sparkle, have a game night, and play predict the future! Who knows, you may even get to bed at a reasonable hour!!

If you’ll be celebrating New Year’s Eve with your kids, get them involved with these Easy New Year’s Eve Crafts to Do with Kids. You should have all the materials needed on hand to make ornament noisemakers, confetti poppers, paper plate noisemakers, party hats, banners, and more!

If you’re accustomed to a wild night out on New Year’s Eve, it’s not going to happen this year in Chicago. However, here are a few Safe Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve in Chicago, such as ordering dinner from Luella’s Southern Kitchen, ordering cocktails to go from Lost Lakes in the Logan Square neighborhood, running in the New Year’s Eve 5K, and more! The city certainly has this ringing in 2021 in a pandemic situation covered!!

If you prefer to order out for your New Year’s Eve dinner, place your order now at any one of these great Chicago Restaurants who will handle the details for you as many have early deadlines!

Many of the virtual and in-person holiday events I wrote about in my Previous Holiday Blogs are still available for your enjoyment, including the following:

Audiences of all ages can enjoy free access to a newly re-mastered, 80-minute feature film of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s wildly popular 2018 production of Peter Pan – A Musical Adventure. Sail away on a high-flying journey with Peter, Wendy, John, and Michael to the enchanted world of Neverland, but be on the lookout for Captain Hook and his ticking crocodile! Join the fun from the best seat in your house – the couch!!

From the creators of The Dr. Seuss Experience, step into the Grinch’s Grotto Holiday Experience now through December 31st at Westfield Old Orchard’s West Lot (4905 Old Orchard Shopping Center) in Skokie from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each party will have a private meet and greet experience with The Grinch himself. Your admission includes a free 6” x 8” photo taken by a professional photographer, two custom Grinch ornaments that are only available at the Grinch’s Grotto, and other special giveaways too! You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch, and so was 2020!!

Out with the Old, In with the New – Happy New Year! See You in 2021!!

Sue Moss and Dean’s Team Chicago