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New Year's Eve

Monday, December 31, 2012

New Year's Eve Party Ideas for Kids

Family-friendly ideas to ring in the New Year.

Looking to ring in 2013 with some fun for your family? Why not throw a kid-friendly New Year's Eve party? Since I’m usually running on empty by the time New Year's Eve rolls around, I’ve put together some fun but EASY ideas for staying home and celebrating in your family room with the kids.  GENERAL TIPS: Make it a party. If you don't have relatives staying with you, invite neighbors and friends with kids about the same age over to help celebrate. This keeps everyone off of the road, you can watch the kids together, and it saves on babysitter money. To keep it casual and easy, have everyone bring a dish to share. Start the party later so you don’t need to cook dinner, just have snacks and desserts. Use up all of those left-over Christmas …

Video: Fireworks Safety Tips From Fire Department

Stay safe this New Year's Eve.

The Gwinnett County Fire Department held a demo Wednesday to show how to safely use fireworks and sparklers this season. According to the department, statistics show that in 2010 there were an estimated 8,600 injuries caused by fireworks treated in emergency rooms in the United States. While the only type of fireworks legal in Georgia are sparklers, the National Fire Protection Association reports that sparklers can cause serious burn injuries. They burn at about 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit and are typically viewed by parents as relatively harmless fireworks for children, according to Gwinnett Fire. Check out the video above for the demonstration by Gwinnett Fire. The county fire department also offers the following safety tips when handling …

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