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***The printables to this post have been updated to welcome in 2026.  See below for link.

Roll in the New Year Puns





Whether you're hosting New Year's with a crowd or just the family, these pun printables will have everyone ready to 'roll' in the new year!


Simply print out the tags and cut them out.
Click here for link.  Tags have been updated to welcome in 2026.


Mini forks and coffee stirrers work perfectly with the tags.



 Stick a tag in a mini fork and place in a big pretzel crusted roll.
(Yes--this post goes WAY back!)



Attach a tag to a coffee stirrer and stick in these Swiss rolls.





 Rolo candies make perfect party favors. 
Attach tag and tie candies up in a bow.


Other candy treats to fit the theme...
Fruit Roll-ups!



and don't forget Tootsie Rolls!



Of course you can expand on this 'roll' theme with the dinner menu.
Why not serve up egg rolls or sushi California rolls or even give my yummy Chicken Roll-Up recipe a try?

'Roll' the dice to play Bunco and be sure to award the highest roller a Cinnabon gift card.  (Get it? Cinnamon 'rolls'.)

 Have a rockin', rollin' great New Years!
(What would you add to this theme?)



 Sticking with the 'roll' theme...
click here to see my 'Role' Appreciation Gift.


Here's some more New Year's Pun Party Ideas for you.  Click here.





'Rollin' in the New Year Party Ideas

Friday

 
TIME to welcome the New Year!

I always love a fresh start.
  You are celebrating the new year, aren't you?
Get out your party gear and your clocks and let's get started!

Here's some fun party puns to help you welcome in 2014.


Start off the year with a BANG!
(Dollar Store play guns)


 
 It's a new year...Let's Make Some NOISE!
(party horns and noise makers)



'Pop' open a New Year!
(Pop-It's fireworks)
This could also be used with champagne or soda.

 
 
 
'Wrap' up a great year!
(Head wraps for girls found at the Dollar Store.)



For a SPARKLING Good Time!
Happy New Year!




Ring in the New Year with Ring Pops from the Dollar Store.


and my favorite...

KISS the year good-bye with a pack of Hershey's Kisses!

 
 
Click here to print out your own party puns!
(I printed mine on white copy paper and matted each tag to black cardstock.  Tie on tags with silver and gold ribbon.)


 
 

 

 
 
And don't forget to set up a New Year's Eve photo booth!
(Use wrapping paper as a backdrop, add props and a camera!)
 
Happy New Year to You!












Linking up to: CraftOManiac,
MondayInspiration,

New Year's Eve Party Puns

Sunday

 
I'm a bit behind on New Years' Eve this year.
Who knows what I'll come up with by tomorrow night?
 
In the meantime, I wanted to share with you last year's ideas.
(Just in case you missed them.)

For our New Year's Eve Decor, click here.


For our New Year's Eve Smashing Cake, click here.


For our New Year's Eve Fondue Menu, click here.

How are you celebrating this year? 
 

New Year's Eve Party Decor and Food

I live with a punster, what else can I say about the title? I had to do it!


I'm sharing our fondue recipes from New Years Eve. 


Pizza Fondue--a wonderful recipe that our Dinner Group introduced to us many years ago!

Ingredients:
1 onion finely chopped
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
1 T. cornstarch
2 t. oregano
1/4 t. garlic powder
8 oz. grated cheddar cheese
8oz. grated mozzarella cheese
2 loaves of french bread cut into squares


Brown onion and hamburger in a large skillet.  Drain fat.
Add remaining ingredients and simmer.
Pour into fondue pot or a crockpot on low.
Dip bread slices in...Enjoy.
It really does taste like pizza on a stick!


According to AH (awesome husband),
The best part of this recipe is eating the leftover sauce poured over hot pasta the next night and the next...


Also on the menu, sparkling cider with Pop Rocks thrown in!
My mom told me about this idea and it sure adds a little pop and crunch to your drink!
Watch out for popping candy hitting into the eyeball of your son!

For dessert--Chocolate Fondue
recipe from Simply Recipes

Ingredients:
12 oz. of dark chocolate
8 oz. of heavy cream
pinch of salt

Warm cream in saucepan on the stove.  Bring to a low boil.
Add chocolate and whisk until smooth.
Serve in a fondue pot on low heat.


A friend gave me these cute snowman glass dishes for Christmas...
perfect for serving our  dessert dippers.


If you have never experienced the taste of a semi-frozen cream puff dipped in creamy chocolate fondue, you are seriously missing out!  Semi-frozen cheesecake squares rank up there too!  Soooo good!


And of course we ended our meal with the Smashing Surprise Cake!


You smash the cake to reveal the surprise.  Click here if you missed this post.


Click here if you missed the New Years Decor.


Hope 2012 is off to a good start!  Happy New Year!




Linking up to: HouseOfHepworths, YesterdayOnTuesday, FridaysUnfolded, AtthePicketFence,
Tatertots&Jello, FrugalGirls,

Fondue--It's Fun to Do!

Wednesday




Last week on my Facebook page, I shared an adorable idea I saw here of a surprise cake.
(It's basically a chocolate dome shell that has a hidden surprise inside.)


You smash the cake to reveal the surprise!  Fun, huh?!


I also mentioned on Facebook how I failed miserably trying to create it!


Yep, this was my first attempt.
But don't fear, readers...you can learn from my mistake!

DO NOT try making this in a glass bowl!  Use a metal bowl ONLY!


It's quite simple, once you understand about the METAL bowl.
(You'll see what I mean in a minute.)

First, melt chocolate in a GLASS bowl in the microwave, following the package directions.
(Of course you know that a METAL bowl does NOT go in a microwave!)

Now, here's where your METAL bowl comes in...

Take your METAL bowl and oil it with a paper towel.  Oil it really, really well!

Next, spoon in some of your melted chocolate into the oiled METAL bowl.
Smooth the chocolate all over the inside of the bowl.
(I used the back side of the spoon.)
Cover the bottom and the sides.  You want the chocolate to cover the entire inside of the bowl.
Try to make it smooth, adding more chocolate to make a nice even layer. 
If the sides start to drip, keep applying more chocolate.

Put bowl in freezer for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, take bowl out of freezer and apply more chocolate if needed to cover any holes
or areas where the chocolate looks too thin.

Put bowl back in the freezer for 10 minutes.


A METAL bowl contracts when it is cold.  This allows the chocolate to come out.


 A glass bowl does not contract---at all!  It does NOT allow the chocolate to come out!
I learned the hard way!
 
After 10 more minutes, take bowl out of the freezer and gently tip upside down as you nudge the chocolate dome (carefully) out of the bowl and onto a plate.

Decorate as desired.


I used white icing to go with these New Year's cookies I made.

Place dome back in the freezer until ready to display.


Meanwhile, prepare the goodies (surprise) for under the cake.
I used party poppers and candy for the surprise.


When ready to serve, take the dome out of the freezer and place over the (surprise) goodies.
(Do this secretly, so no one sees!)

Bring the 'Smashing Surprise Cake' to the table and listen to all the 'Oooooh's' and 'Ahhh's'!

Then, take out a wooden spoon...
(Watch the eyes of your family and guests look at you like you're crazy!)



and SMASH IT! 
Everyone will be surprised!  Trust me!
Enjoy the goodies and of course,
nibble on a piece of the smashed chocolate!



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I love to share fun ideas I find in blogland on my page!
Plus, you'll be the first to know when I post a new entry.

Happy New Year!


Smashing Surprise Cake

Monday

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