How to Entertain Non-Drinkers at Your NYC Holiday Party
I recently came across an article in New York Magazine about entertaining people who don’t drink alcohol. It’s not easy turning a holiday party into an engaging, inclusive and festive event!
Jamie Lauren Keiles’s helpful holiday guide to entertaining the non-drinker in New York Magazine features several delicious ideas for non-alcoholic holiday party beverages. My favorite is Keiles’s suggestion to make a chai from scratch :-) For more festive alcohol-free beverage ideas, check out the article here.
Inspired by Keiles’s ideas, I started thinking of some other ways to entertain the non-drinker at NYC holiday parties.
Whether you’re throwing a holiday party for kids, adults (or both!), here are 5 more ideas for entertaining the non-drinker at your NYC holiday party:
Serve hors d’oeuvres
In the words of Virginia Woolf, “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Bring out the good food, and everything else will follow :-)
Rent a photo booth
Kids and adults alike will hardly be able to resist the chance to strike a pose, take a photo and go away with a reminder of how much fun they had at your NYC holiday party.
Plan a holiday craft or activity
Keep it super simple or channel Martha Stewart – either way, just be sure to have fun! Making ornaments, cookies, coloring, candle making, and gingerbread house decorating are some fun ideas for holiday themed activities.
Play White Elephant or Yankee Swap
You can get the official rules here, but here’s the gist: everyone has a budget (let’s say $20) and brings a gift to the holiday party. Then everyone at the party will draw a number from a hat to determine their swap order.
When the first person chooses a gift, he/she shows it to the rest of the group. Then the second person will pick a gift and can either unwrap or swap it for another gift. When all the gifts have been opened, the game is over!
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