New Year with the baby: how to manage everything and enjoy the holiday

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New Year for all of us is connected with magic, gifts, dreams and plans for the future. Family gatherings, tables with goodies, running for gifts is a festive fuss that takes a lot of time. If you have a small child, then time becomes even less. How to manage everything and be able to celebrate the New Year with joy and fun, read on.

Parents who have an acute shortage of hours in the day on weekdays also feel that they will not be able to feel the magical New Year’s atmosphere. But, nevertheless, everything is possible, the main thing is to correctly approach the preparation of the celebration.

Gift shopping

Slow and measured shopping trips for the baby’s parents are a luxury, so you need to think through a list of those presents that you are going to give to relatives and friends. Be critical of the list, think about where you can buy the maximum number of gifts in one place. Go to major shopping centers to avoid wasting valuable time traveling from one place to another. If in one store you can purchase no more than three items on the list - look for another.

Ask for help on the Internet, in our time, most of the necessary things can be ordered on sites with home delivery. Do not conceive the impossible and difficult to execute, because, as they say, attention is important.

Products

Buy food a little for the future, so that it is enough for a few more days of the New Year holidays. Make a list of what you need in advance, so that you don’t wander aimlessly after shopping, inventing salads and snacks on the go. Find recipes online in advance. You can buy products with a long shelf life a couple of weeks before the celebration, this will unload you on holidays.

Feast

Do not try to appear as a cooking guru, now this is definitely not the time. Look for recipes marked “fast food”, “cook in 20 minutes”, “guests on the doorstep”, etc. Think of treats that contain the same ingredients, this will save time for cutting and cooking. Do not try to repeat the holiday table all the holidays, ordinary lunches and dinners no one will condemn.

Cleaning

An apartment or a house where there is a baby needs cleaning daily: no one has canceled toys, paints, plasticine, pieces of paper. But you can do a general cleaning in advance. Wash furniture, baseboards, wash curtains, bedspreads and more. And before the holiday itself, just wipe the dust and mop the floor.

Completion of affairs

Think about what urgent matters you have left unfulfilled. Quietly finish everything that worries you so that you don’t get distracted and not worry. Be it work, household chores - everything is waiting for completion.Make time for yourself and finish what you started.

Home decoration

Children really like to decorate the house, feel free to engage them in such an interesting activity. Even if the baby is still very small, arrange it more comfortably by providing an overview. The crumbs really like everything bright and shiny, your child will give you time for decoration, while he will be happy to look at New Year's garlands and balls.

With older children, you can make jewelry and toys together, or collectively select them in a store. And no kid can resist the opportunity to dress up a green beauty.

The reception of guests

The presence of the baby will be very welcome, as this dictates to friends and relatives the conditions of the place and time of the meeting. You should not sacrifice a child’s sleep for receiving guests, smart adults understand your situation and will definitely find the right time for visits. In addition, relatives and friends can keep the child busy a bit while you do something. Visit your child yourself; changing the environment for children is also necessary, as well as adults.

Think about who will be with you on New Year's Eve, refuse high-profile guests who like to sing table songs and change after the first glass. Refer to the baby’s daily routine if you want to protect yourself and your child from unwanted guests.

Outfits

Take care of holiday clothes for the whole family in advance. Choose something beautiful, but at the same time practical, so that raising the baby in your arms and feeding it does not spoil your costume and mood. If you have prepared a carnival outfit for a baby, start showing it and trying on a few days before the holiday so that the child does not tear off his mask and remove unusual clothing on a holiday. Arrange role-playing games, let the child enter the image of the costume hero a little.

Family schedule

Make a schedule for relatives who and when will entertain the child on holidays, so that there is also time for themselves. Do not feel guilty for not spending every minute at home, meet with friends and colleagues. Make appointments close to your place of residence so as not to waste time on travel.

Baby care

Think about the baby’s food on New Year’s holidays, his clothes, other necessary things, so that the relatives who will sit with him do not run in aimless searches, and you are not distracted by trifles. Decide where the baby will be in the house when you will celebrate the holiday, if the child will be with you. Try not to violate the regime of the child, so that later you do not start re-education. If you decide to wake the child on fireworks at the cherished 12.00, remember that putting him back will not be easy.

Distribution of duties

Do not try to catch everything alone, attract help, distribute responsibilities around the house. Feel free to ask relatives for help, to sit with the baby for many is a joy. Let all your family members be attracted to the New Year's bustle, it will unite everyone.

Create your mood

Watch Christmas films, do something for your home with your own hands, take care of yourself, do not give up the Christmas tree and decorations. The festive mood will dissolve the accumulated fatigue and energize.

Plan time, do not fuss - and the long-awaited holiday will not be a test for you, but, on the contrary, will bring a lot of joyful moments and impressions.

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