This year you can celebrate as a family and still have time for a parents-only party with a whole new set of New Year’s Eve countdowns, available today only on Netflix, designed for preschoolers, tweens and everyone in between. You choose when to say goodnight, and kids choose how to celebrate with their favorite characters.
Already dreaming about pressing play on that New Year’s Eve celebration long before the clock strikes twelve? You’re not the only one. According to a recent survey from Netflix, 9 is the new midnight for parents in the U.S., with nearly half of parents (48%) saying they’d ring in the new year by 9 p.m.
So grab your party hats, noisemakers and 2016 glasses — and celebrate those famous 10 seconds, whether the ball has dropped or not. We won’t tell your kids it’s not midnight if you don’t.
Kids can pick their favorite character or ring in the new year again and again with countdowns featuring Oona and Baba of Puffin Rock, Care Bears & Cousins, Inspector Gadget, the Project Mc2girls, King Julien, or Mr. Peabody & Sherman and all their DreamWorks Animation friends
Grammy Nominated Music Sensation Jessie J Announced as Headline Entertainer for Times Square New Year’s Eve Live, Commercial-Free Webcast
Jessie J to Perform John Lennon’s “Imagine” and Many of Her Top Hits; Singer-Songwriter Daya to Perform Hit Song “Hide Away”
National television and radio personality Allison Hagendorf (Host on The CW, VH1, Fuse TV, SiriusXM) returns to host the live, commercial-free webcast for the fourth year. She will be joined by Maggie Rulli, Andrea Boehlke and Jeremy Hassell, who return for their third New Year’s Eve webcast. Rulli and Hagendorf will kick-off the six-hour celebration at 6 p.m. EST and welcome the nearly one million revelers attending the celebration in Times Square as well as introduce the star of the show, the Times Square Ball. At the top of each hour, Hagendorf will be joined by a special guest who will talk about his or her New Year’s Eve experience and Confetti Wish for the New Year and then lead the revelers in an hourly countdown. Throughout the night, Hagendorf will keep the revelers informed about the musical performances and other exciting entertainment in Times Square. Rulli will provide exclusive interviews and backstage access while Boehlke and Hassell will get the fun personal stories from the revelers arriving from around the world to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Times Square.
The seventh annual webcast, enabled by Livestream, will cover the action and festivities in Times Square, beginning with the Ball Raising at 6 p.m. EST, plus live musical performances, hourly countdowns, behind-the-scenes stories, and star-studded interviews as anticipation builds towards the midnight countdown and the famous Ball Drop.
International music sensation and Grammy Award nominee Jessie J will perform several of her top hits throughout the night and will continue the New Year’s Eve tradition of singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” moments before midnight. The British artist is best known for her wide vocal range and unconventional performance style, mixing soul vocals with contemporary, hip-hop and pop.
Additionally, singer-songwriter Daya will perform her hit song “Hide Away.” Univision will present musical performances by Maluma and CNOC, winners of Univision’s hit reality show La Banda. Last year’s webcast was watched by more than 1.7 million unique viewers representing nearly 200 countries.
Life happens, we all understand that – you can be a planner and have shopped for weeks and still be missing some items for people or you could kind of be like me this year and have absolutely nothing ready. I dont even have food for the guests when they come over… So when Sam’s Club reached out and asked if I shopped there I said yes and how can I get involved, which brings me to why I’m writing this piece.
I’m making one stop this year – Sam’s Club … Yup that giant warehouse store that has it all…. I can get some pots and pans for my dad (if you’ve ever seen his pans you’ll wonder what you were eating)… I can get some son the latest and coolest electronics, video games and toys. I’ll get some cute PJs for the girls and some toys.
Plus I can pickup all the food to feed the family. Like that shrimp platter everyone loves (when I say everyone I really mean me).
So here are 5 items I found… Sam’s Club also published their winter catalog that helped things along.
I’ve found them in my local store and well some giant bags of chips later I’m a pretty happy guy. Thats why when I was asked I had no problem writing this article. All thoughts are my own and while I was gifted with a gift card all the picks of products are my own.
The Philips Norelco shaver 9700 is the best electric shaver I’ve had yet. I’ve been a long time user of Norelco shavers. I’ve tried nearly all the models (and yes you get what you pay for!) but when I was offered to try out the 9700 – this is like the lexus of electric razors – I jumped at it. But there is a sale on amazon on them (notice the coupon by the add to cart button).
This is a work of art and a beast all rolled into one… the idea of the self cleaning station is amazing. The shave I got from this unit was by far better then my prior 8000 series by a mile.
Even they state the 9000 series cuts hairs up to 30% closer to skin with its V-Track precision blades*. The shaving heads, with contour detect technology, move in 8 directions to cut up to 20% more hair in a single pass.
There are four major features they talk about…
Contour Detect Technology
With the unique Contour Detect Technology, each shaving head independently moves in 8 directions to follow your face’s every curve. This improved contouring helps cut up to 20 percent more hair in a single pass.
V-Track Precision Blades
The newly designed V-Track Precision Blades collect hair in the optimal cutting position, resulting in a more comfortable shave that’s 30 percent closer. The blades also self-sharpen to ensure a premium shave day after day.
Personal Comfort Settings
For a more personalized shave, Shaver 9700 offers 3 comfort settings so you can choose the speed that best fits your skin and hair type. Slow: for an even more skin-friendly shave, Medium: for a standard thorough shave, and Fast: for a high-powered shave
SmartClean PRO System
At the touch of a button, the SmartClean PRO keeps your shaver like new every day. Its advanced multi-display indicator tracks the progress of the shaver through each step in the SmartClean cycle. With an alcohol-free, skin-friendly formula, the SmartClean system cleans hair, foam and gel through a unique dual-filtration system. The system also lubricates the shaver’s blades to reduce friction and keep your blades in top condition. After each cycle, the SmartClean system also thoroughly dries and charges the shaver it so it’s always ready to go.
bonus is that it comes in one of those great travel cases. Really its by far the best again when it comes to electric shavers you get what you pay for… this is worth every penny.
I love the holiday season… but over the last few years – its been very digital I’ve picked out some of the best board games from ThinkFun that I think your family would like as I know my family certainly has…
Compose Yourself – The Lego of music, Compose Yourself uses a set of musical “building bricks” that encourages anyone with or without musical ability to “play with” music just as they would with a construction kit. The digital music game also includes access to an exclusive website to compose, share with friends and family, or download/print your own custom sheet music – featuring more than a billion melody combinations. (Ages 6+) Find it on Amazon.
Code Master– A puzzle boardgame that takes kids on the ultimate coding adventure, Code Master provides the structured thinking discipline and teaches key logic skills rooted in computer programming principles without a computer…and by making it fun. (Ages 8+) Find it on Amazon.
Laser Maze Jr. – Your mission: Expertly transport the laser beam to the rockets so that it can safely return to earth! Younger players can now experience the fun of the award-winning gameLaser Maze with an age-appropriate design and challenge for grade school children with real lasers. (Ages 6+) Find it on Amazon.
Rush Hour Shift – The best-selling sliding block logic game is now available for two players! Every move counts in this race as you strategically plot to move your car and cross grid-lock traffic before your opponent. The potential moves are endless and the shifting Traffic Grid and Instruction Cards add a whole new dimension to play. (Ages 8+) Find it on Amazon.
Marvel, the Studio who brought you “The Avengers”, now brings to life one of the original Avengers —Marvel’s Ant–Man. Bring home the epic heist as Ant–man embraces his inner hero and harnesses the unique ability to shrink in scale to save not only the world, but his daughter. Full of both humor and heart, Marvel’s Ant–man is the perfect gift this holiday on Blu-ray and Digital HD.
The next evolution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces the newest member of the Avengers: Marvel’s Ant–Man. Armed with the amazing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang joins forces with his new mentor Dr. Hank Pym to protect the secret behind his spectacularAnt–Man suit from ruthless villains! With humanity’s fate in the balance, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a daring heist against insurmountable odds. Filled with humor, awesome special effects and exclusive bonus features, this action-packed adventure takes you to new levels of pulse-pounding excitement!
