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A Chinese New Year Celebration To Show Our Disneyside

02/19/2015 by admin99 33 Comments

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You have probably seen all our excitement on Twitter about having been selected as a host to show our #DisneySide at a party at home.  If you didn’t, believe me when I tell you we are still on cloud nine about it!  We set off to A Chinese New Year Celebration To Show Our DisneySide!  We received a multi-generational party pack in exchange for our post.

A big thank you to Maria Bailey and the team at Mom Select  for honoring us with another year to share our DisneySide.  In case you are wondering, last year our #DisneySide was all about Race Day inspired by Cars and Planes!  Although truth be told we couldn’t resists and also held a Lilo and Stich pre-DisneySide celebration

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We shared a bit of what the Chinese New Year celebrations mean and entail.  Then we sett off to make some DIY and crafts to decorate and use during the party.  We did “Disneyfy” our crafts and DIY and we will be giving you all of our tips on that as well.

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We also put together a yummy Asian menu for the occasion because in all honesty, what is a party without food or noise!   Keep in mind that most everything we do share at Cool Moms Cool Tips is either, easy, quick or fun to put together.  This means that you should not be slaving over a party.  Instead we had loads of smiles and laughter putting it all together.

The day arrived.  For our Chinese New Year inspired ourselves in Mulan.  So here is our version of the lanterns, lights and decorations – our China Town of sorts!

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With our feast menu in order, we set up a table for the food spread

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Our guests started arriving at about 5 pm.   As they walked in, each of them received a movie ticket to keep.  However, the first activity of the afternoon was Disney Trivia for the adults

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and a coloring, puzzles, word games station for the kids

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When we got hungry, we offered our meal, and added some chicken nuggets for our more picky eaters.

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After dinner,  while the grown ups sipped some tea and conversed some more, we  he got the kids ready with their Asian conical ears and hats.  Everyone was excited and my friend raffled some Disney prizes to the first one that could tell their Chinese zodiac sign, the animal of the Chinese zodiac for 2015, to the one who could say hello in Chinese, name the dragon in the Mulan film, and tell whether or not the cricket was a good luck friend or not to Mushu.

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Next on the agenda was some fireworks fun!  We had plenty of bangs and bright lights along with sparkles and luminaries!  Luminaries are send off with good wishes for the new year, and we just had to send off a couple of them.  Even though our luminaries were not round, they boasted Mickey ears on them but those were black and in the night they are invisible in the photo.

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The fireworks elicited lots of ohhhh ahhh, screams and laughter.   The luminaries were a hit and everyone was screaming wishes to the top of their lungs as the luminaries departed 🙂  I think this was the noisiest part of the party besides the big chatter from the dinner table conversations 🙂  .  At the end of the firework session our VIP seating for the Mulan outdoor screening was opened to the public!

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Popcorn in hand, we all took our places in our lawn we listened to the girls discuss if Mulan was a real princess or not.  That could not be settled until we watched the movie, and so we did.

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Mushu, the dragon in the movie, gave all of us good laughs, and we cheered when Mulan and friends saved the Emperor!  Finally, we returned to the conversations of Mulan: princess of not.   The conclusion was that since she was brave enough to take the place of her father in war, and saved the emperor she was proclaimed a princess.

Unfortunately, it was already very dark and the photos are not the best to share of the actual viewing.

It was a wonderful way to talk to the children about another culture and their ways while the adults indulged in good food and fun.  Our hearts were filled and the pixie dust was definitively scattered and upon us as we celebrated Lunar New Year DisneySide style at home.  We all had the Disney magic in our hearts and wore smiles and our Mickey ears as we planned our next visit together to the most magical place on earth!! Get ready Disney World here we come again!!!!

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It was so exciting and heartwarming to see everyone big and small enjoy it all, tell their China experiences if they had some, and learn together about a millennial culture Disney style.   GONG HEY FAT CHOY – HAPPY NEW YEAR Everyone!

What did you like best of our celebration?


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  1. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    02/19/2015 at 1:40 pm

    What a cute Disney party idea this was. It sounds like it was a blast 😉

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  2. Ana @ Miami Mommy Savings says

    02/19/2015 at 1:43 pm

    OMG, what a fun way to commemorate this occasion and a wonderful way for kids to learn about other traditions and culture. You did an AMAZING job. Thank you for sharing your amazing ideas with all of us.

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  3. Diana Villa says

    02/19/2015 at 1:53 pm

    Such a beautiful decorations for your party, the kids sure had lots of fun. Thanks for the awesome photos 😀

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  4. Terry says

    02/19/2015 at 2:14 pm

    I love those cool Disney lanterns and hats. What a grand party you had to show your Disney Side.

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  5. Tough Cookie Mommy says

    02/19/2015 at 2:51 pm

    This looks like it was such a fun celebration. I love the Chinese New Year theme.

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  6. Carmen Perez (listen2mama) says

    02/19/2015 at 3:16 pm

    I love all of the decorations. I bet it was a sweet celebration.

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  7. Lesley says

    02/19/2015 at 5:03 pm

    I love to show our Disney side. What a cute celebration for your family to enjoy.

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  8. Pam says

    02/19/2015 at 5:18 pm

    I love the lanterns with Mickey ears! That’s such a fun decoration idea.

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  9. Sarah Bailey says

    02/19/2015 at 6:33 pm

    What some great ideas, I love how you have brought Disney in to it – makes everything a little more magical. x

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    • coolmoms says

      02/19/2015 at 7:21 pm

      Thank you Sarah, we had lots of fun putting it together and enjoying it 🙂

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  10. celebbabylaundry says

    02/19/2015 at 7:03 pm

    This is a really cool way to celebrate Chinese New Year, the lanterns look super cute!

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  11. Mama to 5 BLessings says

    02/19/2015 at 9:11 pm

    What a cute Disney theme! Love the Asian Mickey Ear hats – super cute!

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  12. Lois Alter Mark says

    02/19/2015 at 9:33 pm

    Those are such creative ideas! Love mixing Mickey with the Chinese New Year!

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  13. Veronica says

    02/19/2015 at 9:53 pm

    Such a cute celebration. I love that you also incorporated a Chinese New Year theme

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  14. Theresa says

    02/19/2015 at 10:08 pm

    I love theme of your DisneySide party! I bet all the guests had a blast!

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  15. Diana Rodriguez - Entre Compras y El Hogar says

    02/19/2015 at 10:17 pm

    Que bellas ideas!!

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  16. Le-an Lacaba says

    02/20/2015 at 2:57 am

    That looks so cute and colorful! Looks like a great thing to do!

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  17. Kay Adeola says

    02/20/2015 at 6:28 am

    That is such a cute party,I love that it is Disney theme.

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  18. Maureen @ A Debt Free Stress Free Life says

    02/20/2015 at 6:45 am

    Ok, the Chinese hats with the Mickey Mouse years are just too cute. I bet the kids looked adorable in them.

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    • coolmoms says

      02/20/2015 at 7:21 am

      The kids loved them! They were easy to make too

      Reply
  19. Myrah - Coupon Mamacita says

    02/20/2015 at 8:19 am

    Wow! This is one of thte most original Disney parties I’ve seen!!!

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  20. Laura Rodriguez says

    02/20/2015 at 9:34 am

    Me encantaron las ideas para el party Tatty, muy divertido el post!

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    • coolmoms says

      02/20/2015 at 9:37 am

      la pasamos increible, y lo que mas me gusta es que todo es tan facil y rapido de hacer Laura

      Reply
  21. Melissa Vera says

    02/20/2015 at 10:52 am

    I am in love with your Mickey Chinese Lanterns. I wish I had thought of that.

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    • coolmoms says

      02/20/2015 at 10:59 am

      so happy you like them Melissa. so easy to make! will be sharing soon how we did them, in case you want to wait for us 😉

      Reply
  22. Romina Tibytt says

    02/20/2015 at 12:32 pm

    Que fiesta tan divertida. A mi nena le encantaría una celebración asi, gracias por la idea.

    Reply
  23. ourfamilyworld says

    02/20/2015 at 1:06 pm

    I am loving all the Disney Celebration I am seeing lately. This one is utterly cute

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  24. Amber NElson says

    02/20/2015 at 7:25 pm

    This looks like a great idea for a party. Looks like a blast.

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  25. Mary O'Malley says

    02/20/2015 at 9:07 pm

    I love those Chinese new year mickey ear hats! They’re too adorable.

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  26. Lisa Rios says

    02/21/2015 at 12:08 pm

    I am sure you had lots of fun with the Chinese New Year Celebration, there by showing the DisneySide as well. All these crafts ideas & Asian menus are really interesting & the pictures are so beautiful. Great party indeed.

    Reply
  27. Ann BAcciaglia says

    02/21/2015 at 2:09 pm

    Looks like you had so much fun. I love the Disney twist on Chinese New Year celebrations.

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  28. Chrystal | Self Employed Writer says

    02/21/2015 at 4:17 pm

    What a really fun way to celebrate with Disney and learn all about the Chinese New Year. Looks like everyone had a great time.

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  29. S.yissele says

    02/21/2015 at 7:57 pm

    Awww… que lindo todo!

    ¡FELIZ DÍA!ॐ
    http://mamaholistica.com

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