Unless you’re having your entire party at home, you’ll want to have a great winter-friendly place to celebrate. Depending upon where you live, you have a variety of options for places to host your birthday party. When choosing your venue, keep your budget and number of party guests in mind. Possible winter party venues include:  A bowling alley An arcade A restaurant A movie theatre A dance studio An indoor pool A studio with classes (e.g. ceramics painting or dancing) An indoor or outdoor ice-skating rink A local museum that hosts parties A great way to get inspiration for winter birthday party activities is to think first about what you want your theme to be. Then, you can think of activities that go well with your theme. Some examples of themes with corresponding activities include:  “Art Party”: Create drawings, paintings, and sculptures. You can even host a contest, choose judges, and have small prizes for the winners. Consider also making something the party guest will use, like a painted tote bag or t-shirt. “Nostalgic Disney Party”: Every one loves remember their favorite classic Disney movies. Play Disney Scene It! and trivia, and marathon watch old Disney movies. “Winter Wonderland”: If you live somewhere snowy, take advantage of it. Go sledding and have a snowman-building contest. You can even try to build a fort from snow. Just make sure all your guests  bring their snow gear. “Baking Party”: Use premade cakes or cookies, and let everyone decorate their own with icing, fondant, and sprinkles. Watch shows like Cake Boss to inspire your sweet creations. “Dance Competition”: Put on some music, and see who can come up with the best moves. Play dancing games on your Xbox or Wii, if you have one, to make it a bit more structured. Watch and comment on dancing shows like Dance Moms, So You Think You Can Dance, or Dancing with the Stars, when you get tired of dancing yourself. “Indoor Scavenger Hunt”: Scavenger hunts are fun and versatile. Make clues in advance and hide them around the party venue. Break guests up into teams. See who can follow the clues to the hidden prize first. “Dreaming of Summer”: Having a sunny indoor party when it’s cold and gray can be a lot of fun. Have beach chairs for your guests to sit on, and let everyone wear flower necklaces. Play summery music, like Jimmy Buffet or the Beach Boys. Turn up the heat, and tell everyone to bring beach clothes. Watch a classic surf movie. “Spa Party”: Throw a spa party, and pamper all your guests. Do each other’s nails and hair. Make homemade face masks. Light scented candle. Give everyone a gift bag with make up or a sleep mask. “Murder Mystery”: Having a murder mystery party can be a great way to make your entire party into a game. You can buy a premade game, download a free one, or make up your own. Give all your guests a character, and send them a small description of that character before the party. Tell them to dress up like the character. Throughout the party, as your characters, you and your guests will have to ask each other questions to determine who the murderer is. Having a roaring fire is a great way to have an outdoor party even during winter. Pick a spot in your backyard to have your fire, and set up camp chairs around it for your guests. You can roast marshmallows and hot dogs in the fire.  Keep safety in mind. After you build your fire, make sure your have sand and water on hand to put it out once the party is over. Keep a stack of wood handy to stoke the fire during the party. Provide blankets. Even though you’ll have a fire, it can be nice to have a bunch of wool blankets on hand to keep your guests comfortable. If you don’t have enough blankets, ask the party guests to bring their own. If you know someone who plays guitar, ask them to bring their guitar so they can play songs around the fire. No matter the theme of your party, you can always find a related movie or TV show to watch. This gives everyone a chance to relax. Creating a cinema experience makes watching a movie feel more like a party.  Hang up a white sheet on an empty wall.  Borrow a projector to project a movie up onto the sheet, as an inexpensive movie screen. Cozy up the movie area with lots of pillows and blankets. If you live in an area with mild winters, you can even have an outdoor movie, complete with lots of blankets and maybe even a campfire. Make popcorn, and serve boxed candy, just like the movie theatre. Let everyone know what movie you’re showing when you invite them to the party. Have a marathon. Consider making a night of it, and watching all the movies in a series. Board games are a great option for any home party. They are inexpensive, and provide hours of entertainment. You can even have prizes for the winners.  Play classic board games like Monopoly, Sorry, Life or Risk. Choose more interactive, creative board games like Balderdash or Cranium. When choosing board games, make sure you choose games that all your guests can play at once, or have different game stations. Consider also playing party games like Never Have I Ever, Musical Chairs, Charades, or Two Truths and a Lie along with your board games. Many games like this also have board game versions.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose a venue. Plan activities based around your party theme. Create a bonfire party. Create your own cinema. Play board games.


iTunes comes installed on Mac computers and Windows users can download it for free from the Apple website. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen.  If you see your name at the top of the menu, you are signed in. If you're not signed in, click on Sign In... in the top section of the menu, then enter your Apple ID and password.  This will open your music library. It's in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Doing so allows the display of all songs and albums that you've added to iTunes, as well as all of the music in your iCloud Music Library. It's just below the drop-down menu. This displays all of the songs in your music library, including iCloud Music Library. Use the scroll bar on the right side of the window or the directional buttons on your keyboard to do so.  Click in the search field in the upper-right corner of the window and start typing the name of a song or album to quickly search for music in your library. Apple Music members can use this field to search for any available song in the Apple Music library. It's shaped like a cloud that contains a downward-pointing arrow and appears next to the song or album title. The music has now been downloaded to the iTunes library on your computer.  The download button appears next to any songs or albums that are in your iCloud Music Library but not currently on your device. You don't need to download music from your iCloud Music Library in order to listen to it. You can stream any of the songs stored in your library. If you have Apple Music, you can stream any song in the Apple Music library.
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Open iTunes on your computer. Click on Account. Click on the drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of the window. Click on Music. Click on View. Click on All Music. Click on Songs. Scroll to a song that you want to download. Click the Download button.