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    Home » Winter Activities

    New Year's Eve Kids Activities

    Modified: Jul 25, 2022 · Published: Dec 14, 2015 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    Has your New Year's Eve celebrating changed since you had kids? Maybe you once stayed up until the wee hours of the morning toasting and celebrating a new year. Now you sit at home and ring in the new year in another time zone so the kids can go to bed and you can too. Yes, lots has changed since kids came into the picture, but you can still have a fun and festive celebration with the entire family with these New Year's Eve Kids Activities.

    I can't wait to try these New Year's Eve Activities with my kids. So many fun ways to ring in the new year!

    In addition to the fun activities below, we celebrate the New Year by reading fun New Year's books like Squirrel's New Year's Resolution and The Night Before New Year's.

    Each link number corresponds with a number in the photos below so you can see exactly what these New Year's Eve Kids Activities look like. If any of the activities are year specific, you can easily change them to the new year.

    1. Time Capsule from Come Together Kids

    2. New Year's Counting Game Printable from JDaniel4's Mom

    3. New Year's Eve Surprise Ball from Mama, Papa, Bubba

    4. New Year's Coloring Party Hats from Totschooling

    5. New Year Family Interview from Teach Mama

    New years eve activities

    6. New Year's Wish Crackers from The Mad House

    7. New Year's Eve Party Masks from Green Owl Art

    8. New Year's Eve Noisemaker from Glued to My Crafts Blog

    9. New Year's I Spy Printable from The Pleasantest Thing

    10 New Year's Eve Family Game with Free Printable from All Done Monkey

    kids new years eve activities

    11. New Year's Eve Countdown Clock Craft from Buggy and Buddy

    12. New Year's Eve Spin Drum Craft from No Time for Flash Cards

    13. Glittery New Year's Playdough from Homegrown Friends

    14. New Year's Resolutions for Kids from Mess for Less

    15. New Year's Eve Photo Props from Red Ted Art

    kids new years eve activities

    16. New Year's Eve Party Noisemakers from Meaningful Mama

    17. New Year's Noisemaker from Naturally Educational

    18. New Year's Discovery Bottle from Little Bins for Little Hands

    19. New Year's Eve Kids Countdown Chain from Sugar Aunts

    20. New Year's Scrabble Math from And Next Comes L

    kids new years eve activities

    New Year's Eve with kids will be different. But different doesn't have to mean worse. So no matter what time you celebrate the New Year, I hope you enjoy the time with your family by trying some of these New Year's Eve Kids Activities. And don't forget to check out our New Year's Eve Slime!

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      Snowman Craft Printable
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    • Melting Snowman Craft for Kids
    • Q-Tip Painted Snowman Craft

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    1. Naomi Erlich says

      December 30, 2016 at 12:55 pm

      What fun ideas! I really like adding crafts to NYE to help pass the time. Can be a long night without them!

      Naomi
      parentingpod.com

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    Vicky from Mess for Less

    I'm Vicky, the founder of Mess For Less, which I started in 2011 to share easy, family-friendly recipes. With over a decade of experience as a home chef and recipe developer, I love creating meals that bring people together. I also design play and learning activities for kids, using my background as a former teacher with a Master’s degree in education. Learn more about me.

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