20 Must-Try New Year’s Eve Activities for Kids

It’s pretty safe to say that New Year’s Eve is traditionally more of a grown up holiday – party goers have to stay up until MIDNIGHT, after all.

But this roundup of our favorite New Year’s Eve activities for kids are guaranteed fun for even the youngest children in the bunch.  And speaking of the youngest children in the bunch, hop over and grab our best-selling Ultimate Preschool Activity Pack in our shop where your little one can have endless learning!

First up, have kids color a firework on this New Year’s Eve coloring sheet every hour ’til midnight (or earlier if their eyes start to droop).

Write your favorite ways to spend time together on an easy to make activity chain. // Sugar Aunts

Write down some highs and lows of 2017 (plus some goals for the year ahead) on a keepsake year in review.

Celebrate with some easy homemade pop rockets.

Pop a balloon and do the activity hiding inside. Bake cupcakes, have a snowball fight – the options are truly endless! // How Does She?

Grab some glow sticks at the dollar store and play a round of ring toss. Count how many land on the target. // Momma Did It

Whip up some fireworks in a jar. // I Can Teach My Child

Feeling crafty?! Decorate some crazy glasses! // Picklebums

Make some mini-marshmallow or pom pom poppers. AWE-some!! // Red Ted Art

Play a round of New Year’s Eve Bingo.

Make some glow in the dark slime or playdough.

Head to the kitchen to bake some easy 2017 or 2018 themed appetizers. // Pillsbury

Mix up a batch of celebration playdough. // Buggy and Buddy

Turn ordinary cardboard tubes into fancy confetti poppers you can pop at midnight. // Smashed Peas and Carrots

Print some DIY New Year’s Eve hats and crowns. // Snap Creativity

Set up a mini photo booth and take some selfies. // Snap Creativity

Take a trip back in time with a DIY time machine. // Katherine Marie

Go on a year in review photo scavenger hunt. // No Time for Flashcards

Pull out some leftover Christmas package bubble wrap and start jumping. // Martha Stewart

Turn off the lights and eat in the dark. // B Lovely Events

That’s 20 must-try New Year’s Eve activities for kids in all!!

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