Kids New Year Eve Party

For all of us parents trying to celebrate the New Year with kids in tow, here are some ideas for a memorable night that both parents and kids can enjoy together.

Party Treats
Kids are easily pleased when it comes to snack food, so I never worry about going nuts when it's my turn to host the kids New Years Eve party. Usually a bag of chips and pretzels, and some other simple snack is fine. I do like to do either a cake or a sheet of brownies though. I place a bunch of candles into whichever treat I choose, and then have all the kids blow out the candles together to celebrate the "worlds birthday" at midnight. I makes it a little more exciting for all of them.

Get Crafty
Yesterday I mentioned that noise makers are always a fun project. Another great activities is to get them to make their own New Years Eve party hat. All it takes is a little glitter (or a lot!) and some paper, feathers, or whatever else you have around. If you feel in need of more specific directions feel free to check out this link at Kaboose.

Get a Little Silly
What kid (or adult) doesn't love a good party game? A tradition of ours is to get everyone together and play a game of charades with a bit of New Years Eve twist. For the theme, make all subjects that people pretend to be either people, events, etc. that are relevant to the past year. So some obvious choices would be Obama, a plunging stock market, or the Olympics. This is a good way to get kids thinking about everything that happened over the last year.

Make Some More Noise
With party poppers! And thanks to make-stuff.com we have directions for how to make recycled party poppers. The main part that you need is old toilet paper rolls, and then some decorative paper to cover them with. This is a fun way to hand out little party favor treats.

Happy New Years