• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Products / Baby Gear
    • Best Mom & Baby Products
    • Ultimate Baby Registry Guide
  • Pregnancy
    • Prenatal
    • Breastfeeding
  • Baby
    • Month 1-3
    • Month 4-6
    • Month 7-9
    • Month 10-12
    • Second Year
    • Toddler
  • #MomLife
  • About Us
  • Nav Widget Area

Rookie Moms

Pregnancy > Parenthood

You are here: Home / #MomLife / 20 Ways to Have a Spectacular New Year’s Eve with Kids (+ my #1 hack)

20 Ways to Have a Spectacular New Year’s Eve with Kids (+ my #1 hack)

44 shares
  • Facebook1
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

It is always so exciting to ring in a new year, but New Year’s Eve is one holiday you might feel a little lost on when you first start a family. Gone are the nights of staying out at a club or party until 2 AM and you have probably switched bottles of champagne for bottles of pumped milk (the most valuable kind of house white, right?). Despite the changes, New Year’s Eve can still be an absolute blast at home with the people you love the most. Below are our 20 favorite activities to make ringing in the New Year extra special with little ones!

PS Don’t miss my New Year’s Eve parenting hack at the end!

New Year's Eve with Kids

20 New Year’s Eve Activities To Do with Kids

Here are a couple of fun activities to do together to welcome in the New Year!

  1. Get dressed up and have a fancy dinner.
  2. Create a fun hourly countdown. You could pop a confetti balloon every hour on the hour or make goodie bags to be opened each hour.
  3. Create a family slideshow and cuddle up on the couch to watch it together.
  4. Have your little ones write out a toast.
  5. Of course, you need mocktails to toast with! There are tons of great mocktail recipes out there. We are big fans of anything including gummy bears.
  6. Make some glittery slime.
  7. Learn about different New Year traditions around the world.
  8. Put what you learned to practice by eating grapes for good luck.
  9. Create a New Year’s Eve sensory bin.
  10. Make a countdown paper chain.
  11. Bake NYE-themed cookies.
  12. Have a special snack each hour to countdown with.
  13. Help your kids do a year in review to look back on. Get a printable here with prompts.
  14. Make confetti poppers.
  15. Play New Year’s Eve games. You can grab printable games here!
  16. Create a DIY photobooth.
  17. Have a family slumber party.
  18. Build a family fort.
  19. Have fun with sparklers.
  20. Make a bucket list for the upcoming year!

A Little Help from Pinterest

Here’s My #1 NYE Parenting Hack

New Year's Eve with Kids

Usher in the New Year in a couple of different timezones. No, I don’t mean jet-set in your private plane to multiple destinations (although I wish). I mean let your kids think that the ball has dropped at 9 PM. Do the whole shebang with the countdown and confetti poppers, then put your little angels to bed! I call this “mock midnight”.

This works extremely well if you are located on the West Coast because you can actually watch the ball drop when it is midnight on the East Coast. BUT Netflix also has countdowns available to watch on-demand.

Once they are tucked in, the parents can have a little alone time. Drink a fun NYE-inspired cocktail, catch up on a TV show, and usher in the New Year with a little romance.

How are you spending New Year’s Eve?

You May Also Like:

15 Best Baby Cribs of 2021

150 Unique Middle Names for Boys in 2021

December 28, 2020 12:00 pm emmamyers Filed Under: #MomLife, Big Kid, First Year, Having 2+ kids, Holidays, Preschooler, Second Year, Toddler

Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter

Primary Sidebar

Search our site

10 Amazing LGBTQ+ Children’s Books to Celebrate Pride Month

10 Amazing LGBTQ+ Children’s Books to Celebrate Pride Month

10 Best Strollers In [2022] – For Every Mom’s Needs!

10 Best Strollers In [2022] – For Every Mom’s Needs!

The 15 Best Nursery Gliders for 2022! [Traditional to Unique]

The 15 Best Nursery Gliders for 2022! [Traditional to Unique]

Toddler Won’t Stay in Bed? 6 Must-Know Tips for Toddler Sleep Regression

Toddler Won’t Stay in Bed? 6 Must-Know Tips for Toddler Sleep Regression

The Best 20 Stay at Home Mom Jobs in 2022!

The Best 20 Stay at Home Mom Jobs in 2022!

Our Best Tips for When Your Baby Wakes Up Too Early

Our Best Tips for When Your Baby Wakes Up Too Early

Join our Rookie Moms Facebook Page

Rookie Moms

Disclosure

Review Policy
Privacy Policy

This site is an Amazon affiliate.

Popular Articles

150 Unique Middle Names for Girls

Footer

Browse By Age

  • Pregnancy
  • Month 1-3
  • Month 4-6
  • Month 7-9
  • Month 10-12
  • Toddler
  • Preschooler

Problem Solving

  • Sleepy
  • Eating
  • Breastfeeding
  • Home
  • Baby Registry
  • Pregnancy
  • Baby
  • Toddler
  • Preschooler
  • Baby Gear
  • #MomLife
  • Holidays
    • Holiday Gift Guide
    • Holiday Entertaining

© Copyright 2016 · Pretty Lifestyle WordPress Theme by: PDCD