Kids change so much from year to year, how about having a night to celebrate their favorites? Let them come up with a dinner menu! New Year’s Eve is a night to reflect on the year behind us. Have a kid-friendly cocktail hour: Allow a night of food favorites Kids will love that they got to stay up late, but everyone will be refreshed and in good spirits with the start of the new year. For our family it’ll be 10 p.m., the sweet spot where our son starts to feel tired, but before he becomes possessed by the sleep demons. Pick a bedtime that’s (somewhat) age-appropriate and make that your stroke of celebratory mock midnight. Both make for great kids' New Year's Eve party celebrations. For older kids, we are fans of the “It’s midnight somewhere” approach. Party at noon: Have a mock midnightįor tiny tots, we have such warm memories of “Noon Year’s Eve”, celebrations that occurred right before nap time. Or you can take kick it up a notch with a festive printed backdrop and New Year's Eve photo props.Įither way, it's gonna be festive and the end-of-the-year snaps are sure to be special.īackdrop $17 at Amazon 4. You can keep it simple by buying a roll of craft paper that kids can decorate with glitter, shimmering pompoms, gold lettering-you name it-for a cute and customizable backdrop. Make a photo booth: Get a photo backdrop and props Watch New Year's countdowns on Netflix 3. Netflix has a selection of character-driven New Year's countdowns that are filled with confetti, fun, fireworks and notable kid favorites like Boss Baby, Spirit the horse and more. If your kids aren't into Ryan Seacrest or the live big city countdowns, keep it simple by cueing up their favorite characters.
Countdown with characters: Watch a Netflix kid-friendly countdowns Just keep an eye on #fireworksLondon (or follow this link for the BBC livestream) and you'll be able to see them as they start.įor West Coasters, it’s as easy as cueing up New York City or a local affiliate station on the eastern seaboard.
For East Coasters, a live stream of London's famed fireworks display over the Thames River will be so exciting for kids to watch. Celebrate with the Brits: Pick up a live stream from a different timezoneĪ fun way to experience all of the pomp and circumstance of a New Year’s Eve countdown, without the brutal bedtime, is to stream a different city's ball drop. Whatever the case may be for your family, here are some of our favorite ways to make ringing in the new year with a kids' New Year's Eve party fun and festive and totally kid-friendly. ► Why do we celebrate New Year's Eve? Everything you need to know about the annual celebration ► Related: 18 thoughtful hostess gifts to bring to the New Year's Eve party Either ring in the stroke of midnight with some kid-friendly mocktails and a celebratory photo booth, or celebrate Noon Year's Eve and head out to your adult party a few hours later.
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