These charming lines by Ogden Nash capture the sentiments of the holiday season well. Everyone looks forward to a new year because it represents a clean slate and the possibility of making fresh beginnings. It’s the same for both grownups and youngsters.

Our research led us to these easy New Year’s Eve party ideas for kids to host at home, complete with menus, decorations, and more.

30 DIY NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY IDEAS FOR KIDS

Even if New Year’s Eve will feel and look different this year due to the virtualization of the Times Square event, there are still plenty of exciting and safe alternatives to ring in 2023. You can throw a party with your own family or friends, or you can use Zoom to invite people all over the world to join in the festivities.

If you want to throw a party without leaving the comfort of your own home, we have plenty of ideas for decorations, games, countdown crafts, and tasty treats to help you send 2021 off in style.

DECOR IDEAS FOR NEW YEAR’S PARTY

1. Make a Baloon Clock

 

The Suburban Mom has a simple but stunning DIY for New Year’s Eve decorations! Stick simple cutouts of the numbers on if you can’t find stickers. Black chart paper can be used to make your own numbers for a truly DIY approach.

2. Noisemaker Centerpiece

Martha Stewart’s centerpiece serves a dual role as both a gorgeous accent and a functional food holder. Place a variety of noisemakers on a decorative cake stand and surround them with tinsel and other unused holiday trimmings. Let’s all grab one and start making some noise when it’s time to ring in the New Year!

3. Happy New Year Garland

 

Vicky Barone designed this easy-to-make garland, so anyone can make it. You can use just letters and some thick black card stock or chart paper. In this case, glittery foam letters might do the trick! You may make a garland by stringing them together.

4. Shooting Star Pinata

Your New Year’s Eve party would be incomplete without a pinata. If you’re looking to surprise the kids, Delia Creates offers a magnificent DIY shooting star piñata that you can make yourself. Go ahead and give it a yank when it’s time to ring in the New Year!

5. DIY Disco Ball

Make a disco ball instead of a pinata if you’re not in the mood for one or if you’re worried about the mess. The complete how-to, with dimensions, may be found in How’s Your Day. Proceed with your DIY plans.

FOOD IDEAS FOR THE 2023 NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY

6. Sparkly Cupcakes

Cupcakes are the ideal treat for a kid-friendly celebration. The cupcakes at Down Home Inspiration are so beautiful that the kids might just want to look at them instead of eating them. They’re simple to put together; just leave out the non-edible components if your guests are young.

7. Edible Party Horns

Provide the youngsters with horns that they may both toot and eat. Hungry Happenings demonstrates how to transform ordinary ice cream cones into festive, tasty horns for any occasion. When these are finished and displayed on a tray, they will be stunning.

8. Confetti Clock Cookies

These time-telling cookies are genius, I give it that much. Festive confetti-filled cookie timepieces! The step-by-step illustrations on Repeat Crafter Me make it far less daunting of a task than it initially appears. Just get the dough to spread out a little bit so the cookies don’t look too massive when stacked.

9. New Year Crescent Dippers

Replace some of the kids’ usual sweets with these Pillsbury crescent dough dippers. If you cannot locate crescent dough, I believe that standard pizza dough will suffice. Make the year 2018 in the shape of a wow and watch the kids’ faces light up.

10. Kid-friendly Mocktails

Many individuals feel that a New Year’s Eve celebration isn’t complete without alcoholic beverages, but Modern Parents Messy Kids has some fantastic alcohol-free options that the whole family will love! The concepts are easy to implement, and the children will enjoy the vibrant colors.

FUN ACTIVITIES FOR NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY AT HOME!

11. Party Blowers

DIY Candy has the funniest selection of party blowers you’ll find anywhere. Plus, they’re a breeze to whip up! A white paper plate can be traced, cut out, colored, and a hole punched for a blower to be inserted. Have a blast taking party shots; you’re all prepared!

12. DIY Photo Booth Printables

A celebration is never complete without a photo booth. Cupcakes and Cutlery present this collection of printable photo booth props that you may use at your next event. If you want your photographs to stand out, choose shiny paper or vivid hues. The children will be busy for quite some time with this endeavor!

13. New Year’s Eve Party Crackers

To make your New Year’s Eve celebration more exciting, try your hand at making some of Moms and Munchkins’ festive party crackers. Giving out poppers and letting the kids run wild with the noise is a great way to send the kids home from a fantastic celebration. Check to see if you have enough cardboard to manufacture the required quantity of poppers.

14. Confetti Launchers

If you still need more color at your celebration, confetti launchers are a great addition. Launchers that will literally disperse joy are included in Happiness is Homemade, as are a rainbow of colors and glitter.

15. New Year’s Eve DIY Noise Maker

Noise is essential to every good party. When celebrating the start of a new year, there should be lots of it! Create your own DIY Noise Maker that is both a visual and auditory party enhancement. Please visit Mom Unleashed for the full set of instructions.

BEST NEW YEAR’S EVE GAMES FOR KIDS

16. New Year’s Eve Bingo Printable

Rally the troops for a round of Bingo! At Capturing Joy, they’ve given the classic party game a New Year’s Eve spin. Here’s your chance to prove your mettle: print out a full deck of six unique playing cards.

17. New Year Clock Game

Let’s pin the time this New Year’s Eve, not the tail on the donkey’s back. This is a fun twist on a classic party game, and the concept works wonderfully here. The downloadable clock is available for instant download at Paging Super Mom, so there’s no need to construct one yourself.

18. New Year Word Search Printable

A festive New Year’s Word search printable may be found at Happiness is Homemade. Give the youngsters some golden pencils and the worksheets to fill out and see what they can come up with!

19. New Year’s I Spy Printable

Send the youngsters out for some fresh air and exercise with our New Year’s I Spy game. Party hats, balloons, poppers, and more are all available as free printables from Simply Play Ideas. Make sure you’ve kept track of how many of these are sitting around.

20. Glow in the Dark Ring Toss

You can count on this game to be the talk of your New Year’s Eve celebration for a very long time. As seen in “A Pumpkin and a Princess,” fluorescent duct tape can be used to decorate bottles, and glow sticks can be purchased to use as jewelry. Dim the lights and prepare for some serious amusement.

FREE NEW YEAR’S PARTY PRINTABLES & WEARABLES

21.  Printable Coloring Party Hats

Youngsters are especially enthusiastic about projects that result in something they can use later on, be it a toy or a piece of clothing. A fun and easy last-minute activity can be found in these free coloring hats. The cards can be printed out and colored by the kids. Just give them the materials they need and stand back and watch the creativity unfold!

22. Pipe Cleaner Party Crowns

This New Year’s Eve, why not celebrate like a queen or king? The party crown ideas from Brit + Co are fantastic. The children will enjoy using them at the party and taking them home afterward. You can either replicate the same design several times, or you can make a random assortment of styles.

23. Glitter Star Wands

Ringing in the New Year with a little magic is the best way to celebrate! And for that, we’ll need a magical wand, the construction of which can be found on Hello, Wonderful. Let your dreams come true by making a wish now!

24. Countdown Wrist Watch

Move over, smartwatches; New Year’s Eve calls for a countdown watch. Kids may print off a free watch face from Hattifant, color it any way they like, and then wear it to show off their fashion sense.

25. Pipe Cleaner Fireworks Rings

Even though you shouldn’t give children actual pyrotechnics, you may still give them a taste of the celebration by giving them sparkly rings to wear. The instructions for creating these dazzling fireworks rings may be found in Fantastic Fun & Learning. You can whip up a few in no time at all because they’re so simple.

PARTY FAVORS

26. New Year’s Eve Countdown Bags

Party Delights really outdid themselves with this one. This project is a breeze thanks to the free template. Have as many bags as children, and have them take turns opening one bag every hour or half an hour.

Put a bunch of little, entertaining items like whistles, chocolates, and quirky notebooks within the bags. Give the children empty bags and encourage them to keep filling them up as the hours go by. The anticipation will thrill them.

27. Celebration Playdough

Children love play dough, and it makes a terrific party favor, but you need to jazz it up for New Year’s Eve! This problem may be easily solved with the help of some celebration play dough, which is conveniently provided by Buggy and Buddy. The sparkling star-shaped party treats are a wonderful finishing touch to the festive atmosphere.

28. Popcorn Party Favors

Happy Go Lucky Blog has the cutest printable gift tags. We’re “POPPIN’ into the New Year” together, the tag exclaims, and that makes me joyful. The black and gold color combination is appropriate for New Year’s Eve, and the amusing pun is just icing on the cake.

29. DIY Glitter Bubble Wands

The only thing nicer than playing with bubbles is having a shiny bubble wand to go with them. To construct your own bubble wand, all you need is a pipe cleaner and some glue. Tie them to a travel-size bottle of the solution and give it to the youngsters to take with them.

30. Glitter-dipped Fortune Cookies

In 2018, you should offer all your young guests the best of luck, and what better way to do so than with fortune cookies? The instructions for making these glitzy fortune cookies can be found on Happiness is Homemade, where you can also get a free printable to use when packaging them.