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Home » diy » 16 EASY Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Kids!

decorating, diy, holiday, kids, new years, new years eve, party, recipes · December 29, 2022

16 EASY Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Kids!

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16 easy ways to celebrate new years eve with kids

16 Easy Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Kids. Stay in and celebrate the new year as a family with these fun ideas!

We love staying in for New Year’s Eve and celebrating with the kids

16 EASY Ways to Celebrate New Year’s Eve With Kids

It’s one of my favorite traditions. I love spending the day making LOTS of appetizers, finger-foods and desserts. We play board games, video games, have a little photo booth and enjoy spending time together. Over the years I’ve compiled some of my favorite New Year’s Eve traditions, activities, food and ideas and I thought I would share it with you! Here are a few. I will share a few more tomorrow too!

DIY New Years Eve Photo Party Backdrop

One of the best part about spending New Year’s Eve at home with the family are recording the fun times. I usually make a simple photo backdrop where we can use our phones to snap a few photos. Here is an easy one with paper stars.

Easy New Years Eve Photo Backdrop 

black and white new years party

Everything seems a little more festive with a pretty table to display all of that delicious food! I always enjoy fresh greenery. This is an idea where I used some basic Ikea pieces and showed how to use them throughout the holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas AND New Years. The linens and pieces are neutral so you can really use them all year long!

New Year’s Eve Tablescape 

7-Layer Dip is probably our favorite dip. Of course we love the traditional Mexican 7-layer dip, but a few years ago I experimented with an Italian dip using pesto, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and cheese and it has become one of our favorites. And everything is cuter when you make smaller sizes so we put them in glasses. To make things even EASIER use plastic, clear cups which are disposable!

7-Layer Individual Italian Dip Cups

New Years Eve DIY Chalkboard Party Hats

Party hats are a MUST for New Year’s Eve. This is a fun idea where your guests can use chalkboard pens to write their own message on their hat. Ring in the new year with your favorite saying and record the fun in your easy photo booth.

DIY Chalkboard Party Hats  

new years eve tradition - grandma's pierogis
Grandma's Pierogis - New Years Eve Tradition Appetizer

My grandma loved baking and she was a wonderful cook! One of my favorite memories growing up was walking into her home and smelling butter and onions on the stove as she made piergois. It’s our ALWAYS traditional New Year’s Eve party food.

Grandma’s Pierogi’s – Our New Years Eve Traditional Appetizer 

Baked Asian Pierogies with Orange Teriyaki Dipping Sauce. Take traditional pierogies and give them an asian twist with these easy asian appetizers. Perfect for the holidays!

Last year I switched our traditional Grandma’s Pierogi idea with an Asian Twist. Now we make both recipes for New Year’s Eve!

Baked Asian Pierogis 

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Dip is perfect for the holidays! It only take minutes to make and the spicy flavor contrasts perfectly with Crunchmaster Crackers.

I had fun this year with my Instant Pot. I love how FAST you can create almost any type of food. This is a hearty buffalo chicken dip. It’s creamy, cheesy and spicy – the perfect combination in my opinion. And the best part is how easy it is to create. I even used frozen chicken breasts in this recipe and it still was done in under a half an hour.

New Years Eve Instant Pot Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Dip 

One of the best parts of celebrating New Year’s Eve is thinking back on the past year and looking ahead. I think it’s a great tradition with kids to help them think of achievable resolutions to work on in the coming year. This is a fun way to do it!

New Years Eve Resolution Station 

bacon pops

Bacon and cheese are always a yummy combination for a party, especially at New Years!

New Years Eve Bacon Pop Appetizers 

New Years Eve Clam Dip Recipe

Clam Dip is the perfect party dip at New Years. This one is our favorite!

New Years Eve Clam Dip Recipe 

New Years Eve 3 ingredient veggie dip

Another delicious and EASY dip – this veggie dip can be whipped together in no time and it only requires THREE ingredients!

Three Ingredient New Years Eve Dip 

New Years Eve Coloring Pages

Kids will love anticipating the New Year with these adorable coloring pages!

New Years Eve Coloring Pages 

New Years Eve appetizer Chicken Cordon Bleu Bites

One of my kids’ favorite dinner is Chicken Cordon Bleu. This appetizer takes that taste and makes it bite-sized!

Chicken Cordon Bleu Bites 

New Years Eve Mexican Pinwheels Recipe

Mexican pinwheels are super easy to make and filled with spicy deliciousness all rolled up into a cute package!

New Years Eve Mexican Pinwheel Recipe 

If you are going to someone else’s home to celebrate New Years Eve this is a fun present to bring!

New Years Eve Party Kit 

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Bright and pretty party favors are always a good idea! Here is an easy way to make some for your party!

Simple New Years Eve Party Favors 

And our newest addition is our NYE Hot Cocoa Bar. The kids love making their own Hot Cocoa Creations. Adults can add a little something extra to their cocoa if they want. Print off the cute printable and create a super easy hot cocoa station for New Year’s Eve! So easy!!

New Years Eve Hot Cocoa Bar Printables. Ring in the New Year with a festive hot cocoa bar. It's easy with simple ingredients and these free NYE hot cocoa printables!

Free Printable New Year’s Eve Hot Cocoa Bar Print

What’s YOUR Favorite way to ring in the new year?? 

Share it with us!

xoxo

Posted By: Jen · In: decorating, diy, holiday, kids, new years, new years eve, party, recipes

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Comments

  1. DIY Home Sweet Home says

    December 27, 2017 at 4:41 AM

    Great ideas. Love the star backdrop and the coloring pages.

    Jamie
    http://diyhsh.com/

    • Jen says

      December 27, 2017 at 8:38 AM

      Thanks Jamie! We are so excited about new years eve with our kids this year!

      xoxoxo

Hi! I'm Jen Hadfield. I'm a mom of 5 restoring an 1891 home in the heart of Salt Lake City. I love being creative and sharing simple ideas to make your life easier and more beautiful!

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