New Year's Eve is a wonderful time to create lasting family memories with your preschooler. While they may not be able to stay up as late as older children, they can still take part in the celebrations with this collection of fun games, hands-on activities, and creative crafts.
1. Party Hat Making Preschool Activity
This fun craft for preschoolers can be printed on cardstock for extra durability and decorated as part of a New Year's countdown ritual.
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2. New Year's Eve Countdown Ball
This midnight countdown ball is a great way to practice counting up and down to twelve.
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3. New Year's Time Capsule
This New Year's Time Capsule kit includes six different activity pages for preschoolers, including drawing their favorite food and toy.
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4. Singing Activity Idea
Why not combine these New Year's songs with props and noise makers to enhance the sing-a-long fun?
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5. Make Glitter Playdough
This delightful celebration playdough requires only some handmade dough and glitter for a sparkly, bright, and colorful craft to ring in the New Year.
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6. Countdown Clock Activity
These colorful countdown clocks make a fun preschool activity and a great way to practice math skills such as telling time, counting, and adding and subtracting.
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7. Fun Activity for New Year's
This printable activity makes for a fun game of New Year's bingo.
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8. New Year Pop Rings
These ring pops make a great gift for the preschool classroom or a home celebration.
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9. Counting and Memory Toddler Activity Game
This memory game is a great way to develop number and counting correlation and increase attention span while building memorization skills.
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10. New Years Printing and Coloring Worksheet
This sentence activity is a great way to practice writing and coloring skills while celebrating the New Year.
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11. New Year Glitter Names
This simple activity helps build letter writing and fine motor skills using sparkly glitter.
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12. Glitter Star Wands
These glitter wands can be enhanced with paint or stickers for a fun creative twist.
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13. Sparkler Firework Craft
This paper firework craft makes a safe alternative to actual fireworks and produces a realistic crackling sound.
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14. New Year Handprint Craft
This free printable handprint craft makes a great addition to a classroom party.
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15. New Years Slime for Preschoolers
This hands-on glittery slime is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the science behind the slime.
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16. New Year's Eve Party Hats
Kids will get plenty of fine motor skills including cutting, folding, and decorating while creating these colorful party hats.
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17. New Year's Color by Number Worksheets
These color-by-number sheets are a great way to practice color and number recognition while working to reveal a fun mystery picture.
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18. Cute and Easy New Year Craft
This easy and fun craft is a simple way to teach preschoolers about setting meaningful resolutions for the New Year.
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19. Party Hat Counting Mats with Preschool Theme
This simple craft activity is an easy way to practice counting numbers from one to twenty.
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20. New Year's Eve Countdown Organized Activity
Using just a brown paper lunch bag and some treats and games of your choice, you can have kids open a bag every hour as they count down to midnight.
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21. Fireworks Painting Fun Activity
Kids are sure to love creating their own bright and colorful fireworks from recycled cardboard rolls.
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22. Balloon Countdown Activity
This creative balloon clock is a fun way to ring in the New Year. Kids are sure to get excited about popping a balloon each hour until midnight.
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23. New Year's Scavenger Hunt
This fun scavenger hunt makes a great game for a classroom party or home celebration. It's also a great way to develop reading skills while getting kids up and moving.
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24. Confetti Eruptions Science Experiment
This hands-on activity combines fine motor play, scientific exploration, and a festive celebration all in one fun and educational activity.
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25. New Year's Countdown Wristwatch
These adorable watches include four different designs and make a fun, tactile way to practice counting down to midnight.
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26. New Year Bell Craft
This inventive craft requires only a few plastic pots, aluminum foil, and ribbons for a truly spectacular final product.
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27. New Year's Eve Poppers
This fun DIY craft project makes for a less messy alternative to confetti poppers and requires only craft rolls and colorful pompoms.
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