Need New Years Eve with toddlers ideas or need NYE for younger children? Add these fun New Year’s Eve activities for small kids into your plans for New Years ideas or Noon Years Eve parties!
Fun New Years Eve With Toddlers Activities That Even Parents Will Enjoy!
New Years Eve Activities For Kids and Toddlers (things to do on NYE at home with little kids).
What can toddlers do on New Years Eve?
- Host a mock midnight
- Have a toddler song dance party
- Finger paint fireworks or have a stamper station (these are fun but messy happy new year ideas so be sure to grab these)
- Have healthy finger snacks and sippy cup drinks to “cheers” with
- Offer New Year busy bags filled with things to keep toddler kids busy
- Create a NYE sensory bin corner for toddlers and younger children
- Have toddler-friendly New Years Eve crafts like these
- Play at a New Years Eve bubble table or water table
- Have fun with bead threading with a New Years Eve theme items
- Need outdoor toddler activities for New Years? Go on a nighttime nature walk or play in the snow at night! (I love this for simple nature-inspired ideas for NYE at home to give toddlers exposure to different sites and sounds.)
- Have a puzzle table or a train table
- Offer New Years Eve printables that toddlers can color or sticker
- Have holiday felts like this to play with (simple new years eve ideas at home for toddlers activity)
These are also fun for New Year’s activities for preschoolers, too! Get more fun New Year Party ideas for littles below!
7 Super Easy But Fun Toddler New Year’s Eve Party Ideas
The great thing about toddlers is that you don’t have to do complicated party games or expensive kids’ activities for them to have fun. Add in some fun lights, balloons, countdown cupcakes (with different hour numbers on them), some stampers, and music and your toddlers will have a blast at their very own NYE toddler party!
Mock Midnight Countdown
Have a mock countdown to midnight (fake countdown), where you count down with toddlers or young kids way before midnight so that they can go to be at their bedtime.
Set a toddler timer to help toddlers understand the countdown time.
Toast The New Year Toddler Style!
Have a sparkling grape juice toast!
Give the little ones plastic champagne flutes filled with sparkling grape juice or another kid-friendly drink for a special toast.
(Kids LOVE to cheers!)
Noon Year’s Eve Party (Daytime New Year’s Party)
Have a noon New Year’s Eve party and move the festivity to daytime.
The countdown happens at noon instead of midnight, allowing for a fun mid-morning party that ends right when it’s nap time.
GET FUN IDEAS FOR A NOON YEAR’S EVE PARTY
Bubble Wrap Stomp Dance Party
Since toddlers really can’t play New Year’s Eve games like older kids, you’ll have to come up with fun toddler activities for little ones.
Lay out sheets of bubble wrap likes this, turn up the music, and let the kids have a fun popping dance party to stomp on.
It’s a fun and safe way to make some noise and excitement for a New Year’s Eve party for little kids.
PRO PARTY TIP: Add in a few fun disco strobe lights for your New Year’s Eve tot dance party. We used these for our party lights and the kids LOVED them!
Toddler Countdown Bags
Prepare small goodie bags for each hour (or each 15-30 minutes if you’re doing a short countdown) leading up to your countdown.
Each bag can contain a small toy, treat, or activity to keep the kids entertained.
New Year’s Eve Obstacle Course
Create a simple crawl through and climb over obstacle course to get kids moving (and tired out – bonus!).
New Year’s Story Time
Wind things down with the toddlers and have a special New Year’s themed story time.
Choose books that talk about celebrations or new beginnings.
PRO PARTY TIP: Give tots different musical items (bells, shaker eggs like these, etc.) to make sound effects for the story. This really gets the kids involved in the story!
Have Older Kids? Try these New Year Party Ideas:
Fun Ways To Plan A New Years Eve Party For Kids
Teen New Year’s Eve Party Ideas
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you enjoy these New Years Eve with toddlers ideas!
