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14 Fun New Years Eve Crafts for Kids to Ring in The New Year!

These New Years Eve crafts for kids are fun to make to celebrate the new year with family. We love making fun new year crafts. Check out these fun happy new year craft ideas, from party hats to shakers, you’ll all have a blast!


Fun New Years Eve Crafts For Kids - noisemakers, countdown clocks, confetti poppers, and more new year crafts

Try these fun New Year Crafts

It’s almost the new year, which means that it’s time to ring in the new year proper! When you become a parent, you really don’t want to go out and attend a new Year party like you used to.

We will be staying indoors and counting down to the new year as a family, and we might use some of these at-home new year party ideas for kids, too!

Happy New Year

Crafts for new year’s eve fun

If you are spending the night with the kids at home this NYE, make these fun New Years’ crafts for kids and countdown to the new year together.

From DIY noise makers to countdown clocks and even glitter crafts, you will love these crafts for New Year’s eve parties. Give these New Years Eve activities for families a try, they are so much fun!

14 New Year’s Eve Crafts for Kids

Ringing in the New Year is always fun with family and friends. Before the ball drops, make these crafts for the occasion to celebrate the new year.

New Years Noise Makers, Alpha Mom
1. DIY New Years Noise Makers

I love these noisemakers made out of raisin boxes. Kids love to make a lot of noise, so now they can get really loud and jiggle away with these fun DIY shakers. Put rice or pasta inside, decorate, and ring in the new year!

Countdown to the new year balloons, Real Dana
2. Countdown to the New Year Balloon Pop

How fun is this New Year’s Eve crafts for kids?! Mark a balloon for each hour of the evening, blow it up and put a little note inside with fun things for everyone to do. When the clock strikes each hour, pop it, until you get down to midnight!

New Years paper party hats, Paper Source
3. Handmade Embellished Paper Party Hats

A little bit of decorative paper, some ribbon, and a few embellishments and decorative pieces means you can make your own party hats! Paper Source gives the tutorial, which seems to be a little tricky, due to the number of unique materials you need.

I’d totally simplify this with stickers, glue, and rhinestones to make it a little more kid-friendly. What a fun New Years Eve activity to do with the kids!

4. DIY giltter ball garland – This new year garland craft is super cute to make and hang for your parties!

New Years Eve Ball Drop craft, The Mother Huddle
5. Shiny Foam New Years Eve Ball

Do you know about the big New Years’ Eve ball that drops in New York City? Well, you can make your own with this fun tutorial using a big ol’ styrofoam ball and some small craft mirrors!

Drop your own DIY New Years Eve ball this year, right in your own living room! What a fun Happy New Year craft.

Confetti Firecrackers, Minie Co
6. Confetti Firecrackers

Have a blast, literally, with these confetti-filled paper firecrackers! With a pre-made template and full instructions, cut, fold, and fill these fun crackers, then have a little fun!

This is one of our favorite New Year’s Eve crafts for kids. We made some similar new years firecrackers below.

Make your own new years eve party popper using toilet paper rolls!

7. DIY New Years Eve Party Poppers

You’ll love making these fun DIY party poppers using toilet paper rolls! We made these at home, fill them with treats and confetti for a big BANG! I love how they turned out, we had fun with these DIY confetti poppers.

More New Year craft ideas

New years eve wishing wands craft

8. DIY wishing wands craft – This cute wand craft is a fun way for kids to make their best wishes for the new year.

New Years Eve Countdown Paper Plate Craft for kids

9. New Year’s Eve paper plate countdown craft

Count down to the new year with this cute paper plate kids’ craft! What a fun activity to celebrate New Year’s Eve with kids.

Fingerprint new year silhouette craft project

10. Fingerpaint new year silhouette craft

This fingerprint new year’s silhouette project is a super fun way to get crafty with paint and come up with a fun result to celebrate the new year! This is a great new years craft for preschoolers.

Easy paper fireworks craft

11. Paper fireworks craft

Bring in the new year with a BANG with this awesome fireworks craft! This is a cute new year paper craft that is easy for kids to make.

12. Popsicle stick noise maker – This fun DIY noise maker for parties is the perfect new years craft to make with kids to ring in the new year!

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13. New year window craft for kids

This cute craft idea uses large numbers and contact paper to decorate your windows for the new year. Let the light shine through this cute DIY new year decoration.

14. New Year’s Eve sensory bottle – Mesmerize the kids with glitter and gold with this cute NYE craft sensory bottle. This is a great new year craft for toddlers!


I hope you all have a great new year!

These New Year’s Eve crafts for kids are lots of fun and perfect to make for your New Year’s eve celebration.

We hope you count down to the new year with your favorite people and have a prosperous year. Happy New Year to you and yours.

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