Party Ideas for Kids on New Year's Eve

New Year's eve is probably the biggest night of the year for parties. Most of us have no problems making plans and deciding what we are going to do. But for those with older children it can be a problem. Most kids want to stay up and join in the fun with mom and dad. However, a 9 year old does not always find it so easy to stay up until midnight. And quite often they get bored and lost amongst all of the grown up activities. So here are some fun games to keep your kids happy and entertained on New Year's.

Make a Time Capsule! This is a really great idea for kids. With your invitation, let all of the kids know to bring sometime to bury in the time capsule. Magazines, newspapers, fashions of the year, CDs, etc are all wonderful ideas to put in the time capsule. Make up a questionnaire about the year as well as personal information ahead of time and give to each child to fill out. Some good questions to ask would be things like favorite colors, favorite foods, what will you be when you grow up, where do you think you will be in fifteen years, etc. Bury the time capsule to be opened in fifteen years

Volley Balloon is a fun game. Blowing up and batting around a balloon is fun for most people. But make this game with a twist. Have everyone team up and each team locks their arms. Whoever can keep their balloon up the longest wins the challenge.

Guess the New Year's Resolutions is another great game to play. As each guest arrives, have them write three New Year's Resolutions onto a piece of paper. Later on, read each list aloud and have everyone write down on a list who they think the resolutions belong too. Whoever gets the most correct answers wins the game.

Everyone wins a prize! Every fifteen to thirty minutes, call out a question that pertains to guests at the party, such as "Who is the tallest person here?" "Who laughs the loudest?" "Who is in the bathroom?" and so on. Give a prize for each question to the person who guesses it correctly first.