Here is the idea I mentioned for kid friendly new years eve activities.
Sorry for the delay in posting this----might be hard to prep for this year but I will post it anyway.
This is an idea from another message board I am on. I have not done this myself as my little one is a wee bit young yet, but I think it is a great idea. I am copying and pasting directly from the posts there.
Version 1
For fun:
We make up bags with different times on the outside (brown lunch sacks work well.. I stamp the time on each at hour intervals)
I fill the bag with activities or things for the kids to do... like:
5 pm new jump ropes- with instructions to jump rope around the block
6 pm marshmallows that say roast marshmallows over the fire
7 pm a book for a family read a loud
8 pm a game for the family to play
9 pm a movie to watch
.... and on until midnight ...
It is a fun way to count down the time for the little ones and gives the family activities to do for the evening.
Other easy cheap fun things are: bubbles, hula-hoop’s, bubble game and learn to blow bubbles, crayons and a coloring book or art page, shrink a dinks, those stain glass window things for kids and stuff like that….
Version #2
Idea ~ Have paper bags with a clock on the outside of the bag, on each hour beginning at 5:00pm, the kids read a rhyme and open the bag. You have bags to open on the hour all the way to midnight!
Here is a list of what we are putting in our bags and the rhymes I made up to go with the bags.
5:00 ~ In the Bag : Twister game and party hats
Note: Twist and Shout and jump all about the party has just begun! So, put on a smile and your party hat and lets have some fun fun fun!!
6:00 ~ In the Bag : Makings for smores
Note: A better snack there never will be, if you are camping or down by the sea. We must wait for ‘08 a little bit more, but while you do, enjoy a SMORE!
ETC...
From JavaJackie
Version #3
Here's our party plan with our brown bags.
Our party starts at 12 noon tomorrow. Each hour starting at 12 noon the kids will open one brown bag. Their are 13 bags to take us all the way to midnight. On the front of each bag I have printed a clock with the hands on the correct time so the kids have to find the right clock for the hour to open the right brown bag. (a little math lesson incorporated LOL)
Each bag contains something and a Rhyme for that hour about whatever surprise we are doing for that hour.
Here's the bags and party plan.
Bag 1~ 12 noon
The bag contains a piece of candy for each kiddo in the bag, a party hat, and this Rhyme about their surprise for the hour.
Twist and Shout and jump all about
The Party's just begun!
So put on a smile and your party hat
And let's have us some good ol' fun!
Their surprise that the Rhyme is talking about is the game Twister. It is wrapped up for the kids under the tree right now.
Bag 2~ 1pm
Surprise for the hour is a new book to read- Curious Georges Christmas and to make noise makers for midnight out of water bottles by putting dry beans in them and then decorating them. The Rhyme they will read in this bag is:
The mind is a curious thing
George will help you as you ring
this New year in by shaking beans!
ETC...
From Java Jackies blog 2007
I think you can get the idea.....it could be tweaked many different ways--- for teens, for adults. for romance...let your imagine go!
pixiestick
Sorry for the delay in posting this----might be hard to prep for this year but I will post it anyway.
This is an idea from another message board I am on. I have not done this myself as my little one is a wee bit young yet, but I think it is a great idea. I am copying and pasting directly from the posts there.
Version 1
For fun:
We make up bags with different times on the outside (brown lunch sacks work well.. I stamp the time on each at hour intervals)
I fill the bag with activities or things for the kids to do... like:
5 pm new jump ropes- with instructions to jump rope around the block
6 pm marshmallows that say roast marshmallows over the fire
7 pm a book for a family read a loud
8 pm a game for the family to play
9 pm a movie to watch
.... and on until midnight ...
It is a fun way to count down the time for the little ones and gives the family activities to do for the evening.
Other easy cheap fun things are: bubbles, hula-hoop’s, bubble game and learn to blow bubbles, crayons and a coloring book or art page, shrink a dinks, those stain glass window things for kids and stuff like that….
Version #2
Idea ~ Have paper bags with a clock on the outside of the bag, on each hour beginning at 5:00pm, the kids read a rhyme and open the bag. You have bags to open on the hour all the way to midnight!
Here is a list of what we are putting in our bags and the rhymes I made up to go with the bags.
5:00 ~ In the Bag : Twister game and party hats
Note: Twist and Shout and jump all about the party has just begun! So, put on a smile and your party hat and lets have some fun fun fun!!
6:00 ~ In the Bag : Makings for smores
Note: A better snack there never will be, if you are camping or down by the sea. We must wait for ‘08 a little bit more, but while you do, enjoy a SMORE!
ETC...
From JavaJackie
Version #3
Here's our party plan with our brown bags.
Our party starts at 12 noon tomorrow. Each hour starting at 12 noon the kids will open one brown bag. Their are 13 bags to take us all the way to midnight. On the front of each bag I have printed a clock with the hands on the correct time so the kids have to find the right clock for the hour to open the right brown bag. (a little math lesson incorporated LOL)
Each bag contains something and a Rhyme for that hour about whatever surprise we are doing for that hour.
Here's the bags and party plan.
Bag 1~ 12 noon
The bag contains a piece of candy for each kiddo in the bag, a party hat, and this Rhyme about their surprise for the hour.
Twist and Shout and jump all about
The Party's just begun!
So put on a smile and your party hat
And let's have us some good ol' fun!
Their surprise that the Rhyme is talking about is the game Twister. It is wrapped up for the kids under the tree right now.
Bag 2~ 1pm
Surprise for the hour is a new book to read- Curious Georges Christmas and to make noise makers for midnight out of water bottles by putting dry beans in them and then decorating them. The Rhyme they will read in this bag is:
The mind is a curious thing
George will help you as you ring
this New year in by shaking beans!
ETC...
From Java Jackies blog 2007
I think you can get the idea.....it could be tweaked many different ways--- for teens, for adults. for romance...let your imagine go!
pixiestick
