20 Countdown Ideas For New Year’s Eve
Ring in the new year with these creative Countdown Ideas For New Year’s Eve. These fun New Year’s Eve Ideas will take your party from enjoyable to epic!
The best part of New Year’s Eve is that final countdown. Everyone gets together and simultaneously starts counting backward from 10 to one. Then, they all celebrate!
It’s a new year! A new start!
Whether you’re hosting a party or attending one, you’ll want to make or create one of these creative countdown ideas.
In this list, you’ll find all sorts of recipes and crafts that have the same theme – a New Year’s Eve clock.
These ideas celebrate the best things about New Year’s Eve – that build up excitement during the last ten seconds of the year.
So, keep reading and browse these fun New Year’s Eve ideas.
Types Of Countdowns
What types of things will you find in this list?
Some recipes have cute (and edible) clock designs on them. They are a fun way to remember that one year is finished and a new one is about to begin.
You’ll also find quite a few easy crafts on this list. These are things that you can do with your kids or with your friends.
Even if you don’t have kids, some DIY decor ideas will show everyone how excited you are about the new year beginning.
Personally, I think the black and white cheesecake clock is the best thing on this list!
Browse through it and find some fun and creative ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve this year.
There are things for kids and adults!
How To Teach Kids About New Year’s Eve
Kids learn through play, so even celebrating New Year’s Eve together is educational!
This is an effortless way to teach your kids how to read a clock. As the time ticks closer to midnight, use one of the paper plate crafts to help them read the time.
Your kiddos will be having so much fun that they won’t even know they are learning!
You can also teach your toddler or preschooler about the months of the year, too! December is the last month of the year. At midnight, it becomes the next year.
And then your kiddo gets to keep their paper plate craft as a memory. It’s so much fun!
More New Year’s Eve Ideas
This is such a fun holiday! Here are some more easy and creative New Year’s Eve ideas you should make next.
- Kids New Year’s Eve Ideas and Printables
- Free Printable Champagne Gift Tag
- Champagne Bubbles Wine Gift Tag
- Noisemaker Craft For New Year’s Eve
- Oreo Clock Pops Dessert
Keep your party as simple or as flashy as you want. It’s your party, have fun with every aspect of it!
Are you ready for the list? Here you go! Browse this collection of amazing New Year’s Eve countdown ideas. There are crafts, recipes, and so much more!
Countdown Ideas for New Year's Eve
Get the New Year's Eve party started with some exciting countdown ideas. Whether you're playing games, watching the ball drop, or creating your own unique traditions, these activities will make the final moments of the year memorable and full of anticipation for what's to come!
This New Years eve countdown for kids can be personalised by adding treats, games or activities to the bags that you know your kids will love!
Made with everyone’s favorite Oreo cookies, your party guests will absolutely love these cupcakes!
To make these cookies you will need a good sugar cookie recipe. These New Year’s Countdown Cookies are such a fun little treat to make. The kids will love decorating them and you will love eating them.
Blow up balloons and write the countdown on them. Popping each balloon at each set time. Super easy!
For little ones learning to tell time, you can set up a mock clock to show what time they are waiting for.
It is really such a simple craft that even younger kids can make. And it won’t take more than maybe 15-20 minutes to create.
Each hour the kids can punch in one of the circles and inside are a few treats and surprises!
This free New Year's printable is perfect for keeping the kids included and entertained in the festivities!
A festive and fun way to keep the kids active on such a busy night!
This craft can get a bit messy so be prepared! It's messy but it's fun!
Instead of using fondant for the numbers on these cupcakes you can use regular edible numbers or draw them with icing!
Make the classic treats into pops OR leave them as round circles for this "clock" snack!
Everyone who stays up til 12, gets to pull the strings! A fun interactive family activity!
Plan out the day with fun activities and educational books. Do a different activity each hour throughout the day and evening.
Children will love using the movable clock hands to count down each hour until the start of the new year!
Choose from two different free printable clocks and activities! Engage the whole group in this countdown!
This paper plate countdown is super easy to make! You will need sparkly stickers and a small white paper plate.
This fun New Year Balloon Clock for kid is an exciting way to ring in the new year and celebrate the countdown by the hour!
Countdown to the New Year with a Black and White Cheesecake Clock
Who doesn't love cheesecake?! It'll be hard to only eat one slice at a time!
This clock paper plate craft is perfect for any child working on the skill of learning how to tell time!
If you enjoyed this list of countdown ideas for New Year’s, please remember to pin it to Pinterest. That way you can find it next year too!