New Years

Featured New Years

New Year's Shaker - Staple two paper plates filled with beads,together. Cut 36" long by 4" wide strips of tissue paper and glue around edge. Fringe. Print "2000" with glue and decorate with small scraps of crumpled tissue paper and/or glitter. Shake it up!

Confetti Fun - Something simple for the new year! Write 'Happy New Year!' at the top of the paper. Let children glue confetti pieces all over the paper. Decorate with glitter, and you'll have a great piece of art!

Millenium Christmas Ornament - FIRST: I put glue around top 1/4 of ball and then apply glitter........ SECOND: I write 2000 (or the year)on the ball with the permanent silver maker pen...... THIRD: I twisted some silver garland around the top of the ball making it stick out and up...securing it with some glue FORTH: To hang ...

Resolution Box - Decorate a shoebox with left over New Year's decorations or colorful paper. Explain to the child what a "resolution" is and have them (or help them) write down their New Year's Resolutions for the upcoming year. Have them sign the paper and then date it. Add a photo of the child, and a party horn,party ...

Homemade Calendars - Using construction paper have children do different pictures(hand prints in paint,photo copy pictures, happy birthday signs,holiday pictures like a turkey from a trace of your little ones hand,etc.)make a calendar grid on a piece of paper and make several photocopies,glue them to one side of the construction ...

Confetti Eggs - Have the children punch out confetti using different shaped paper punchers, or cut tiny pieces of paper to fit inside the egg. Poke a hole in each end of the egg and blow out the insides. You should do this over the sink or a bowl. Gently wash the egg and your hands when you are done. Color egg shells ...