30 Fun Family Party Games for New Year’s
Finding fun DIY party ideas is a great way to ensure every celebration you host is amazing. And when it comes to New Year’s Eve, having a few great family-friendy party ideas is essential. Since everyone at your party will be staying up late, having a few fun activities in your back pocket is always a good idea. With the help of these family party games for New Year’s, you can be sure the guests at your party have a blast.
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Best New Year’s Eve Board Games
There are so many fun ways you can entertain your party guests at your New Year’s Eve celebration! But if you’re expecting a small group of people at your celebration, board games are a great choice. You can keep kids and adults entertained for hours with a great board game!
But not all games are created equal when it comes to party entertainment. That’s why I’ve rounded up some of the best New Year’s Eve board games to ensure all your guests have a blast while they wait for the countdown to midnight to start.
These family-friendly board games are perfect for any New Year’s Eve celebration — whether you’re hosting a party or staying home with your kids:
- Trivial Pursuit Family Edition: With separate trivia cards for kids and adults, your entire family can test their knowledge with this fun game!
- Headbanz: The kids at your celebration are sure to have a blast playing this silly take on 20 questions on New Year’s Eve!
- Taboo Kids vs Parents: This family-friendly edition of Taboo features a deck for kids and a deck for adults, ensuring everyone at the party has a blast during their round.
- Taco vs Burrito: Created by a 7 year old, this fun strategy game is perfect for a family get-together on new Year’s Eve.
- Spoof: Learn just how good your kids are at bluffing with this fun trivia game for older kids (10 and up).
- Spontaneous: While this game does require you to break out in song, there’s no talent required to have a blast playing this family-friendly karaoke board game on New Year’s Eve!
- Kids Against Maturity: This family-friendly version of the popular adult game, Cards Against Humanity, is a fun question and answer game that will have everyone laughing.
- Beat That!: With the help of this fun challenge game, you can get everyone at your part up and moving — and competing against each other in some silly games.
- It’s in the Bag: Touted as charades on steriods, this fun word game is a great way to get everyone on their feet at your New Year’s Eve party.
- Monopoly Builder: This unique take on classic Monopoly combines business strategy with building.
- Minute of Fun: With the help of this game kit, you can set up a variety of Minute to Win It style games at your new year celebration.
- Guesstures: Turn traditional charades into a high-speed game with the help of this family-friendly classic.
- Pictionary: You can’t go wrong with a classic board game at your party — especially one that requires your guests to draw silly pictures!
- Escape Room in a Box: Create your own escape room at home with this fun puzzle game.
- Twister: The classic game of Twister has been given a high-tech upgrade now that you can connect the game to your Amazon Alexa!
Printable New Years Eve Party Games
Family Games for New Year's Eve
Board games are a great way to keep everyone at the party entertained. But if you're expecting a larger crowd to your celebration, you'll need some other game ideas! These printable games and activities are fun ways to pass the time with everyone at your party -- whether they're kids or adults!
Have some family friendly fun at your party with these printable New Year's Eve charades prompts.
Send your kids on a New Year's Eve scavenger hunt with this printable game for your party.
Get creative at your party with these printable NYE pictionary prompts perfect for kids and adults.
The kids at your celebration will have a blast counting down to the new year with these New Year party bags!
You can't go wrong with a classic game of bingo at your party. Grab your printable bingo sheets to set up a game at your celebration.
Keep everyone at your party entertained by sending them on a New Year's Eve scavenger hunt with these printable cards.
Help the kids stay busy while they wait for the countdown th start with this printable word scramble.
Celebrate the best and worst parts of your year with this fun printable question and answer game.
Make sure your guests have plenty of photo opportunties at your party with these printable photo booth props.
Help your party guests reflect on the past year with these printable reflection questions.
With this printable new year's activity set, the kids at your party will have plenty to do to stay busy until midnight.
Make a fun question jar for your party with this printable, then get the conversation started with your guests.
With the help of this printable word search, the younger guests at your party will stay busy for a while.
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Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
