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Throw a "Noon" Year's Eve Party!

By Sara McGill, MK Brandon PM December 22, 2011

What fun is New Year's Eve to a kid who's in bed by 8 pm? Let younger children join in the festivities of New Year's Eve by hosting a "Noon" Year's Eve party or playdate.

For snacks, get cheese cubes, pieces of fruit and hot dog pieces and stick them with toothpicks. All kids love eating bite-sized foods from toothpicks. You can even get fancy and use the kind with frilly colors on the ends.

Get paper streamers from your local party store for kids and parents to toss at Noon.

You can make noise shakers from plastic water bottles for children to make noise with at the end of the countdown. Simply put dried beans, rice or cereal pieces in dry empty water bottles. Screw on the top and tape them shut. Kids can make them for a craft at the party.

You can also make Party Poppers as the craft for each child to take home, or make them yourself and send them home with kids as favors. (For how to, see Party Poppers article below.)

So get some dance music going and count down to Noon Year's Eve!