Preschoolers are too young for many new years eve activities for kids, but they can celebrate a new year safely using these New Year activities for preschool. Use these activities to round out your winter STEM activities for preschoolers. Preschoolers love festivities as much as older kids and adults, but most preschoolers won’t make it to midnight and many New Year’s activities are reserved for the much older. But preschoolers don’t have to miss out on the fun with these New Year activities for preschool!
These new year activities for preschool can be used at home, at daycare, or the preschool classroom. Pick one or two to try every year to find out what your favorite new year activities for preschool are from year to year!
Fun New Year Activities for Preschool
If you have a preschooler, they may not make staying up until midnight, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have a blast during the new year!
You don’t have to do these new year activities for preschool just on January 1st, these New Year activities for preschool can be done any dreary January day
Supplies for New Year Activities for Preschool
If you have STEM centers in your preschool classroom, then you’ll want to keep them fully stocked, especially during the new year.
Here are my favorite STEM supplies and ideas for kids to add to preschool STEM bins that will help 3-5 year olds with their new year activities for preschool and help them develop a lifelong love of STEM and a happy new year.
These STEM supplies and teacher resources are perfect for preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, and primary grade STEM classes!
Outdoor Learning Math Classroom Set
Ozobot Primary Grade Coding Lessons
Space Themed Reward Jar for Teachers
My Favorite STEM Products for the Preschool Classroom
These STEM products are perfect for the preschool STEM classroom!
Homer Technology App for Kids 4-6
Mel Science Classroom STEM Kits
Primary Sorting Classroom Bundle
Specimen Viewers Classroom Set
Winter STEM Classroom Sets
If you don’t have time to gather the supplies yourself, you’ll love these winter science experiment kits for the classroom!
Most of these fun experiment boxes are designed for elementary school, but many of them touch on middle school science topics as well.
How do you explain New Year to preschoolers?
Explaining the concept of a new year to preschoolers can be a bit tricky. Preschoolers are just learning about time and are rarely up late enough to ring in the new year.
That’s wy a new years day theme for the preschool classroom complete with new years activities for kids is the perfect way to help preschoolers explore the concept of a new year.
Any one of the following new year activities for preschool can be helpful in explaining the change of the year to three to five year old kids.
Easy New Year Activities for Preschoolers to Celebrate a New Year!
Try these fun new year activities for preschool with your class!
Preschoolers will love doing these arts and crafts on any new year’s eve or on any day in January!
20 Easy Preschool Activities for New Year's Day
There are so many fun crafts and activities for kids to try to ring in the new year! Preschool teachers, parents, and daycare workers will love doing these New Year activities with their students.
And you can do these fun preschool activities any day in January, not just on December 31st!
Light Up New Year's Ball
Even preschoolers can start learning with circuits when they make this light-up New Year's ball!
New Year's Eve Toddler Bubble Wands
Celebrate new year in a safe way with these bubble wands!
New Year's Eve Poppers
Make your new year event explosive with these preschool-safe poppers.
Countdown Clock Printable for New Year’s Eve
Make this simple clock to count down to the new year with your preschoolers.
New Year’s Eve Countdown Paper Plate Craft for Kids
These paper plate new year countdown crafts are even easier for preschoolers to do.
New Year's Eve Sensory Bin
Make new years hands on with this preschool-friendly sensory bin
New Year's Games and Puzzles for Kids Printables Packet
If your preschoolers like paper work, they will love these new year printables.
New Year's Eve Paper Plate Craft
Say thank you to the ending year with this creative new years craft.
Winter Slime Recipe
Winter slime is the perfect easy slime for preschoolers to make on New Year's Day.
Colorful Explosive Paint "Bombs"
Paint bombs will delight preschoolers and make fun art at the same time!
How to Make a Glitter Jar
You can learn how to make a glitter jar and use it as a countdown timer to ring in the new year!
Confetti Fireworks Engineering Activity
If you have push pops lying around, make these kid-safe confetti poppers.
Celebration Playdough Recipe
Make this delightful celebration playdough.
Countdown Clock Craft Using Paper Plates
Preschoolers will love making and using this New Year's countdown clock.
Easy DIY Party Poppers
These balloon party poppers will be a blast for preschool kids! Use in place of fireworks to keep things safe.
Glittery New Year's Ball Playdough
You'll be a preschooler's best friend when you break out the glitter playdough on New Year's Day.
Glitter Star Wands
Preschoolers will love these glitter star wands that are a safe alternative to fireworks for little ones.
New Years Eve DIY Party Hats
Preschoolers will love making these New Year's party hats and they make adorable pictures, too!
New Year's Party Horn Photo Props!
These silly noisemakers for New Year's look like giant monster mouths. Get the tutorial.
DIY Fireworks
Make preschool-safe sparklers using this tutorial and avoid any danger.
Fireworks in a Jar
Here is a fun activity making fireworks in a jar for kids who can't stay up until midnight.
Pop-Up Firework Craft
This firework craft making pop-up "firework" confetti is perfect for preschool kids.
New Year's Pipe Cleaner Crown
Preschoolers will love making these festive crowns to ring in the new year.
New Year's Eve Shakers
Preschoolers will adore shaking these noisemakers to ring in the new year.
New Year's Erupting Volcanoes
Make erupting New Year's volcanoes using plastic martini glasses.
New Year’s I Spy Game
Preschoolers will have a blast with the New Year's eye spy game.
Fireworks Ring Craft
These fireworks rings will be a hit with all the preschoolers.
Don’t miss out on new year fun! While doing your new year activities for preschool, why not pick out a fun winter shirt for teachers to wear during the lesson!
Winter Teacher Shirts
Here are some fun shirts that teachers will love wearing during the winter months.
Spread Kindness Like Snowflakes Teacher Shirt
Proud Supporter of Snow Days Teacher Shirt
Reading is Snow Much Fun Teacher Shirt
I Need a Snow Day Teacher Shirt
Supporter of Snow Days Teacher Sweatshirt
