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December 23, 2015 Entertaining

Family New Year’s Eve Party Ideas

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Ring in the New Year with the whole gang!  These Family New Year’s Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

You’re probably getting last minute prep for Christmas (me too, actually)! But in the blogger world, lives are on fast forward. So, naturally, it’s all New Year’s Eve up in here!

I had a few great ideas for a family fun New Year’s Eve bash and wanted to share them with you in time for you to add them to your own family New Year’s Eve festivities. I don’t know about you, but I’ve gotta feeling 2016 is gonna rock. And, all in all, this year wasn’t so bad either.

So, let’s celebrate all that was, and all that will be with a family New Year’s Eve party! What better way then with kid-friendly confetti everything?!?

No, don’t worry, I’m not busting out the glitter.  (If I ever suggest that, just go ahead and ship me off.  I’ve gone nutso.)  Nope, this year, confetti got edible and way easier to clean up (thanks, Molly the dog), with Fruity Pebbles, by Post!

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

First, let’s chat up food, ‘cuz at the end of the day, we aren’t going to make merry without full bellies!  I’ve created this wonder for kids to feast their little hearts out on – Fruity Pebbles Crispy Treats with Marshmallow Fluff Icing.  Say what?  I know…. Marshmallow Fluff Icing!

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I tried to put the bowl in the sink after making the icing to keep myself from licking the bowl.  It worked about as well for me as throwing the cake in the trash can did for Miranda.  #youwinsomeyoulosesome

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Be sure to get the recipe for this fun treat at the end of the post.

Some other fun family New Year’s Eve activities?

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

My boys loved decorating snow flakes with Fruity Pebbles.

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Here’s an easy printable you can download, then use glue and Fruity Pebbles to create unique snowflakes.  If you have really little ones, you can make your own edible paste.  It’s super-easy.

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Edible Paste Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Flour
  • Cold Water

Instructions

  1. Add cold water to flour until it turns into a creamy texture. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, and adding food coloring if you like. Easy-peasy!
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Another idea?  A photo booth is always good times!

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Put up a simple backdrop (I used tacky poster tape to secure it to the wall without permanent damage), then put out photo booth props and let the kids go wild.

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Just too funny that racoon is wearing a mustache, dontcha think? 🙂

Endless good times and keepsakes to boost.

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Lastly, if you really wanna see the kids faces light up, give the kids confetti poppers to when the clock starts midnight (or whatever time works for you)!  You can fill empty cake push-pops with Fruity Pebbles then let the colorful cereal rain down.  If you’re like me, this is an outside activity.  Delight the kids, feed the birds, all is well.

Happy New Year (and Merry Christmas!),

Katie

Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!

Fruity Pebbles Confetti Crispy Cake

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 box of Fruity Pebbles
  • 4 tb. butter, melted
  • 10 oz. bag of mini marshmallows
  • Marshmallow Fluff Frosting:
  • ½ c. butter, room temperature
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, room temp
  • 7 oz. marshmallow fluff
  • 2½ c. powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • Sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Spray a 9x13 pyrex dish with cooking spray.
  2. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt butter. Add the marshmallows coat them in the butter. Microwave marshmallows for a minute and 30 seconds or until super-poofy. Add the cereal to the melted marshmallows and stir carefully.
  3. Press the mixture into the 9x13 pan. Set aside.
  4. Meanwhile, make the frosting. Beat, cream the butter and cream cheese on medium setting until smooth. Add the marshmallow cream, and continue to mix. Gradually add the powdered sugar half cups at a time, mixing until smooth between each addition. Add the vanilla and mix until combined.
  5. Spread the frosting evenly over the top of the cooled cereal treats. Sprinkle it up on top and refrigerate until ready to serve!
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Ring in the New Year with the whole gang! These Family New Year's Eve Party Ideas are great for partiers of all ages!


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Katie Harding has been blogging since 2010. What originally started out as a platform to discuss new parenthood, her blogging now focuses on her passion for cooking: creating recipes and sharing tips for entertaining friends and family of all ages. Outside of the kitchen you’ll find her with her family (three boys, one husband, multiple exchange student daughters, and Hank the pup), or gallivanting around the world with her fork in tow.

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