15 New Year's Eve Games That Will Make Spending the Holiday at Home So Much Fun

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This New Year's Eve activity requires zero prep — and you can play from the comfort of home and on Zoom. Print out this colorful printable and gather some pencils for players to check off what they found on TV or in the house.

Who doesn't love a piñata? This one has a splashy disco ball look that's perfect for New Year's Eve. To make it, paper maché a 36-inch balloon, and cover it in fringe using holographic tape. Cut a little door in the side to fill with candy (or whatever you like), then close it up with tape after you fill it.

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What's New Year's Eve without the bubbly? Turn your champagne into a party game by printing out prompts like: "Drink if you spent more than an hour getting ready," "Drink if you took more than one selfie already..." — whatever customizations work for your small group. Pass around the cards and read them out loud. Everyone has to drink when they're guilty of whatever action someone reads.

Put a New Year's spin on the classic all-occasion game of charades. Come up with a list of major events, personalities, and pop culture moments from the past year. Write each on a scrap of paper and put them all into a hat for your crew to act out under pressure from a 60-second timer.

All you need to play this game is a single die, a bag of candy, and this free printable. Roll the die and grab or give up candies based on what number you land on — plus, follow the prompt to reflect on the past year. It’s a friendly competition as well as an exercise in gratitude.

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This memory game is a great way to recall some of the year's happiest memories in photo form. It’s also all-ages friendly — and word free, so even preschoolers can play along without any reading required.

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This New Year's game is super-easy to make: just print the cards, cut them out, and toss into a hat or bowl. Each person pulls a card and answers a conversation-starting and sometimes revealing question about the year — like the biggest lesson learned or the happiest day. Then replace the card and move on to the next round.

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How many words can you create from the letters in Happy New Year? This printable is fun, challenging, and educational for kids. As you go around, each person challenges the one on their right. (For example: "Find a word with two vowels.") Skip that person if they can't come up with an answer. The last player remaining is the winner.

Get the printable at The Resourceful Mama»

Everyone remembers laughing over outrageous Mad Libs growing up. Update the idea and give it a holiday twist with these New Year's-themed free printables.

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Get the kiddos in on the holiday fun with this New Year's printable word search. Just print as many as you need and let them seek and find 16 words and phrases related to the holiday.

Get the printable at Happiness Is Homemade»

This wishing wall makes for a reflective and fun New Year's activity for kids of all ages (and the grownups, too). Everyone writes (or draws) their wishes on bits of paper or sticky notes, displaying them proudly to welcome the new year.

Get the idea at Buggy and Buddy»

Use the template to print out the foldable fortune teller, with holiday-theme prompts on the inside flaps.

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For kids (or anyone) with a short-attention span, try a game with a 60-second time clock — which also fits in nicely with the holiday's countdown theme. Fill a bowl with Tic Tacs and set another empty bowl next to it. Time each player as they try to move as many mints as they can into the empty bowl in 60 seconds ... using only a pair of tweezers.

Get the idea at The Idea Room»

You won't need to prep a single thing for this party game: Each guest shares three resolutions with the crowd, two of which are true and one of which is a lie. The others try to guess which is which. To add an extra element of competition, keep track of who guesses most correct answers, and award a prize. (A bottle of bubbly works nicely!)

Get the idea at Icebreaker Ideas»

Here's a game that requires almost no effort (or cost) to prep — especially if you use this free printable. The idea is to spark conversation (and maybe even some controversy) with answers to prompts printed on cards: Best Song of the Year, Best Movie of the Year, Most Embarrassing Moment, Best Piece of Advice You Were Given This Year, and so on.

Get the printable at Alice & Lois»