Save money on elaborate party supplies for New Year's Eve and let the kids make party hats and noisemakers to use at midnight. They may not be as chic as store-bought versions, but making them will keep little ones busy while the grown-ups mix and mingle.
Preparation
For party hats:
Purchase paper party hats in black, gold and silver.
Provide craft supplies such as glue, glitter, stickers and feathers.
Let kids decorate hats for everyone.
For noisemakers:
Use empty plastic containers (soda bottles, icing cans, etc.) filled with dried beans, seeds or beads.
Wrap the containers with construction paper, and have kids decorate them with stickers, glitter and crayons.
Tape feathers, curling ribbon or strips of crepe paper to the top of containers, and then get ready to shake.
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