Although there are lots of celebrations on New Year’s Eve, it is hard to find one that involves the kiddos as well! Here are four local events that are sure to be fun and will give you a chance to ring in the new year together!
1. New Year’s Banner activity at the Discovery Museum – Make the end of 2012 memorable by visiting the Discovery Museum with family and friends. Explore exhibits, take a nature walk and create in the craft room. Kids 12 and under color and assemble a New Year Banner to take home. Visit the Bone Zone exhibit. Learn about skulls, skeletons and bone health. Little ones enjoy the Healthy Bones Diner and Doctor’s Office play spaces. Bring your camera to capture all the fun!
2. Bouncin’ New Year’s at Bounce U – A New Year’s Eve Day celebration. Join them for their countdown! It’s a fantastic way to let kids ring in the New Year with their friends! Parents are FREE to stay and join the fun. Children must be at least 4 years old to be dropped off. Includes: Cosmic Bounce, Special Glow-In-The-dark New Year’s cool accessories, Noisemakers, Games and tons of FUN!
3. Noon Year’s Eve Family Festival at the Crocker Art Museum – At last, a New Year’s celebration everyone can stay awake for! Families can count down to the New Year at noon. At this fun and free celebration all ages will learn about New Year festivities from around the world through live music and dance performances featuring the Golden Turtle Lion Dance Association, Non Stop Bhangra, Capoeira Água de Beber, storyteller/juggler Izzi Tooinsky, and the City of Sacramento Pipe Band. Participate in a dance-athon hosted by the Sacramento Ballet, plenty of hands-on creative activities, and a rousing rendition of Auld Lang Syne by the hand bell choir Bel Tempo Ringers. FREE
4. New Years Eve Sky Spectacular in Old Sacramento – Sacramento’s best New Year’s Eve tradition lights up the skies above Old Sacramento with bright colors and flashes during the New Year’s Eve Sky Spectacular! This celebration is open to all residents and features activities for the whole family to enjoy including children’s programming, fireworks, live music, dinner specials, hot food and drink vendors, and a variety of colorful street entertainment. The children’s program features The Radio Disney Rockin’ Road Crew. FREE
—–>If you’re looking for a way to celebrate as adults while your kids are having fun, here’s an idea: Kids Park in Natomas is hosting a New Year’s Eve Party for the kids and they will open until 12:30am. They will have hats, horns, crafts, games and sparkling cider to enjoy. Reservations are recommended.
Have fun!!!
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
