New Year Activities
We’ve compiled this huge list to give you some learning inspiration! This list covers activities for 1-3 year olds, activities for 4-7 year olds and even activities for 8-11 year olds! Lots of these activities are suitable for the whole family to work on together. We hope this helps you with your learning this January! You’ll find links to some of the activities that we offer printable plans and resources for too, so you can get to learning straight away. Links will either re-direct you to a supporting resource on our website or to a blog post we found useful online.
New Year Themed Activities
Here are 10 New Year Themed Activities for you to try this January. You’ll find a nice mix of subjects to give you some ideas this New Year.
1.Write your New Year’s resolutions (goals for the year)
2. Create a scrapbook of memories of previous year
3. Donate old toys and clothes to charity
5. Map the ‘New Year’ around the world
6. Research and try out New Year traditions around the world
7. Jackson Pollock style firework art (HappinessisHOMEMADE)
8. Learn to sing Auld Lang Syne
9. Watch firework displays and learn the world landmarks (YouTube)
New Year Maths
This list of 10 New Year Maths Activities gives you some great ideas to get some real life maths into your everyday learning. The Create a calendar project is a firm favourite and we do it most years!
12. Learn the months of the year
13. Design a timed firework display
14. Use shapes to design a rocket/fireworks
15. Start a height chart and record your height each month
16. Find out how far the fireworks are away (counting)
17. Map the time zones celebrating New Year around the world
18. Plan a NYE party with a given budget
19. Work out how many hours/days/weeks there are this year
20. Countdown to New Year!
New Year STEM Activities
We’re always on the lookout for STEM activities for kids and these New Year STEM activities were compiled by our resident Primary Science Specialist. Get investigating this New Year with this list of 10 New Year STEM Activities.
21. Make a clock(MomJunction)
22. Make a party popper(YouTube)
23. Make fireworks in a jar
24. Make a straw rocket
25. Make a balloon rocket
26. Build landmarks from firework displays around the world
27. Research fireworks and design your own
28. Create a board game based on going through this year
29. Create a firework animation (programming)
30. Create a lightshow set to music
New Year Writing Activities
Last but by no means least, check out these 10 New Year writing activities. We love our New Year’s Resolution writing activity which is age differentiated for ages 1-11 so the entire family (even the grown-ups) can set some goals for the New Year.
31. Write your New Year’s resolutions (goals for the year)
32. Create a diary of memories of previous year
33. Learn New Year themed spellings
34. Write an explanation text of why we celebrate New Year
35. Write invitations to a New Year’s Eve party
36. Write a New Year poem
37. Get organised! Sort and label everything
38. Write a story with chapter headings as months of the year
39. Write an information text of months of the year
40. Write thank you letters
We love hearing about and seeing how our ideas and resources make your home education and home schooling fun and easy! Let us know if you use our ideas on our social media @petalresources, there may even be a little surprise for you and the kids if you do!
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