8th Annual New Year's Eve Family Party

 

Our 8th Annual New Year's Eve Party is ready! 

Each balloon is marked with a time. The kids take turns popping the balloon to see what activity is inside. This keeps us busy the whole day! The activities are listed below. 

This year we decided to build our own ball drop. Using Little Bits, I was able to construct a ball drop that moves on its own. 

I added a fan and a light circuit as well as an added touch. To make the ball move, I ran a piece of thread through the sytrofoam ball and brought both ends up through the top of the box. I connected that thread to the servo little bit and when the arm moves up and down behind the box, the styrofoam ball does as well. 

Activities: 

9:00 AM: Eat a stack of pancakes: France

12:00 PM: Make Rice pudding with a hidden almond: Norway

1:00: Put on your red underwear: Italy

3:00: Burn the bad--Have a campfire

4:00: Find round things to eat/wear/carry coins in your pockets: Philippines 

5:00: Jump off chairs: Denmark

6:00: Run around the house with empty luggage: Puerto Rico/Colombia

7:00: Make a marzipan pig

8:00: Open red envelopes: China

9:00: Family friendly fireworks--sparklers: Australia

10:00 Open the front door and sprinkle salt-Turkey

11:00: Eat 12 grapes: Spain

Cotton candy "champagne" toast 1:10

Make resolution board: 1:17

Puppy chow: 2:20

Cookie clocks: 3:21

Spa Masks: 4:10

Confetti slime: 4:45

Concession stand: 5:!0

Do New Year's questions: 5:22

Cheese bread: 5:35

Fireworks in a jar: 6:14

Milk Experiment: 6:25

Ping Pong Game: 6:43

Fire ice cream: 7:07

Play Blackjack: 7:36

Balloon cup game: 8:08

Make Pretzels: 8:45

One Word Painting: 9:24

Ivory Soap challenge: 9:45

Elephant toothpaste: 10:08

Photo Shoot: 10:35

Streamer ball: 11:05

Glow ring toss: 11:32