Happy New Year! Kid-Friendly Ideas

I saw these ideas in the January 2010 issue of Parents magazine:

Ticker-Tape Tubes
Glue a piece of tissue paper to one end of a toilet-paper roll and fill with confetti. Seal opposite end with tissue paper and glue a ribbon the paper's center. Pull the cord for a shower.

Top Hats
Fold clsasic paper hats and let the kids go wild with decorations. To keep the project organized, fill the cups of a muffin tin with fun materials like sequins, rhinestones, felt shapes, and paper scraps.

Freeze Frame
Make it a tradition to tkae a family portrait on New Year's Day. Create signs that spell out the digits of the year so that everyone is holding a number. Give an exclamation point to the fifth family member.

Sweet Treats
Prepare a chocolate fondue feast with cubed pound cake and lots of fruit for dipping. Then serve kids juice mixed with seltzer in plastic champagne flutes. Now that's a kiddy celebration worth toasting!