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31 MORE Ideas for New Year’s Eve (with Kids)!

December 29, 2012 //  by Uju//  Leave a Comment

new year's eve with kids

Ready for 2013? What are you going to do with the kids on New Year’s Eve? Here are some suggestions for chilling, exploring or getting you in the party spirit. Have a good one!

1. Get down Olympic style at The Forge NYE party in Camden (no age restrictions)!

2. Come to a daytime Victorian Christmas Party at V&A Museum

3. There’s hip tunes and balloons at Midnight’s Pumpkin, Battersea Arts Centre

4. Boogie on back to the Michael Jackson era at Thriller Live

5. Sing your heart out at Lucky Voice or host a karaoke jam session in your own front room!

6. Say farewell to London 2012 from the Giant Observation Wheel at Hyde Park Wonderland

7. Go on a toddler Space Safari in Greenwich

8. Glide past history at Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink

9. Have a ‘block party’ at Legoland Windsor

10. Transform party horns into cute Barnyard Animal Blowers

11. Treat the kids to posh sundaes at The Parlour while you enjoy Prosecco with Bellini sorbet!

12. Try Walking with Dinosaurs at O2

13. Enjoy baby-friendly pampering at Independent Mind Body and Soul in SW London

14. Book into a room with a view to see the South Bank fireworks

15. Take the family for pizza and ice cream at Marine Ices, right between Primrose Hill and Parliament Hill for viewing fireworks later

16. Hear Jack Frost’s Christmas Adventure in St John’s Smith Square

17. Pop out for ping pong and pizza at Bounce London

18. Throw a retro games night with family friendly classics like Twister, (Junior) Monopoly, Ludo and Snap!

19. Marvel at the Hollywood Costume exhibition (closing January)

20. Feel the force of Slava’s Snow Show

21. Indulge in a Chic Chocoholic Afternoon Tea before you tighten the belt for 2013

22. Immerse yourself in the Rain Room at Barbican Centre

23. Lift your mood with the bounciest boys in town going Boing at Sadler’s Wells

24. Blow champagne bubbles to welcome in the New Year

25. See The Polar Express steam into BFI Imax

26. Hear the tale of how A Star is Born at Science Museum

27. Get front-row seats for Music & Dance at the Ballet at Barbican Centre

28. The Elves and the Shoemaker enchants little ones at Jacksons Lane

29. Exhaust the kids early while you relax with a coffee at Eddie Catz in south London

30. Head to Wembley Arena to see Mickey and mates skate in Disney on Ice

31. Start your own family New Year’s tradition — I’m gifting all the Babes with superhero underwear so we can have a kick-ass 2013!

Happy New Year!

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Category: London, Visitor's GuidesTag: babies, events, family, holidays, kids, Life, toddlers

About Uju

Uju Asika is a writer, blogger and creative consultant. She is the author of Raising Boys Who Do Better: A Hopeful Guide for a New Generation (DK/Penguin Random House), Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World (Yellow Kite/Hachette UK) and the delightful picture book A World for Me and You, illustrated by Jennie Poh (Hachette Children's Group). Uju's books are available at Bookshop.org, Amazon, Waterstones and other good bookshops. Follow Uju @babesabouttown on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.

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