Free New Year's Word Scramble Printable for Kids

Looking for a quick New Year's Eve activity for kids? Try this free printable New Year's word scramble game. It's perfect for kids of all ages.

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We usually don't do much for New Year's Eve. We keep things simple and quiet, playing board games or watching a movie, that sort of thing. Basically, we stay home and spend some quiet time as a family. Although some of our neighbors generally set off fireworks in the park near our house, which we can usually see from our kitchen window. Watching those are about as festive as we get for this particular holiday.

However, we sometimes will do some holiday themed games like this New Year's Scrabble math game or the word scramble game I have below for you. After all, we do love games and activities like this. Especially my hyperlexic son.

Ready to ring in the new year with a bit of word scramble fun? Then grab the free printable New Year's word scramble game below.

Why Word Scramble Games are Good for Kids

Word scramble games are a great way for kids to work on vocabulary, spelling, language skills, working memory, problem-solving skills, writing, and so much more! There's a wide range of skills you could target here. Just get creative.

You can use free printable word scramble games like this one at home, in the classroom, or even on the road. Or you could use them in Zoom meetings for online learning (tips on how to do so here). They'd even make a great rainy day or snow day activity too! 

Also, if you've been looking for other ideas on how to use your hyperlexic child's interests in letters, then word scramble games are a great fit. They definitely build off of a hyperlexic child's interest in letters. I mean the game is literally just a bunch of letters. Besides, using your hyperlexic child's interests to teach new skills is definitely something you should be doing - and something you'll hear me say a lot around here!

So anyway, if you're looking for a quick New Year's Eve activity, give this New Year's Eve word scramble for kids a try. 

Download the Free New Year's Word Scramble Printable

This printable is three pages total. Two versions of the word scramble game are included (one with a word bank and one without the word list). Each game contains 16 New Year's themed words. An answer key is also included.

To get your copy of the New Year's word scramble, click the link below:

>> Click here to download the free printable

 

Sensory Friendly New Year's Eve Ideas for Kids

Looking for autism or sensory friendly New Year's Eve ideas for kids? Then you'll love these 8 ideas and New Year's activities.

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It can be challenging to survive the holidays when there is so much sensory information being pummeled at your sensory or autistic child. Halloween is overwhelming. So is Christmas and New Year's. And they're all back-to-back. It's exhausting!

But there are ways to make every holiday more sensory friendly and inclusive, without having to avoid the holidays completely.

So I'm sharing some sensory friendly New Year's eve ideas and activities for kids in hopes that you can still celebrate without the overwhelm and without the meltdowns or shutdowns.

New Year's Eve Ideas for Kids that are Sensory Friendly

My general go-to advice for parenting autistic children through the holidays is to always keep things simple and low key. And to always consider your child's sensory needs and preferences since every child is unique.

And you should always try to prepare your child for special events and occasions with social stories or this visual schedule activity planner to help your child with the changes in routines.

Then you'll be ready to give one of these simple New Year's eve ideas a try!

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DIY Confetti Drop for Kids {That's Perfect for New Year's or Birthdays}

Want to learn how to make an easy DIY confetti drop for kids? Or try it as a balloon drop! This idea is a perfect New Year's Eve activity or birthday activity for kids.

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I'm not a big New Year's Eve person, mostly because I find it nearly impossible to keep my eyes open until midnight!

To celebrate New Year's Eve with the kids, we like to do this confetti drop as a substitute for the ball drop. My kids just love it because it's slightly messy and can be done over and over again.

This DIY confetti drop for kids is a perfect sensory friendly New Year's Eve activity for kids with autism or sensory issues because it's not filled with the sights and sounds that most New Year's activities for kids are.

Plus, it's a great way to use up leftover gift wrap, tissue paper, ribbons, etc. from Christmas! Or you could try filling it with balloons instead to make a balloon drop. Or do it as a fun birthday surprise for your kid.

Super Easy DIY Confetti Drop for Kids: What You'll Need

To make your own confetti drop, you'll need:

• Drawstring garbage bag

• Tape

• Tissue paper, ripped into small pieces - As an alternative, you could use the ripped gift wrap, ribbons, and bows from Christmas or blow up a bunch of balloons instead!

For our confetti drop, we reused some tissue paper from Christmas presents. The kids and I ripped the tissue paper into smaller pieces, which is a great way to work on fine motor skills with kids, and is especially awesome for kids who are particularly destructive in the first place.

To make the DIY confetti drop, simply fill the garbage bag with the ripped pieces of tissue paper. Tie the bag closed. Then hang the bag upside down from the ceiling. Secure the bag to the ceiling with some tape.

Celebrate New Year's or Your Child's Birthday with this Confetti Drop

My kids tried jumping to untie the bag, but it was slightly out of reach. So, since my husband is on holidays, he had the special job of untying the bag while I snapped photos. It's nice to have an extra set of hands for activities like this. Anyway, once the bag is untied, the bag may need a small shake to get the confetti dropping.

And the kids had an absolute blast. Hence, the sheer amount of photos coming your way below. The smiles on their faces were priceless as the confetti showered them.

Once all the confetti falls out, load up the bag again to do it all over again! My kids were even excited to refill the bag with confetti that's how much fun they had with this activity!

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New Year's Scrabble Math {Free Printable}

Looking for New Year's Eve activities for kids? Try this free printable Scrabble math worksheet.

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When my oldest was five, I came across this Scrabble addition activity from The Measured Mom and I knew he would love it, which he did. 

So I decided to create him some fun themed Scrabble math worksheets like this New Year's themed one.

This New Year's activity for kids is a great way to introduce new vocabulary, practice some math skills, and work on spelling.

What You'll Need for this New Year's Activity for Kids

For this New Year's learning activity, you will need:

• Scrabble letter tiles

• New Year's Scrabble Math Printable (link to download is below)

• Pencil

How it works is the child spells the words using the Scrabble tiles, putting the individual letters into the appropriate squares below the word. 

Then they simply add up the numbers on the bottom of the tiles and fill in the correct answer.

Ideas on How to Extend this New Year's Activity

My oldest son J is a pro-star at math (he has hypernumeracy after all), so these ended up being way too easy for him. Not surprising though. He did, however, find ways to extend the activity on his own.

First, he noted that a lot of the words had the same score, so he graphed them.

Then we did a tally chart of how many words had certain scores.

He then told me which words had the most points and which one the fewest. Lots of math learning went on!

Download the Free Printable New Year's Scrabble Math Worksheets

This printable is five pages and includes 16 different words for kids to spell and add.

Feel free to print and use the printable as is with a pencil or laminate and pair with a dry erase marker. Laminating will make it more durable and make it reusable.

To a get a copy of this printable, click the link below:

>> Click here to download the free printable