Instructions for making your own confetti-filled balloons.

Materials Needed:

• Balloons
• Construction Paper or newspapers
• paper punch
• funnel
• paper bag
  

Instructions:
Using the paper punch, make confetti from construction paper or newspaper.  Put loose confetti in a paper bag until ready to fill balloons.  Use the funnel to pour the confetti into the balloons, tie.  Pop at midnight!

Instructions for making a Happy New Year Horn out of a toilet tissue roll.

Materials Needed:

• Cardboard Paper Towel or Toilet Paper Roll
• Wax Paper
• Rubber Band
• Pencil

Instructions:
Decorate the tube however you want.

With a pencil, poke a few holes in the cardboard roll about 1 inch apart. Cut a 4 inch square of wax paper. Secure the wax paper over one end of the cardboard roll using the rubber band.  

Instructions to make a New Years popper. A great party favor!

Materials Needed:

• Toilet Tissue Roll
• Tissue Paper
• Tape
• Curling Ribbon
• Small candies or gifts for inside your popper

Instructions:
Cut a piece of tissue paper into a 12-inch square. Lay the toilet tissue roll onto the square as shown below. Tape the edge of the tissue paper onto the side of the toilet tissue roll. Roll the toilet tissue up in the tissue paper tightly. Secure the ends with tape.

You should have 3-4 inches of tissue paper hanging off each end of the toilet tissue roll. Cut 2 pieces of curling ribbon, each one at least 12 inches long. Gather the tissue paper on one of the toilet tissue roll and tie it with the ribbon.

Fill you popper (toilet tissue roll) with small candies and/or trinkets. Gather the tissue on the other end of the toilet tissue roll and tie it with a ribbon. Voila, you now have fun, colorful party poppers!

For making New Year Noise Maker out of paper plates.

Materials Needed:

• 2 Paper Plates
• Crayons
• Dried Beans
• Stapler
• Craft Stick
• Tape

Instructions:
Decorate the paper plates how ever you want.

Put one paper plate on the table, with the right side up. Tape a craft stick to the rim of the plate leaving out part of the stick for a handle. Place the other paper plate on top of the first one, right side down. This will make a gap in the middle. Start stapling the edges together. Leave an opening to slide a handful of dried beans in. Finish stapling it shut.

Put one paper plate on the table, with the right side up. Tape a craft stick to the rim of the plate leaving out part of the stick for a handle. Place the other paper plate on top of the first one, right side down. This will make a gap in the middle. Start stapling the edges together. Leave an opening to slide a handful of dried beans in. Finish stapling it shut.  

Instructions for making paper plate tambourines to play music.

Materials Needed:

• 2 Paper Plates
• Crayons
• Dried Beans
• Stapler or Glue

Instructions:
Decorate the paper plates however you want. Put one paper plate on the table, with the right side up. Place the other paper plate on top of the first one, right side down. This will make a gap in the middle. Start stapling the edges together. Leave an opening at the top to slide a handful of dried beans in. Finish stapling it shut. You are now ready to play some music!

Materials Needed:

• Cone
• Construction Paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• Glitter, feathers, buttons, etc. for decorating hat

Instructions:
Take a piece of colored construction paper and bend it around to form a cone and tape it in place. Trim the base of the cone so that the hat will sit flat on a table. Now you are ready to decorate your hat with a kinds of patterns and designs! Add sparkles and glitter, feather, bright colors and more!

Instructions for kids to make a special Time Capsule to help celebrate New Year's Day.

Materials Needed:

• Coffee Can or a Large Jar
• Many Misc. Items

Instructions:

Creativity is the key here.

You are going to use the coffee can or a large bottle to make a time capsule to hide away. Use paint and/or construction paper to decorate the outside of the coffee can. You can try to make a special design... Confetti and a large 2000 would be fun, or how about fireworks, or a clock? One thing for sure you should include on the outside of your 'time capsule' is 2000 to commemorate the turn of the century. You probably will want to write a small note to whomever might find your time capsule. Something along the lines of "Do Not Open Until January 1st 2020" or whatever year you choose.

Once you are done designing your Time Capsule, find some special items to place inside it. Some personal items such as a few pictures would be nice. You might also want to include items that are popular these days. How about a few Pokemon cards or a token of some other hot trend. You can clip out a few important news stories also. Another fun idea is to record one of your favorite songs and place the tape in your time capsule. It would also be fun to write a letter to whomever finds and opens your time capsule. Tell them about yourself, your family, etc. Include a picture too, if you can. Can you come up with any other fun ideas?