Last updated on May 25th, 2022
If you decide to stay at home and enjoy the New Year Eve’s party from the comfort of your seat, you can still have some fun. Some people think that parents with kids cannot have fun together at a New Year’s Eve party, which is not the case. There are some impressive family party games for New Year’s Eve that you can play together and enjoy a marvelous experience. Below are some of these family games:
1. New Year’s Eve Oversized UNO Tournament
Preparation and materials required
- Participants
- Giant UNO Family cards
How to play
UNO is relatively easy to play, and of course this time we are talking about an oversized UNO version to make it even more interesting. You either play a particular card or match the upmost face-up card. You can easily play this with family as you wait for the New Year. In the beginning, every player must match either the color or the number of the face-up card using a card they are already holding. Once they match it, the play moves on to the next player.
If the player does not have a matching card, they can play a Wild Draw 4 Card or Wild Card. These cards give the player the liberty to choose a color they want. If the player still does not have a Wild Card, they must pick that topmost card. They have to pick cards from the pile until they find the right card to play.
2. New Year’s Eve Family Party Game Scratch Off Dare Cards
Preparation and materials required
- Scratch off dare cards
How to play
The game is quite simple. All you have to do is distribute these cards among the players. Everyone should have a card. They should then scratch their card to find out what dare is on the card. If a player is not in for the dare, they can suggest the truth option. The host or the leader will then ask the participant a question which they must answer truthfully.
3. New That Tune 2022 New Year Songs Version Games
Preparation and materials required
- Phone or laptop with music
- Internet connection
How to play
This game is quite simple. Everyone can participate as a family as you wait for the New Year. Gather everyone around and ask them to name that tune after listening for about 10 seconds. They have to listen to a playlist of the 2022 New Year songs and say the song’s name together with the artist. The first one to get both of them right wins that round.
4. Suspend family game from Melissa & Doug
Preparation and materials required
- Melissa & Doug Suspend Family Game Set
How to play
This game is quite diverse as there are many ways of playing with the game rods. You can decide to make specific designs or shapes with family, and whoever has the perfect shape wins. The game is excellent since it promotes resilience, cognitive and social skills and boosts self-confidence.
5. Fun Family Games for New Year’s Eve party, Bingo
Preparation and materials required
- Gold and Black Bingo cards
How to play
You could purchase a package of bingo cards from amazon. The package includes 2 caller chips, 385 marking chips, and 24 unique new year bingo playing cards. Cut the pages of caller chips into single cards and dip them in a hat or bag. You can now start drawing the cards and call out what is there or show it. Players should look for that picture in their stack and cover it. Pick the cards in hat continuously until one person gets about five times correct in a row.
6. New Year’s Eve Scavenger Hunt
Preparation and materials required
- Painters tape
- Scissors
- White cardstock
- Printable Scavenger hunt cards
How to play
Print the scavenger hunt card and get extra pictures. Cut these scavenger hunt pictures and tape them around the house. From there, you can have family members hunt around the rooms to find the images. After every successful hunt, the picture must be marked with an X.
7. Light-Up Tumbling Tower Game
Preparation and materials required
- LED Tumbling Tower Set
How to play
It is among the top family party games for New Year’s Eve Party. Playing it is pretty simple since it revolves around building a tumble tower. Everyone should make their attempt at erecting the tumbling block. They should follow all the instructions to avoid cheating and see who successfully creates a light-up tumbling block as the family waits for the New Year’s Party.
8. 2 Truths and a Lie – Fun-filled Family Party Games for New Year’s Eve
Preparation and materials required
- No pieces or game gear require
How to play
It is also among the best fun family games for New Year’s Eve Party. The game is played by a group of people, typically the family members. However, a big crowd or two people can also play the game effectively. Playing is simple. One has to say three statements about them to the group. Not all three statements will be correct.
Only two of them will be correct, while one will be wrong. Everyone in the group should guess the two accurate statements and the wrong ones. After everyone has said what they think is the answer, the leader will reveal the two factual statements and the false one. The person who chooses the correct statements will then state their three statements.
9. Pop Champagne Pinata Game
Preparation and materials required
- Champagne piñata bottle
How to play
All you need is to pop the champagne bottle such as candy and mini shooters. Participants can enjoy this game and marvel at the items in the pinata. If you have younger kids, then you can stuff the pinata with candy.
10. Happy New Year Word Search Game
Preparation and materials required
- A pen
- Piece of paper
- Writing pads
How to play
Typically, everyone loves fun word search games. This game is relatively easy and straightforward. Every family member can play. Make it even more fun by adding themed clues to the game, such as the New Year theme, among other festive illustrations. It makes it an exciting family game to play during the New Year’s Eve Party.
Bottom Line
These are the top-tier family party games for New Year’s Eve that families can play. Pick one or two that seem okay with the family and have fun with everyone back home.
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