25+ New Year's Craft Ideas For Adults
/Discover 30+ New Year’s Crafts that are the perfect addition to your New Year’s Eve party. From DIY party hats to confetti poppers, these ideas are a great way to celebrate and are so much fun to make!
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New Year's Eve Crafts.
Can you believe another year is almost here? There’s something magical about the fresh start of a new year - it’s a chance to reset, reflect, and, of course, if you're anything like me, craft!
Whether you’re throwing a big New Year’s Eve party, hosting a small gathering in your living room, or spending the night in with some bubbly, New Year's Eve is the perfect excuse to break out the glitter, sequins, scissors, and glue and celebrate with some fun crafts.
I’ve rounded up 30+ New Year’s craft ideas for adults that are easy, fun activities, and guaranteed to make your night sparkle. From DIY confetti poppers to personalised party hats, there’s a little something for everyone this holiday season.
Easy New Year's Party Crafts.
Who needs store-bought party decorations when you can make your own? You can make a sparkly sequin banner that says "Cheers". String the letters together with ribbon or twine, and hang it above your party table for a dazzling photo backdrop.
Make your own DIY confetti popper with a toilet paper roll, tissue paper, and colourful confetti. They’re a fun way to add excitement to your midnight countdown and make your New Year’s Eve celebration unforgettable.
And nothing says New Year’s celebration like sparkly party hats! It's such a fun activity for the whole family.
Use cardstock, metallic acrylic paint, and pom poms. You can even print out a template to help you get started!
Check out my favourite 30+ New Year's crafts below.
New Year’s Eve Star Crown
Whether you’re going for a big celebration or a small one at home, dress up with this DIY New Year’s Eve star crown!
Gold Star Serving Tray
Make an easy-but-pretty serving tray to ring in the new year.
Disco Ball Donut Holes For New Years
They’re super simple to make, which means you still have time to finish these up and add them to the dessert table for tomorrow!
Silver & Gold Star Piñatas
Make these miniature star piñatas and fill them with all the silver and gold treats you can find
DIY Disco Ball Drink Stirrers
Why not add some shiny disco balls to your holiday drinks, right?! No matter what you use them for, they’ll add some shine and they seemed perfect for such a celebration.
DIY Sparklers For New Year’s Eve
This tutorial is ridiculously simple, and the payoff is a colourful craft you can use again next year. Make these spark-free DIY sparklers the whole family can use at your New Year’s Eve Party.
Sequin Letter Garland DIY
Customise this sparkly sequin garland for birthdays, parties and weddings.
Disco Ball Cupcakes
Celebrate the New Year by making these disco ball cupcakes because what goes more perfectly with NYE than shiny, glittery disco balls?!
New Year’s Eve Clock Favour Boxes DIY
Celebrate New Year’s this year with these little clock favours – with hands that can actually move. Spin the clock hands to make time fly!
New Years Eve Floating Photo Installation
New Years Eve Parties are awesome but they can seem a bit loooong. To keep the party lively until the clock strikes 12 it’s nice to have lots of activities for guests to do while they wait to bang those pots and pans.
New Year’s Eve Confetti Push Up Pops
DIY Holographic Confetti Push Up Pops – create mini confetti push up poppers with mirrored tape and printable tags for your New Year’s Eve party.
New Year’s Eve Party Labels
This template includes labels for bottles as well as food and drink labels for your New Year’s Eve party. All you need is your scissors and some full sheet label paper!
Countdown to Midnight Backdrop
To help count down the hours until the clock strikes twelve, create a Countdown to Midnight Backdrop complete with clock arrow props!
DIY Silver Disco New Year’s Backdrop
Set up a photo timer and take photos with your friends at your New Year’s party!
DIY Champagne Emoji New Year’s Pin
Why is that dang champagne emoji so cute?! While you’re toasting on New Year’s Eve and clinking glasses full of real bubbly, all the cool kids are gonna be wearing a little mini bubbly on their sweaters!
DIY Confetti Sticks
No matter what the theme is at your next bash, these colourful straws will make perfect party favours! Your guests will leave with sparkly reminders of all the fun they had.
New Year’s Eve Countdown Balloon Clock
If you are looking for fun ideas to ring in the new year, look no further! I am sharing how you can create your own New Year’s Eve Countdown Balloon Clock! Yiipee!
Pipe Cleaner Party Crowns for New Year’s Eve
There’s no shortage of DIY-ing during the holiday season, especially since once all the homemade gifts are beautifully wrapped and your pad is decked out to the max in holiday cheer!
Kiss Me at Midnight Lip Confetti
Looking for a last minute New Years Eve idea? Why not make some kiss me at midnight lip confetti pieces to scatter around your party?
Printable New Year’s Eve Labels & Hats
Download and print this set of New Year’s Eve printable labels and party hats!
DIY Paper Fortune Cookies
DIY Paper fortune cookies that are perfect for parties! Print funny fortunes or questions for conversation starters. These are easy to make, and people love them!
DIY Disco Ball Wreath Place Cards & Ornaments
Use it as a cute place card for entertaining over the holidays and give it as a party favor for your guests to go home with and hang on their tree!
New Year's Eve Party Hats
Looking for a fun activity this New Year's Eve? These New Year's Eve Party Hats that are made to be coloured and assembled are going to be a hit with kids of ALL ages as a creative way to pass the time as you're counting down the minutes to the new year!
Shooting Star Favour Pouch
These could be fun for a whole shooting star party, stargazing, rainbow theme, or could be made in red, white and blue for the 4th of July or anything patriotic.
Cheers to the New Year SVG
This Cheers to the New Year SVG is a festive addition to your New Year’s Eve projects made with your Cricut or Silhouette! Put this lettered NYE saying on a wine glass, ceramic mug, or a sign for your midnight party!
New Year’s Eve Printable Party Hats
Whether you want an easy activity to keep your kids busy on New Year’s Eve, or you want a DIY party favour for all your guests, these cone hats will be the star of your party.
Popcorn Party Favours
Pop into the new year with these fun Popcorn Party Favors!
New Years Eve Party Popper Craft
This New Years Eve Party Popper craft is so fun for kids to celebrate the new year! They’re a fun use of paper rolls and leftover gift wrap!
Holographic New Year’s Eve Garland DIY and Photo Booth Backdrop
Make a trendy holographic garland for NYE that is one part party decor and one part photo booth backdrop.
Star Pillows
Is there anything more festive than metallic star pillows during the holidays? These Christmas throw pillows are too fun to pass up.
Easy Disco Ball Wreath
This Easy Disco Ball Wreath is perfect for Christmas and through the New Year!
DIY Disco Ball Wreath
An easy to make wreath. So much color and sparkle- love it!
DIY Firework Drink Stirrers
Such a simple and pretty holiday DIY. Perfect for any event.
So there you have it, folks—30+ craft ideas to make your New Year’s Eve sparkle and shine! Whether you're going all out or keeping it low-key, these craft projects are the perfect way to bring a little magic to your celebration.
