New Years Party Free Games of Bingo and
Family Word Search

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For your New Years party, free games of bingo and family word search allow for quick, easy and affordable entertainment.

Finding and Using New Years Party Free Games of Bingo and Family Word Search

Creating Bingo Cards

If you want to play a traditional bingo game using numbers, Anne's Quizzes provides a random card generator. Just click on the "Create Cards" link to create the first card and print. Then click the "make new card" button as many times as necessary to make a card for everyone attending your celebration.

If you would like to use New Year-themed words in your bingo game, Perceptus' Bingo Card Generator offers this option. The site provides a standard set of words from which you can choose, or you can add you own ideas. Another company offering a similar service is teAchnology, although this site does not provide suggested words. You can also create your own customized bingo cards with a standard word processing or desktop publishing program.

Whatever option you use to generate your word-based cards, a few possible ideas for squares include:

  • December 31
  • January 1
  • Numbers for the current year
  • Midnight
  • Resolutions
  • Balloons
  • Champagne
  • Toast
  • Auld Lang Syne
  • Rose Parade
  • Bowl games
  • Post-Christmas words, such as "returns" and "thank-you notes"

The game will be more accessible to younger children if you use pictures instead of words. However, you may want to modify your word list a bit. For instance, it would be easier to use a picture of musical notes and call out "music" or "songs" than to try to communicate the title "Auld Lang Syne" with an image.

Tips for Playing Bingo

  • Consider giving small prizes to the winners of each round. Stores specializing in cheap New Years Eve party supplies are a good source for fun trinkets. You can also offer intangible prizes, such as the right to be first in line at the New Years Day party buffet.
  • Laminate your printed cards if you would like to use them for future parties. This can also be useful in allowing guests to mark the cards with dry-erase or overhead markers, eliminating the need for traditional markers.

Finding Word Searches

A number of web sites include a single printable word search, including New-Years-Day.com, John's Word Search Puzzles and Sunnie Bunniezz. When looking for word searches online, remember that some sites may also use the term "word find."

TheTeachersCorner.net offers a helpful word search maker, so you can create a search with just the words you want. Reading teachers can use recent vocabulary words, language teachers can create a puzzle in Spanish or French, and family members can include words specific to their own party celebrations and traditions. However, the site also includes a pre-made search with New Years words if you're looking for a quick and easy printable card.

For party guests more interested in computer games than pen-and-paper puzzles, try the online word search from BillyBear4Kids.com. A list of 13 words is hidden in the puzzle; when you find one, you draw a circle around it with your mouse. If you are correct, a chime sounds and the word disappears from the list. Click the rescramble button to enjoy a completely new word search, allowing for repeated play.

Ideas for Using Word Searches

  • Make sure there are enough copies for everyone to join in on the fun.
  • You don't want to overwhelm young children with complicated puzzles. The older the guests, the more words you can include and the larger the puzzle fields can be.
  • Pair younger and older guests to complete a word search. You can build bonds between generations while making sure that kids with beginning language skills don't feel left out.
  • At a school or daycare holiday party, incorporate word searches as one "station" in a circuit of craft and game options.

However you decide to use them, New Years party free games of bingo and family word search will be a unique addition to your celebration that is suitable for both the young and the young at heart.

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