Kid-Friendly Ways to Ring in the New Year

Looking for a way to ring in the new year with little ones? Check out these Countdown to Noon events, happening around the region.

• Countdown 2 Noon at the Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park. The children’s museum says the Dec. 31 event is the “original New Year’s Eve party for kids.” The ball drops at noon and 1 p.m. This year’s Countdown 2 Noon highlights the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland. Tickets start at $20 per person; buy tickets here.
• Countdown to Noon at the Upper Main Line YMCA, 1416 Berwyn-Paoli Road in Berwyn. The 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 31 event boasts a moonbounce, crafts and more, the Y says. Find more information here.
• Lulu’s Casita Countdown to Noon, 6 Cricket Ave. in Ardmore. Event includes a kid-friendly DJ; “get ready to samba,” owners say. Free with regular admission. Find additional information here.
• The Play Cafe’s Countdown to Noon, 934 W. Lancaster Ave. in Bryn Mawr. The party runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 31, and is $15 per child and $5 per adult. Call 610-525-0776 for additional information.

Do you have a favorite Countdown to Noon event that didn’t make this list? Leave the information in the comments below!