Family-Friendly Ideas for New Year’s Eve

9:00 p.m. Is the New Midnight This New Year’s Eve

Ah! The holidays are coming to an end! But let’s not forget to celebrate and ring in the New Year with friends and family!

This year you can celebrate as a family and still have time for a parents-only party with a whole new set of New Year’s Eve countdowns, available today only on Netflix, designed for preschoolers, tweens and everyone in between. You choose when to say goodnight, and kids choose how to celebrate with their favorite characters.

Already dreaming about pressing play on that New Year’s Eve celebration long before the clock strikes twelve? You’re not the only one. According to a recent survey from Netflix, 9 is the new midnight for parents in the U.S., with nearly half of parents (48%) saying they’d ring in the new year by 9 p.m. What is your family’s usual celebration time? Check here for some New Year’s celebration ideas!

Who will your kids be partying with on New Year’s Eve?

Kids can pick their favorite character or ring in the new year again and again with countdowns featuring Oona and Baba of Puffin Rock, Care Bears & Cousins, Inspector Gadget, the Project Mc2 girls, King Julien, or Mr. Peabody & Sherman and all their DreamWorks Animation friends.

● Puffin Rock residents Oona and Baba re-live their adventures from the past year and celebrate with the Northern Lights, nature’s very own fireworks.

● Care Bears & Cousins head to Share Bear’s Shake Shack to gear up for a belly badge–tastic countdown in Care-a-Lot.

● Inspector Gadget saves New Year’s Eve from a mischievous M.A.D. agent just in the nick of time for a dazzling firework display. ● King Julien lives up to his party animal persona with a countdown to dance your way into the new year.

● Mr. Peabody and Sherman venture around the world to gather their favorite talk show guests for a star-studded countdown event featuring Hiccup and Toothless, Puss in Boots, the Croods and the entire Dinotrux team.