New Years Eve with toddler

Anyone have any ideas for what to do with a toddler on New Year's Eve? We were thinking of going out to dinner somewhat early and then going home.

Does anyone know of any fun restaurants on New Year's Eve?

Or a diff. idea?

Thanks!

Re: New Years Eve with toddler

We have our friends with children over then no one has to worry about a sitter. We set up pack n plays in one room for the small kids and the bigger kids sleep in another. Anyone who wants stays over, others then pack up their sleeping children and take them home.

Re: New Years Eve with toddler

We go to a friends house also...

Last year all the kids (aged from 7 to 7 months) were all still up at midnight!

We had a lot of fun!

New Years Eve with toddler

Safari Adventure does an awesome event with a balloon drop at like 7pm. We went last year and it was so fun

New Years Eve with toddler

Thanks for the suggestions!

Anyone else?

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My kids can't really stay up late or we pay for it big time the next day.

We tried going out to a friends house for DD's first NYE and she was just really cranky. So, for the past 3 years we actually enjoy a nice night at home and I make everyone's favorite apps.

So I would suggest maybe friendly's early, then come home and have snacks or ice cream?

New Years Eve with toddler

Thanks for the suggestions! We decided on a restaurant in Port Jeff. We'll walk around, then have an early dinner and go home.

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Same question, but with a 5-year-old. :) I was planning on the LI Aquarium, but it's sold out! Waaaah! So far, Safari Adventure is my top pick. Wondered if there's anything else that's more family-oriented instead of just kid-oriented... make sense?

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Fishes, Wishes and Gourmet Dishes New Year’s Event
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center
431 East Main Street, Riverhead, New York 11901
631-208-9200 ext. H2O
6:30 PM – 11PM
Admission: Price: Children 3-12 & Seniors 62+: $49.00 plus tax ($39.00 plus tax for Aquarium Members)
Adults: $85.00 plus tax ($75.00 plus tax for Aquarium Members)
Children 2 & Under: Free
Celebrate New Year's Eve family style at Atlantis Marine World Aquarium! Bring the kids and join Atlantis Marine World for their annual Fishes & Wishes Celebration! There will be plenty of great food and great fun, plus entertainment you won't find anywhere else. Kids are invited to a winter wonderland, which includes unlimited submarine simulator rides, animal encounters, ray bay feeding, face painting, crafts, and much more! The celebration includes: champagne and sparkling cider greeting, cocktail hour, dinner buffet (beer and wine included), dessert and ice cream bar, mock-midnight champagne and cider toast (10:30pm) and live DJ and light show.
Add $159 to the ticket price, and stay the night at the brand-new Hyatt Place East End & Resort Marina. The package includes: hotel stay, a bottle of champagne , complimentary breakfast, overnight parking and access to the indoor swimming pool and fitness center.

Countdown to 12! – Count Your Luck
Long Island Children’s Museum
11 Davis Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530
516-224-5800
Admission to event included in museum admission:
General admission: $11
Visitors over 65: $10
Members: Free
Children under 1: Free
Monday, December 31 from 12PM – 4PM
Bring the kids for a LUCKY 13 New Year’s party! They’ll learn the tradition behind all things lucky and enjoy fun activities, a dance party and a ball drop. Welcome 2013 at the Long Island Children’s Museum! All ages. Free with museum admission.

Bayville Winter Wonderland’s Family New Year’s Eve Party
At Shipwreck Tavern
8 Bayville Avenue, Bayville, New York
516-628-TOYS
Starting at $26.95 per person
Celebrate the New Year at the Shipwreck Tavern for a family New Year’s party from 1 pm to 3 pm or at Beaches and Cream for a New Year’s Eve Ice Cream Party from 12:30 pm to 2 pm. A winter wonderland awaits you with champagne for adults and cider for kids and make-your-own sundaes. Meet and greet with holiday characters. Enjoy Santa's toy factory fun house, holiday express train ride and yo ho holiday light show at night at no additional charge.

United Skates of America, Inc.
1276 Hicksville Road, Seaford, NY 11783
516-795-5474
9:30 - 12PM: Early Bird Special- $8 includes Admission, rental, slice of pizza, small soda
12:30 - 2:30 PM: Public Skating (Top 40 Music)
3 PM - 5 PM: Public Skating (Top 40 Music)
6:30-9:30: Family New Years Eve Party – Tickets are $17 before 12/20 and $20 after 12/20
Includes skate rental, unlimited pizza, unlimited soda, light rope necklace, ten game tokens, chips and pretzels and a countdown to the New Year!

Safari Adventure’s New Year’s Eve Party
1074 Pulaski Street, Riverhead, NY 11901
631-727-4386
5PM – 8PM
$16 Children - $10 Toddlers
Celebrate the New Year with your children at Safari Adventure, the only children’s entertainment center in Suffolk County with all the activities that kids enjoy most! Kids can climb, slide and traverse through ‘Kilimanjaro’, a four-level playground; jump and play in enormous bouncers or be challenged by more than 40 interactive video/redemption games.
Included with Admission:
Noise makers, hats, glow sticks & necklaces, music, dancing, dessert and balloon drop at “midnight” (7:15 pm)!
Enjoy Child & Family Value Meal Deals at the Lion’s Den Café.
No reservations necessary, but call for guaranteed admission. Note: Adults must stay with children!
For only $75 extra your group will enjoy a private V.I.P. party room with a dedicated party guide, New Years décor and a personalized New Year’s 2013 sheet cake. Minimum 10 children, maximum 30 children.

Strike in the New Year at 300! at 300 Long Island
895 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, New York 11747
631-271-0051
3 PM – 6 PM
Kids 12 & under: $21 per person.
Adults: $25 per person.
Be part of the celebration at this 49-lane concourse and enjoy:
Unlimited bowling for 3 hours, including shoe rental
Party favors
Pizza buffet
Unlimited fountain soda
Balloon drop
Sparkling cider toast at 5pm
Some restrictions may apply. Tax and gratuity are not included. Call for details.

Message edited 12/20/2012 12:54:39 AM.

Re: New Years Eve with toddler

We are going to Left Coast in Merrick.

They are going to be festive but, are refusing to charge huge feess with mandatroy drink packages. Regular menu.

They have a 6:30 seating. We are going there and then heading home. We usually go to my friends house but, she has cats (dh is highly allergic) and it just lends itself to an overall miserable situation because Liam refuses to sleep and just gets crankier and crankier.

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we just have a playdate with our BFFs, order pizza, then give the kids noisemakers and let them run around like nuts! we hook a dance party playlist up to our big speaker and turn on our crazy DJ light and fog machine for a dance party with the kids (but that is every playdate in our house).