With
cocktail parties, fireworks and a mid-night kiss, New Year's Eve has
always been a big night for celebration. It is a night where young
couples go out on the town to start their relations on a high note.
Then, go to all-night parties where they wake up to have a champagne
breakfast.
When
those relationships grow, the couples get married and they children
those New Year's Eve out turn to having sparkling cider, tucking the
kids in bed and watching one of the New Year specials on television.
On
your way up to your bedroom the two of you think it would be nice to
go out again for New Year but where can we go with our children?
Wonder no more because below is a list of some of those kid-friendly
celebrations.
- Celebration lane USA at the Bellevue Collection is a week long running nightly from December 26-31. Celebration lane brings a parade to the sidewalks between Bellevue Square, Lincoln Square and Bellevue Place on Bellevue Way & N.E. 8th St. The shows start at 7:00 pm featuring brilliant light displays, bubbles raining down from the sky, dancing drummers, festive music and characters. Admission is free.
- If you would like your children to experience how New Year's Eve is celebrated around the world then the Children's museum at Seattle Center is the place to go on New Year's Eve. On December 31 from 11 am-4 pm you and your children can experience New Year's Eve around the world by ringing in the New Year in such exotic place as India, Russia, Ethiopia, Romonia and a few other foreign lands as their clock strike mid-night. The children will be supplied with apple juice to toast with and participate in craft of each country during each hour long celebration.
- First night in downtown Tacoma's theater district is a festive night that starts at 6 pm on New Year's Eve. The evening starts off with a parade with march bands, masks, costumes and giant puppets. Once the parade is over the evening keeps going as 20 stages around the theater district come to life with music, dancing, laughter and magic. The alcohol-free fun continues until mid-night on New Year's Eve. While the outdoor festivities are free there is a 10-15 dollar charge to join the indoor party.
- For those with older children you might venture on down to the Seattle Center where they can experience New Year's Eve at the Needle. There the whole family can enjoy music, bands, a live broadcast and then the sight of the Space Needle erupting in a spectacular display of pyrotechnics to ring in the new year. If you plan to go remember to bundle up to ward off the cold and keep the kids close because of the large crowd. The evening starts at 8:00 pm until mid-night and admission is free.
- Maybe you would like to treat the kids to a New Year's Eve Hawaiian style without leave the confines of Tacoma. You can do that by taking them to Hawaiian holidays at the MOG (museum of glass). Start at 4:00 pm on December 31 they can experience fire dancers in the main plaza, enjoy Hawaiian dishes, get glass blowing lessons, enter a drawing for a Hawaiian vacation and flower leis for members. Regular museum prices apply to the festivities.
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