9 New Year's Eve Games For Teens That Set The Party Vibes Alive

Once Christmas is done and dusted, all eyes are on New Year's Eve for one big final celebration to round off the old year and see in the new.

If you're having a big celebration that includes teens, or maybe you're organising a party for your teen and their friends, you are going to want a bunch of reliably fun New Year's Eve games and activities to keep them suitably entertained. 

And by suitably entertained, I mean the kind of games that won't make them cringe, won't have their eyes rolling and will have them thoroughly enjoying themselves.  

Because yes, it's a known fact, that teens can sometime be tricky to impress, but the right New Year’s Eve party games can bring out their competitive side, spark some big laughs, and create all the fun they could ever want until the wee small hours. 

From laugh-out-loud challenges to icebreakers that will have everyone joining in, these New Year’s Eve ideas for teens are perfect for any kind of party setup.

Bring the Fun with These 9 New Year’s Eve Games for Teens

Whether you’re planning a New Year’s Eve party for teens or just want to make sure they’re not left out at an all-ages bash, this list of New Year’s Eve games and activities is packed with guaranteed crowd-pleasers. 

We’ve included details on the ideal number of players, the props required, and easy step-by-step instructions for each game. Let’s dive in!

1. Movie Title Charades

• Players: 4+
• What you need: Pens and paper or a computer/printer and a bowl

How to play:

• Prepare a list of movie titles from the past year, including blockbusters, viral TikTok hits, Netflix favourites, and nostalgic teen classics.
• Write or print them out, cut them into slips, and put them in a bowl.
• Teens can play individually or in teams.
• Each person takes turns drawing a slip and acting out the movie title silently.
• Their team or the rest of the group guesses the title.

2. Guess the Resolution

• Players: 6+
• What you need: Paper chits, pens, and a bowl

How to play:

1. Ask each party guest to write down a New Year’s resolution on a chit, fold it, and hand it to you.
2. Seat everyone in a circle and pass the bowl around.
3. The first player draws a chit and reads out the resolution.
4. Everyone guesses who made the resolution.

3. Who Am I?

• Players: 6+
• What you need: Sticky notes and pens

How to play:

• Write down the names of well-known celebrities or public figures from the past year, one for each player.
• Stick a note on each player’s forehead, ensuring they can’t see their own name.
• Players take turns asking yes/no questions to figure out their assigned identity, such as “Am I a singer?” or “Was I in the news recently?”
• Keep going until they guess correctly or give up.

4. Name That Tune (From the Last Year)

• Players: 4+ (or any number divisible by two)
• What you need: A playlist of the most popular songs of the year, and something to keep score on.

How to play:

• Divide players into two teams, and have one person operate the playlist and keep score.
• Play a snippet of a song from the playlist.
• The first person to shout out the correct title and artist wins a point for their team.
• Optional bonus points can be given for additional details, such as if the song was part of a movie soundtrack.
• The team with the most points wins.

5. Fortune Teller Game

• Players: 6+
• What you need: Paper/sticky notes, pens, and four bags

How to play:

• Create four categories: “Marry,” “Number of children,” “Place,” and “Profession.”
• Each player writes one item for each category on separate slips of paper.
• Fold the papers and place them in the corresponding bags.
• Players take turns drawing one slip from each bag and reading out their ‘fortune.’

6. Would You Rather

• Players: 3+
• What you need: A set of fun, age-appropriate “Would You Rather” questions

How to play:

• Players sit in a circle, and one person starts by asking the player opposite a “Would you rather…?” question.
• Take turns around the circle until everyone’s had a go or the group wants to move on.

7. Fortune Cookie Face Challenge

• Players: 4+
• What you need: A packet of fortune cookies

How to play:

• Players place a fortune cookie on their forehead.
• Using only facial movements, they try to move the cookie to their mouth.
• The first to succeed can open the cookie and read the fortune inside.

Also read: 34 Teen Party Activities That Are Next Level Fun

8. Junk in the New Year’s Trunk

• Players: 6+
• What you need: Empty tissue boxes, belts or ties, ping pong balls, and a music playlist

How to play:

• Attach a tissue box filled with ping pong balls to each player’s back using a belt or tie.
• Players have one minute to shake the balls out of their box by dancing and moving.
• The winner is the first player to empty their box.

See the game being played in all its glory on a New Year's Eve TV show!

9. Baby Who?

• Players: 6+ (the more, the better)
• What you need: Baby photos of each guest, string, pegs, and numbered sheets

How to play:

• As guests arrive, collect their baby photos and assign each a number.
• Pin the photos to the string and provide each guest with a numbered sheet to match names to photos.
• Reveal the answers at the end, and the guest with the most correct guesses wins.

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