If you’re looking for a fun New Year’s Eve game, then you’ve come to the right spot! This New Year’s Scattergories game is FREE and makes for an entertaining night with family and friends.
The end of the year is approaching, which means New Year’s Eve will be here before we know it. If you are anything like me, you are already planning your New Year’s Eve celebration deciding your menu, games, and activities. If you’ve seen any of my previous posts you probably know that I enjoy making holiday-themed games such as New Year’s Bingo, New Year’s Charades, New Year’s Scavenger Hunts and more! This year, I have created and am sharing a printable New Year’s Scattergories game.
If you’re a fan of classic Scattergories, you’ll definitely love this New Year’s themed version! If you’ve never played before, it’s an easy-to-learn word game that’s perfect for groups and is a fun and festive addition to any New Year’s Eve party.
The object of the game is to come up with unique answers to a set of categories, all starting with the same letter. These New Year’s Scattergories range from “Goals People Set” and “New Year’s Party Themes” to “New Year’s Activities,” “Things You’d See In Times Square,” and more!
Whether you’re planning a New Year’s Eve party or just looking for a family game to play, this New Year’s Scattergories is the best option!
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New Year’s Scattergories
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New Year’s Themed Scattergories
This New Year’s Eve game is very similar to the regular Scattergories board game. The only main difference is that these lists are all centered around New Year’s. Also, the letters are predetermined using fun New Year’s words such as “time,” “year,” “goals,” and more.
Supplies for the New Year’s Scattergories
- Printer
- Cardstock and Regular 8.5×11 Printer Paper
- New Year’s Scattergories Printable
- Scissors
- Timer
- Writing Utensils
- Optional – Letter Dice
Directions for the Printable Scattergories Game
First, you will need to print off the Scattergories printable at the bottom of this post. I highly recommend printing the New Year’s Scattergories lists on cardstock like this or laminating them so they hold up better and can be used again in the future.
Decide which New Year’s word(s) you want to use. There are three, four, five, and six-letter words to choose from.
- 3 Letter Words: New, Joy
- 4 Letter Words: Year, Time
- 5 Letter Words: Clock, Goals
- 6 Letter Words: Future, Change
Each letter will be a new round, so the six-letter words will make for a longer game. Print off a copy of the game sheet of your choosing for each player. Next, print off a copy of all 6 lists for each player and cut them out.
If you’d rather use the letter dice from the Scattergories game, I included a blank template for you to fill in the letter that gets rolled. I also have a printable with all of the letters if you do not have the letter dice and instead want to draw letters for each round.
Before each round, roll the dice or draw a letter out of a bowl to determine the letter for that round.
You’ll also find a scorecard in the printable, so make sure to print it off because this will come in handy for keeping score.
How To Play New Year’s Scattergories
Choose a New Year’s Scattergories card and hand one out to each player. Then, choose a list to play with. Make sure each player has the same list and has it placed on the left side of their playing card.
Next, set a timer for 3 minutes. Each player will write down a word that starts with that round’s letter that matches the category theme. For example, if the round letter is “T” and the first category says “New Year’s Activities,” you could write time capsule.
Then, you would move on to the next category. Continue down the column, brainstorming words that match the categories that start with a T.
When the time is up, everyone goes around and shares their answers for each category. If nobody has the same answer as you, then you will receive one point for that category.
Add each player’s points to the scorecard. Then, move on to the second letter. You can either choose to use the same list with the new letter or change the list.
New Year’s Scattergories Lists
This New Year’s Eve game comes with 6 New Year’s Scattergories lists. Four of these have a theme, while the others are random New Year’s categories.
List 1 – Personal Reflections
- Goals people set
- New Year’s resolutions
- New hobbies people try
- Things people want to quit
- Things poeple try in the new year
- Something you’ve learned this past year
- A memory from last year
- Unexpecting things that have happened
- Goals you’ve reached
- Places you want to visit in the new year
List 2 – New Year’s Party
- Party foods
- New Year’s drinks
- New Year’s party favors
- New Year’s party themes
- Something you’d wear to a New Year’s party
- Another word for party
- New Year’s party decorations
- Songs you hear on New Year’s
- Party games
- Party snacks/appetizers
New Year’s List 3 – Money & Sucess
- Expensive habits
- Ways to save money
- Financial goals
- Something you bought last year
- Buisiness ideas
- Side hustle ideas
- Things to invest in
- Career goals
- Expenses to cut
- Purchases to save up for
List 4 – Year in Review
- News events that happened this past year
- Movies that came out this past year
- TV shows that came out this past year
- Viral trends or memes from this past year
- Products everyone bought this past year
- Songs that came out this past year
- Fashion trends from this past year
- Things people protested this past year
- Popular apps from this past year
- Companies that made headlines this past year
List 5
- Things that are sparkly
- Something you’d see in Times Square
- Things people countdown to besides New Year’s
- Things that are gold
- Things you organize
- Things you buy in January
- Things you might drop
- Motivational phrases
- Places to spend New Year’s
- Words that describe fireworks
New Year’s List 6
- New Year’s activities
- Things you’d see at a New Year’s parade
- Famous people you’d invite to your New Year’s party
- Things to declutter
- Bad habits to quit
- Things that help you stay awake until midnight
- Things that are black
- Musical instruments
- Types of hats
- Photo booth props
New Year’s Scattergories Free Printable
Here is the printable New Year’s Scattergories game. Select the cards and lists you want to use, and ensure you print a copy for each person participating.
Other New Year’s Eve Games And Activities:
- New Year’s Bingo – This game comes with 25 different New Year’s bingo boards, which makes it great for large groups.
- New Year’s Charades – Charades always lead to laughs and a good time!
- Scavenger Hunt Clues for New Year’s – Your kids will love solving and following these New Year’s clues.
- New Year’s Dice Game – This is a fun reflection and goal-setting game.
- Year in Review – This FREE printable is a great goal setting and reflection worksheet.
- New Year’s Interview – If you love keepsakes, then you’ll want to do this New Year’s interview with your kiddo.
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