2 years old

Happy New Year!

13:49

Happy New Year!  As Ethan is only 2 and will never make it to midnight (nor would we want him to!) we rang in the new year early, with the lovely people of Sydney, Australia!  They are kind enough to have a live feed of their fireworks display and to celebrate at 1pm our time, perfect! This way Ethan got to wear the new years hat that he made, watch the fireworks and make some noise for new years, a fun part of his Personal, Social and Emotional Development as he learns about different celebrations.


Ethan was so excited, he's been saying 'Happy New Year' all day and couldn't wait to see the fireworks.  We decorated his hat together before lunch, then finished lunch just in time for the countdown.  Ethan can't count backwards yet, but afterwards he kept saying '1, 2, 3 - Happy New Year!'  I got out lots of his instruments, so he rang bells and blew on whistles.  He loved watching the fireworks, identifying all the different colours he could see. Such fun, and now the celebrations are over in time for his nap, perfect!

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9 comments

  1. Aw what a lovely idea! It sounds like he enjoyed seeing in the New Year in Austraila

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  2. oh that is such a good idea, seeing in the new year with australia! never thought of that!

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  3. Oh what a lovely idea! I've been watching my instagram feed of friends down under and it's been odd knowing they're all done and dusted now. Happy New Year!

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  4. Happy New Year to you too!

    I'm definitely going to steal your idea for next year - what a great way to connect up with what is happening down under and teach about different time zones.

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  5. That's very clever planning! Happy new year to you.

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  6. oh I love the idea of joining in with a country celebrating earlier! Do you know I've not managed to stay awake until midnight for 4 years now, ha! x

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  7. Such a sweet idea - I have been trying top explain to Kitty and Ozzy about New Year today but they just don't seem to understand! Maybe next year!

    Happy New Year to you x

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  8. That's a great idea, something I wouldn't have thought of doing - you could be starting off a trend there! My three are all a bit too small to completely understand what it's all about. Give them a few years and I'll be begging them to go to bed!

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  9. That is an inspired idea which I may have to introduce in future years. Your son is obviously very bright, my 3yo has no interest at the moment ...

    Hope you have a good New Year in all time zones!

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