New Year Activities for Kids: Goals Printable, 2027 Calendar and Puzzles

New Year Mega Pack – printable PDF cover

A new year is a great moment to talk with kids about what they want to learn, try or get better at. It is also the first week back at school, when teachers need easy, cheerful pages to start the term.

Free New Year printables

Ideas for the first week of January

  • Goal jar: kids fill in the goals page, then fold it into a jar to reopen in June.
  • Calendar on the wall: color the calendar together and mark birthdays and holidays.
  • Back-to-school warm-up: an Easy math page gets brains going again after the break.

The rest of the New Year collection

Every format also comes as a large-print Early Learners set for ages 4 to 6: bigger type, fewer items and picture clues. These sets, plus word search, clue bingo, mazes and I Spy, are part of the New Year Mega Pack (97 pages in one PDF), which is coming soon.

Words kids meet in the New Year sets

clock, hat, balloon, firework, cake, horn, midnight, party, confetti, january, countdown, cheer, wish and goal. The same theme words return across the crosswords, word search, bingo and coloring pages, so by the end of the week kids read and spell them with confidence.

Which level to choose

  • Grades 2-4 (ages 7-10): written clues, bigger grids and three levels in every set.
  • Early Learners, large print (ages 4-6): picture clues, chunky mazes, big type and fewer items on a page.

Questions parents and teachers ask

Are the calendar and goals page dated?

Yes, they are made for 2027.

Next: Valentine’s Day activities for kids.

Talking about goals? See New Year’s resolutions for kids, with ideas by topic and a free 2027 goals sheet.