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Crunch, Craft & Countdown: Fun New Year Activities 2025–26

Crunch, Craft & Countdown

Snack happy. Get crafty. Start curious.

New Year celebrations are filled with fun traditions from around the world — in Spain, people eat grapes at midnight for good luck, and everywhere else fireworks light up the sky. Each culture celebrates fresh beginnings in its own joyful way.

Churros-Style Toast Sticks

A student-friendly snack that tastes like a carnival in every bite!

  • Ingredients: 6–8 slices thick bread, 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tbsp cinnamon.
  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 180°C. Cut bread into thick strips.
  • Step 2: Dip strips into melted butter, then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mix.
  • Step 3: Bake for 10–15 minutes until golden and crunchy. Serve with Nutella or chocolate dip!

Glitter Prop Sticks

Save money on photo booth props by making your own with upcycled materials.

  • Materials: Cereal box cardboard, aluminum foil, straws or chopsticks, markers.
  • How-To: Cut out shapes like "2026" glasses, mustaches, or hats.
  • The Hack: Cover them in tinfoil (shiny side out) for an instant disco effect! Tape your stick to the side so it doesn't block your face in photos.

2026 Trivia Challenge

Fill in the boxes to solve the New Year puzzle! Intersecting logic is listed in the clues.

1. Fruit people in Spain eat 12 of for luck:
2. Continent hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup:
3. 2026 Chinese Zodiac Animal:
4. First nation to welcome 2026:
5. Spherical Indian sweet shared for joy:
6. Object that drops in Times Square:

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