Whether you’re looking to plan something fun for the last Singing time of the year or to use one of the first few weeks of the New Year, you’ll find something fun here with this list of 25 New Year’s Singing Time Ideas!
Most of these activities will work with your own personalized song list and you can choose to visit songs from the past (a lookback at their favorites!) or take the opportunity to introduce some of the new songs you’ll learn for the new year!
25 New Year’s Singing Time Ideas
1. New Year Countdown & Song Check-In
I adore this themed clock Primary Song Check-In Countdown! You’ll sing through up to 12 songs and have the children rate either how well they know the song or how much they like the song with 4 easy to understand emojis!
2. Primary Song Snowflakes
I had so much fun creating a set of brand new Primary Song Snowflakes with some fun themes like Come Follow Me (loaves and fishes pictured here), Noah’s Ark, Gethsemane, and more! Plus, you can use this huge collection of OCD Song Snowflakes. It’s a fun simple way to sing through a variety of songs for the new year with a winter theme!
3. Primary New Years Goals
If you want to set your Primary off on the right foot for the new year, why not work through some goals together with this cute Primary New Year Goals lesson plan! There are 3 in the post, but you can extend it to fit whatever your particular Primary might need to work on for the year.
4. Name That Tune Song Championship
See how quickly your Primary children can recognize the tune with just a couple notes, or the whole first line in this fun Name That Tune Song Championship! You’ll up the challenge by assigning the songs a trophy based on how quickly they can guess the tune to help engage the children in active participation.
5. Time of Your Life
It’s “time” to have fun with a singing time activity all about timepieces. In this Time of Your Life + Singing Speed Cards lesson you’ll introduce some different ways we keep time and talk about songs from the past OR song for the future and optionally include a variety of different speeds to sing with.
6. Sing with Emoji Game
Let the children pour out all their emotions with this SO CUTE Sing with Emoji Game! There’s a set of 20 different emojis with or without a simple description that the children can pick from after singing each of your new songs to express how they’re feeling about the song picks.
7. Learn & Grow Flower
Let the children help you build a flower with this adorable Learn & Grow Flower singing time idea! You can use this activity in one Sunday, or add to your flower throughout the year with each new month as you learn new songs!
8. Candy for Courage
A real winner anytime of the year is playing a game of Candy for Courage! This would work best by letting the children sing their FAVORITE song as a solo or with friends to earn a treat. It’s like a karaoke game, with prizes!
9. Pin the Primary Song
One of my favorites for a sub can work any Sunday of the year is this Pin the Primary Song activity. You’ll fill a poster with songs from the past, future, or both! Then let fate decide which songs you’ll sing this week.
10. Teach Conducting & Rhythm!
There’s sure to be LOTS of wiggles in the Primary room due to the holiday and festivities, so why not turn to a super useful lesson plan that will give them movement and purpose! You can teach the children How to Conduct Music with this fun beat and rhythms activity.
11. Are You Smarter Than Primary?
Bring in your Bishopric or other ward leaders for a fun and unique challenge. This would also be fun way to utilize your ward missionaries! Ask simple Are You Smarter than Primary questions about Primary song lyrics to see if they can guess the correct answer. Then, sing through the song!
12. Primary Song Mumbles – Mad Gab!
Use this fun silly method to reveal your new song titles! Can they hear the real title from the silly words that sound the same when you read them together quickly? You’ll love this master list of Primary Song Mumbles for hundreds of different song titles.
13. Snowball Fight No-Prep Singing Time
Your Primary kiddos will be thrilled to toss singing snowballs in Singing Time. As a fun alternative, you can also let the kids write their favorite song on a blank sheet of paper and try tossing their custom made snowballs to pick the song to sing.
You’ll print a variety of ways to sing out (see that post for 110 ideas you can include!) and then crumble them up into snowballs.
14. Birthday Cake Party!
Celebrate all of the birthdays in your Primary in one fun week together! There’s a variety of fun ways to include birthdays in a big birthday bash with these darling Birthday Cake Party singing time ideas to help.
15. Primary Song Scramble
Place 4 different signs around the room for this Primary Song Scramble game and then sing through a big mix of songs while everyone gets up and moving and moves to the sign that best represents how well they know the song. It’ll give you a great heads up as you go into the new year or use it as a fun game to sing through a mix of Primary songs just for fun!
16. Sing by Color – UNO Review
You can play a game of UNO, or what I like to call Sing by Color, literally in a moments notice! Just pick 4 songs or divide your song of choice into 4 parts by verse or line of the song. Then, you’ll bring in a few game cards and you’re ready to play! The kids will do the rest of the work in this fun lesson plan.
17. Heads or Tails Review Game
Don’t want to pick which group signs win – you don’t have to? This adorable Heads or Tails Review Game will let fate decide and the kids get to be involved, too. It couldn’t be easier than this and you can sing through a single song on repeat or add in a mix of songs – its up to you!
18. Primary Song Guess Game
This fun and simple game was inspired by Wheel of Fortune! Just print out letter tiles for this Primary Song Guess Game and keep them on hand and you can put your song titles up on the board at any time and let the kids guess the song title! It’s like a game of Hangman, but without the worry or concern about drawing a hanging man.
19. Magic Messages Song Titles!
This one is SO easy to prep, and it will completely wow the kiddos! Use this Magic Messages Song Review to sing through a mix of songs or to hide clues about which song you’ll be learning this year. I love this as a wonderfully wintery themed activity with a little magic involved!
20. Stacking Tower Singing Time Game
Jenga anyone? Bring in a classic Stacking Tower blocks game for Singing Time and add your song choices or fun ways to sing right to the blocks. Super easy and it’s one they’ll want to play again and again. I love this one to leave with a sub as I can keep it in the closet and it’s ready to go whenever it might be needed.
21. Hot & Cold Game
Do you want to know the #1 all time most requested game — and it literally takes ZERO effort on your part? You NEED to have Hot & Cold Singing Time game in your back pocket. You’ll simply hide an object and have a child go and hunt for it. While you do, the Primary room will sing louder the closer they get to the object. With this adorable set of themed cards, you’ll be ready for every month of the year!
22. Getting to Know You Survey
There’s often a transition to a new music leader towards the end of the year or beginning of the new year as the Primary Program and Christmas responsibilities end. If you’re a brand new music leader, you’ll absolutely love this Getting to Know You game to help you get to know your Primary children better and learn a little about them in a meaningful singing time game.
23. Party Poppers
Make your own party in your Primary room with easy party poppers! The kids will be over the moon to pull a party popper to help reveal your song selections. Head over to see this fun craft tutorial to make homemade party poppers with your own songs inside!
24. Blowout the Song
For a super simple activity, bring in some festive new year blowers with a variety of song titles and play a game of Blowout a Song! There’s a couple other cute ideas in this post by i heart primary music as well for the New Year!
25. Singing Time Dice
Go for something simple, fun, and super flexible with this cute Singing Time Dice Chart by Little LDS Ideas! You’ll mix up the combinations with whichever ones you like best and let the kids roll for a fun singing way and then sing your songs of choice!
For more activities, see all these Valentine’s Day Singing Time ideas!
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What other fun singing time ideas have you used for a New Year? We’d love to see your fun ideas! Share them in the comments to add to this list.
