Family-Friendly New Year's Eve

Here are some great options for family-friendly options for New Year's Eve:

Check nearby smaller cities and towns for First Night or other similar family-friendly, alcohol-free New Year's Eve celebrations.
Meet up with family and/or close friends. This allows you the benefit of having adults to ring in the New Year with, as well as the bonus of others to help watch and entertain the children.
Take a cruise. That way, you will know everyone is in a confined space. Also, many cruise lines are now much more family-friendly, so many have New Year's Eve programs for kids or babysitting services.
Stay at an indoor water park. This can provide a nice winter respite from the cold, and many have family-friendly programming planned for New Year's Eve.
Have your own family-friendly festivities. You know one sure way to be sure the New Year's Eve festivities are family-friendly? You be the host. Invite friends and family over, establish some activities for the kids, and perhaps even consider all going in together for a babysitter to stay over.