Ways to use this list
- New Year's Eve party: everyone draws a resolution from the hat at half past eleven and has to keep it at least until February.
- January writing task: pupils draw a resolution, then write three steps to keep it and one thing that might get in the way.
- Too many goals? Delete all but your top five, draw once, and make that the single resolution you focus on this year.
- Monthly mini-resolutions: on the first of each month, draw a new small goal instead of making one big promise in January.
- Family resolution night: each person draws for themselves, then the family agrees on one shared goal, such as a monthly games night.
Press Draw a name, tap the game or press the Space bar. Change the list in the box as you
like: add your own, delete what doesn't suit you, or write *2 after an entry to give it double the
chance. The game buttons switch the same list to a wheel, duck race, claw machine and more.
The full list (64 entries)
- Read 12 books this year
- Learn 100 words in a new language
- Write to a friend every month
- Learn to cook five new dishes
- Take a photo every day
- Visit somewhere new each month
- Learn to play an instrument
- Keep a journal
- Call family every week
- Try a new hobby
- Volunteer once a month
- Grow your own herbs
- Learn to draw
- Spend less time scrolling
- Tidy one drawer a week
- Do a kind deed every week
- Learn to knit
- Watch a classic film each month
- Learn basic first aid
- Finish a project you started
- Make a new friend
- Learn to touch-type
- Learn to juggle
- Do a puzzle every day
- Be on time more often
- Plant a tree
- Learn your family history
- Write a short story
- Learn sign language basics
- Join a club
- Make your bed every morning
- Learn to bake bread
- Watch more sunrises
- Go camping
- Learn 10 constellations
- Learn to sew on a button
- Recycle more at home
- Clear out clothes you never wear
- Thank someone every day
- Visit a museum each season
- Explore every park nearby
- Start a good-news jar
- Learn a poem by heart
- Learn basic bike repair
- Try 12 new recipes
- Have a monthly games night
- Learn to swim
- Try a new sport
- Learn every word of one song
- Perfect a signature dance move
- Learn to whistle
- Master the perfect pancake flip
- Say thank you in 10 languages
- Finish a 1,000-piece jigsaw
- Learn three card tricks
- Say good morning to every neighbour
- Keep my room tidy
- Learn to ride a bike
- Help make dinner once a week
- Learn my times tables
- Practise an instrument
- Read every night
- Put my toys away
- Learn to tie my shoelaces
Questions people ask
How do you keep a New Year's resolution?
Make it small, specific and easy to check. "Read 12 books" beats "read more" because you know each month whether you're on track. Decide when and where you'll do it, and tell someone, so a missed week feels like a pause, not the end.
What are good New Year's resolutions for kids?
Pick one they can see progress on: learning to ride a bike or tie shoelaces, keeping their room tidy, practising an instrument, reading every night or helping make dinner once a week. Press For kids to draw only those.
Why are there no diet or money resolutions on the list?
Goals about food, weight or money depend on each person's situation, so they are best set with people who know you. This list sticks to skills, kindness, hobbies and fun, which suit anyone of any age.
Can I make a funny resolution list for a party?
Yes. Press Fun and silly for goals like mastering the perfect pancake flip or learning to whistle, then switch to the duck race so the winning resolution waddles over the finish line first.