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New Year’s at the Creative Discovery Museum [photos]

Kids react as confetti falls during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap. Kids react as confetti falls during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

By Staff photos by C.B. Schmelter December 31, 2017 1 min read

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New Year’s at the Creative Discovery Museum [photos]

Father Time, played by Creative Discovery Museum Executive Director Henry Schulson, dances during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

Four-year-old Scarlett Kirstein picks up confetti during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

Three-year-old Zaylen Elkins gets fitted for her New Year's hat during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

With a kazoo dangling from his mouth, 2-year-old Liam Bullough looks at the camera during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

Two-year-old Leo Yaish gets his face painted by Summer Jensen during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

Father Time, played by Creative Discovery Museum Executive Director Henry Schulson, and Baby New Year, played by Zyon Battle, descend the stairs during a New Year's celebration at the Creative Discovery Museum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The annual event is held specifically for children to celebrate the New Year with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap.

The Creative Discovery Museum held their annual New Year’s event for children, with events like a confetti drop, an appearance by Father Time and fireworks simulated by stomping on bubble wrap, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017.