# New Year Countdown Clock with Circuit Playground Express ## Overview https://youtu.be/gWZ95hXh0kk Press a button on your Circuit Playground Express to begin the countdown of the last ten seconds of the year! It will count them down on the NeoPixel LEDs, and play _Auld Lang Syne_ when the New Year has begun! Plus, you can flip the switch to get to Party Favor Noisemaker mode, where you can blow on the Circuit Playground Express and it will animate the lights and play festive sounds! ### Part: Circuit Playground Express quantity: 1 super awesome microcontroller board [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) ### Part: 3 x AAA Battery Holder quantity: 1 with On/Off Switch, JST, and Belt Clip [3 x AAA Battery Holder](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3286) ### Part: Alkaline AAA batteries quantity: 1 3 pack [Alkaline AAA batteries ](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3520) Or, get the bundle of all the parts, plus a USB cable and mini storage box: ### Part: Circuit Playground Express quantity: 1 Base Kit [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3517) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/new-year-countdown-clock-with-circuit-playground-express/program-it-with-makecode.md) ## Featured Products ### Circuit Playground Express [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) **Circuit Playground Express** is the next step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've taken the original Circuit Playground Classic and made it even better! Not only did we pack even more sensors in, we also made it even easier to... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3333/guides) ### 3 x AAA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch, JST, and Belt Clip [3 x AAA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch, JST, and Belt Clip](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3286) This battery holder connects 3 AAA batteries together in series for powering all kinds of projects. We spec'd these out because the box is slim, and 3 AAA's add up to about 3.3-4.5V, a very similar range to Lithium Ion/polymer (Li-Ion) batteries, plus it has a nifty on-off... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3286) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3286/guides) ### Alkaline AAA batteries - 3 pack [Alkaline AAA batteries - 3 pack](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3520) Battery power for your portable project! These batteries are good quality at a good price, and work fantastic with any of the kits or projects in the shop that use AAA's. This is a pack of **3 AAA batteries**. These batteries are Alkaline (MnO2) chemistry, with a... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3520) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3520/guides) ### AdaBox Subscription [AdaBox Subscription](https://www.adafruit.com/adabox_get_started) Subscription [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/adabox_get_started) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3067/guides) ### Circuit Playground Express - Base Kit [Circuit Playground Express - Base Kit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3517) It's the **Circuit Playground Express Base Kit!**  It provides the few things you'll need to get started with the new [Circuit Playground Express](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333). This version of Circuit Playground is super powered, and will... 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