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For southeastern Connecticut kids, the ball drops at noon

December 31, 2013 12:00 pm • Last Updated: December 31, 2013 11:45 pm

By Tim Cook

Children scramble for balloons during the Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut's annual Countdown to Noon New Year's Eve day celebration in Niantic on Tuesday.

Children scramble for balloons during the Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut's annual Countdown to Noon New Year's Eve day celebration in Niantic on Tuesday.

Sarah Martin, 5, of Bozrah sports a pair of festive homemade "2014" glasses as she awaits the annual Countdown to Noon! New Year's Eve day celebration at Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut in Niantic Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013.

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