Christmas Parties

Celebrate Christmas with a fun and festive holiday party.

Invitations
Make invitations in the shape of a Christmas stocking, candy cane, Santa sack or snowflake. If hand delivering the invitations attach a candy cane. or other small treat. Ask guests to bring a canned food item to donate to a local charity.

Decorations
Decorate with paper snowflakes, candy canes, and holiday lights. Play a music CD of holiday songs. Light-up a nighttime party with luminaries… paper bags with snowflake or star cutouts.

Games & Activities
Play pin-the-hat-on-the-snowman or pin-the-nose-on-the-elf. Toss hoola bean bags into the mouth of a cardboard snowman. Play hot snowball… like hot potato, but with a styrofoam ball.

Make a guess how many jar. Fill a clear glass or plastic jar (with a secure lid) with a known quantity (yes, you have to count them!) of peppermints or chocolate kisses. Decorate the jar and lid with stickers and provide slips of paper for guests to write their names and their “guess” and a small basket or box to collect the entries. At the end of the party award the jar of goodies to the child with the closest guess.

Write the word Christmas, Santa Claus, or snowman at the top of a poster board and have guests see how many other words they can spell with these letters. Read Christmas books or show a short Christmas video.

Go Christmas caroling in your neighbuorhood. Set-up a few neighbuors with sweets andy or favour items to distribute to carolers.

Arts & Crafts
Provide white paper for children to cut into snowflakes and construction paper to be turned into paper chains. Cut old greeting cards into holiday shapes (tree, star, candy cane) and provide glitter and ribbon for easy Christmas tree ornaments. Apply glue to the tips of pinecones and decorate with white glitter.

Party Foods
Serve warm winter favorites, such as macaroni and cheese, soup, or stew. Make snowman face crackers with cream cheese and olives. Make snowball cupcakes (white icing with shredded coconut) or rice krispie balls. Bake gingerbread cookies and handout candy canes. Serve hot chocolate or hot apple cider.

Party Favors
Give guests holiday stickers or holiday shoelaces with a couple jingle bells. Make surprise balls by wrapping red or green crepe paper around a small toy, a piece of candy, and a coin.

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