Children’s Christmas Party
Easy Budget-Friendly Ideas for a Kids’ Holiday Party
Creative decoration, food and activity ideas to help you plan a Christmas party for kids of all ages.
As soon as the Thanksgiving turkey has been eaten all thoughts turn to Christmas, especially for young children. Celebrate the fun and spirit of the season by hosting a Christmas party for your children and their friends. Use the ideas below to create a wonderful holiday memory.
Decorations
Make the preparation as much fun as the party by constructing red, white and green snowflakes with your children.
- Gather squares of red, white and green paper along with safety scissors and string.
- Fold the square of paper in half diagonally.
- Repeat step 2 two more times.
- Cut out shapes from the folded side of the paper. Unfold the square to reveal a unique snowflake.
- When you have cut out all the snowflakes use the string to hang them all around the party space.
Presents
Ask guests to bring an unwrapped toy to donate to the Salvation Army Toy Drive. Designate a spot to collect the toys the guests bring. Speak with the children about how these gifts will go to kids who don’t have a lot of toys. Talk about how important it is to help others and thank them for the gifts.
Activities
Decorate Christmas Cookies
Before the party cut out and bake sugar cookies in fun holiday shapes. Purchase colored sprinkles, food coloring, colored gel and other cookie toppings. Cover a table with a paper tablecloth and set out little bowls filled with the decorations. Color store-bought or homemade frosting with food coloring and place the bowls of frosting in the center of the table with the plates of cooled cookies. Have the kids use their creativity to decorate the cookies however they wish.
Pin the Nose of Rudolph
Draw a large reindeer on a poster board and tape to the wall. Cut out red paper circles and stick double-sided tape to the back of the circles. Have the children line up to pin the nose on Rudolph. To make the game more challenging blindfold older kids and spin them three times before they attempt to stick the nose on Rudolph.
Christmas Pictionary
Before the party write 30 Christmas terms such as, mistletoe, on slips on paper and place in a bowl. Set up an easel with paper and colored pencils. During the party divide the kids into two teams and have them compete against each other at Pictionary.
Food
- After the Christmas cookies have been decorated set them out to be enjoyed. Display the creations on top of red and green tissue paper on large platters.
- Serve hot chocolate with red and green mini-marshmallows. Garnish the mugs with candy canes to add seasonal flair.
- Combat sugar overload by serving fruit. Wash and cut up red and green apples and grapes. Set out with a fruit dip made of whipped cream and strawberry yogurt.
