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Christmas
Party Ideas
Spread the holiday cheer with these Christmas
Party ideas!
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PiƱatas
Snowman
Present
- decorated in red or green wrapping paper
Invitations
Decorate the front of a card to look like a present, using
thin ribbon to wrap it. On the front write: The Hollisters are
presenting a
Christmas party and you’re invited! On the inside of the card include
the date,
time, location and RSVP information for the party.
Or
use one of these printable Christmas invitations.
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Snowman
Pinata

Holiday Snowman Deluxe Party Box

Snowman Personalized
Lollipops
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Cakes
Decorate a square cake to look like a present. You can just
frost it a solid color and then use Fruit by the Foot as ribbon to add
the
finishing touches to the present and create a bow.
Or, another
favorite is to make a white cake and poke the top of it with a fork.
Pour hot red and green jell-o
over the cake (careful not to mix the red and green, which makes
brown). Then completely cool the cake and frost with white frosting.
Candy
Cane Cupcake Cake
Snowman
Cupcake Cake
Decorations
Use a Christmas color scheme of blue and silver or the
traditional red and green
Santa hat
centerpiece – just need a hat and a silk
poinsettias
Make
a Christmas present train. Wrap small boxes (like
tissue boxes), then prop them up on wheel to make a present train! You
will
need to put a little more work into the engine, but it’s still a fun
decoration.
Top a white pole
with a gold ball and wrap it with red
ribbon for a North Pole
Make a street sign
signs pointing to Santa’s Shop, Snowman Way,
Candy Cane Lane,
Rudolph’s Circle, etc.
Hang snowflakes and
curling ribbon in a doorway
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3D
Snowflake Craft
So
simple to make. Just fold, cut, twist and tape to make this delightful
3D snowflake to hang up for a festive winter decoration. |
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Large
Candy Decorations
Put something more than just visions of sugar plums dancing in their
wee little heads. |
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Christmas Songs
Peruse this list of Christmas music to find the perfect songs to keep
your party upbeat and moving in tune with the season.
Costumes/Dress
up
Santa hats
Elf hats Games
and Activities
Cotton
Ball Fight
(ages 3-12)
Give everyone a handful of cotton balls and then let them throw them at
each
other, gather up fallen cotton balls and continue the snowball fight.
Warning:
Although it does vacuum up nicely, the cotton makes a horrid mess on
the carpet
so do this activity last, or do it outside if you live someplace warm.
Present Knock Down
(ages 3-16)
Wrap several boxes up like
Christmas presents then stack them to make a tall tower and let your
guests
take turns pulling out just one present without knocking over the
tower. When
it tumbles, stack the presents again and start over. Play again and
again until
this Christmas party game gets old.
Christmas Sudoku (ages 4-16) Print these kids Sudoku games for your holiday party. They’ll bring
a splash of fun and a sprinkle of party spirit. It’s a pretty simple concept. Make sure there is one of each
picture in each box. The same applies for each row and each column—they must
have one of each picture. No doubles.
Gifts
for Others
(ages 4-16)
Wrap presents for a family in need, or an Angel Tree, or one
of the other many local organizations you may have. A perfect way to
share the Spirit at your Christmas party.
Sled
Relay (ages
7-16)
Split the guests into two teams and race, taking turns pulling
each team member on a sled on a specific course around the yard.
Christmas Word Search
(ages 8-16)
Search for the familiar Christmas words in the word search
puzzle. Or use the religious Christmas word search puzzle.
What’s
the Next Line? (ages 8-16)
Fill in the next line of the Christmas song. Better watch out. Some
carols have several "next lines."
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Crafts
S’more Snowmen
(ages 3-12)
Make snowmen s’mores by placing a graham cracker on bottom,
followed by a square of chocolate bar and three marshmallows on top.
Chocolate
chips for eyes and white frosting for glue. Pretzel sticks for arms.
Use a strip of fruit roll
up for a scarf. This was a popular craft at our Christmas party with
the kids and the adults.
Jingle
Bell Necklace
(ages
3-16)
String some bells and beads to make a necklace. Things will be jingling
along very quickly at your Christmas party.
Stained
Glass Windows
with Melted Crayons (ages 4-16)
Provide each guest with a large folded sheet of wax paper.
You can trace (using a coloring page) a Christmas image onto the wax
paper if
you would like. Then provide several colors of crayon shavings and let
your
guests use the shavings to decorate their picture. Use your food
processor to
shred old bits of crayons. Tape the top and bottom sides of the wax
paper
together and carefully set it on a protected surface. Put a towel or
several
layers of newspaper on top of the wax paper creation and use your iron
on a low
to medium setting to melt the crayon shavings. Practice this before the
party,
if the crayons shavings get too hot they’ll all turn brown. After the
creation
has cooled trim the edges or put it in a paper cut with a frame the
shape of a
stained glass window.
Candle
Stick Holders
(ages 4-16)
Cut
cubes from 4x4 posts. Drill a hole (big enough to hold a
tapered candle) about an inch deep into the center of each cube. Have
your
guests sand and then paint their candle stick holders, and provide each
guest
with a tapered candle to fit inside their candle stick holder. You can
even decorate your Christmas party table with these candle stick
holders.
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Root Beer Reindeer
(ages 4-16)
Turn root beer bottles into Rudolph and his friends with this simple
Christmas craft. |
Ice
Blocks (ages
6-16)
Provide each guest with a glass brick from the hardware
store. Wrap a wide and bright ribbon around the edge of the brick and
tie as a
bow on top. Then add a word cut from vinyl to each brick. Use words
like: Believe,
Joy, Peace… You get the idea. They make a great decoration and keepsake
from your Christmas party.
Fleece
Pillows
(ages 8-16)
Cut two matching squares of fleece and cut a fringe around
the pillow (so the size of the uncut part of fleece matches the pillow
filling). Then tie the fringes of the two squares together with the
pillow
batting in the middle.
Star
Wire Ornaments
(ages 8-16)
Provide each guest with 3 feet of 18-gauge craft wire.
First, make a loop for hanging the ornament by wrapping an end of the
wire
around a pencil, and twisting, then wrap the wire around a star shaped
cookie
cutter, twice, to form a star shape. Now, cut the wire and remove the
cookie
cutter. Wrap one end of a lightweight wire onto the star shape then
wrap it
around and around the wire star shape to give more form to the star.
Then secure
the loose end in the star. Loop
a ribbon
through the top loop and your wire star ornament is complete!
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Refreshments
Cut cookies or sandwiches into star shapes.
Create Santa hat
cupcakes by putting ice cream cones upside
down on a cupcake and decorate with red frosting. Top with a white
marshmallow
and use mini marshmallows to create a fringe around the cone.
Cut rice krispies
with Christmas shaped cookie cutters and
top with frosting and red, white and green sprinkles.
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Take Home Gift Ideas
It shouldn’t be difficult to find small novelty toys with
reindeer, santas, snowmen, stars and other items this time of year….
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Christmas
Gift Bag
Turn
a paper bag into an angel for giving your gifts. Or, use some of the
other great Christmas favor bag ideas on this same page. |
For
more seasonal fun check out Winter
Party Ideas.
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