Create new Christmas traditions and memories with these fun games and activities specifically for kids! Your little ones will love spending the holiday season playing, creating and imagining with these festive Santa approved activities! Check out all of these fun ideas and Christmas games. Be sure to download the Free Christmas Activity Printables here!
Everyone can join in the reindeer games with this Roll a Reindeer Game. All you need are the Free Roll a Reindeer Printable Game, Playing Dice and DIY Drawstring Bags. Let the race to build your reindeer begin! Check out the whole Reindeer Games Holiday Party for even more ideas.
Project by: Mariah Leeson of Giggles Galore
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Much like being "booed" at Halloween, this is a fun surprise for neighbors that kids will love helping out with. Fill an Oval Galvanized Bucket with festive holiday treats and tuck in the free printable to keep the fun going through the entire neighborhood. Place lots of yummy Foil-Wrapped Caramels inside White Winter Mugs as well as a few surprises inside Mini Red Favor Boxes wrapped in Red Baker's Twine. Drape a My Mind’s Eye™ Holly & Berries Banner across the bucket and your festive gift is ready to go.
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Little ones will love waking up every morning with a little Christmas surprise inside these mini Santa pails. This DIY Christmas countdown is so easy for teachers or parents to put together. Simply stick an adorable Santa sticker to the front of the pail and attach the countdown printable numbers using clothespins. For a little added cuteness, cover the clothespins with Christmas washi tape and hang the pails from baker's twine. Fill the pails with lots of sweet Christmas goodies and toys.
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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For a fun and unique activity, put together a magical Polar Express Kit for the kids! When the kids are about to get into bed, have them look under their pillow and SURPRISE! There will be a ticket to board the Polar Express! While we wish we could just hop on a magical steam engine train and head to the North Pole, a hop in the car to check out all the festive holiday lights in the neighborhood will be just as magical! As the kids get into the car (and you shout Alllllllllll Aboooaaaarrddd!), have these darling Polar Express Kits waiting for them. Inside the kits will be an "I Believe" jingle bell, train whistle, a cuddly friend straight from the North Pole and a little Christmas treat!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Every year children are so eager to write Santa a special note. Now you can make it so much more special! Use our Free Printable Letter and Envelope Cover for the Santa letters then embellish the cards and letters with Nordic Washi Tape and Christmas Twine.
Project by: Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks
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This game is great for any Christmas occasion. Use green and red cups, tissue paper, kraft paper, Chocolates, Holiday Rubber Duckies, free printables and more to create this fun game. Each kid will poke through the tissue paper to retrieve a prize. Check out the video to make this game.
Project by: Dawn Wade
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Kids will love decorating their own Christmas ornaments to hang on the tree or to give as gifts to family and friends. Set up a little decorating area with Ribbon and Glue in your home for kids to get their creative juices flowing. Place Christmas Buttons, Glitter Christmas Pom-Poms, Christmas Wood Beads, Sisal Trees and Mini Gingerbread Men on a Clear & Silver Rectangular Four-Compartment Tray. Hand out DIY Clear Ornaments and watch the kids have a blast creating festive ornaments for the holiday season!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Join Rudolph and all his reindeer pals with this fun bucket of reindeer games! When it's too cold or snowy to play outside, have some indoor fun with reindeer games and activities inspired by that cute little red nosed guy himself! Have everyone put on their festive antlers while playing these silly games! To put together these fun kits, fill a galvanized pail with reindeer crafts, reindeer games, and reindeer treats. Attach the "Reindeer Games" free printable to the front of the pail and you're all set for some reindeer fun!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Gather the family together for a night of Popcorn and lively entertainment with this Dr. Seuss™ The Grinch Games Kit! From The Grinch Bingo to The Grinch Toss Game, there is something to make everyone’s heart grow three sizes this holiday season!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
What child doesn’t love slime? Make your own Christmas slime with all of our ideas including Grinch Slime, Reindeer Slime and Elf Slime. Get the full recipe on how to make each and add the slime into round favor jars. Included are free printable tags themed for each Christmas slime idea. Now go and get your slime on!
Project by: Jamie of The Crafting Chicks
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This is the holiday game that keeps on giving; a Christmas surprise ball that turns into a white elephant game. Wrap up gummy candy, a Christmas Present Squishy and a Christmas Fanny Pack, and watch the giggles begin.
Project by: Michelle Stewart of Michelle’s Party Plan-It
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Place the printable clues and small goodies from theStocking Stuffer Assortment into Mini Holiday Stockings and hide them all around the house. Kids will love searching for clues and finding a little surprise inside each stocking they find!
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There's nothing cuter than watching your kids proudly tote around a trophy, especially this DIY Reindeer Trophy. With spray paint, gold trophies, brown chenille stems, googly eyes, pom-poms and scrapbook paper, you can create these oh so cute trophies for your Reindeer Games Holiday Party.
Project by: Mariah Leeson of Giggles Galore
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Little ones will love this hands-on Christmas activity of finding all their favorite holiday characters. Simply fill a Small Storage Bin with rice that you’ve dyed red and green rice. Next, hide everything you see on the printable inside the bin like Gingerbread Men, Santa, Reindeer and Snowmen, Christmas Trees, Candy Cane Pens, Snowflakes, Lightbulb Erasers and Mini Stockings. Set a timer and see who can find all the items in the fastest time!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Start a tradition of writing letters to Santa with these special writing kits. We have a fun free “Dear Santa” Letter printable to go in your kit, along with a clipboard and Candy Cane Pens. Use Nordic Washi Tape and Ribbon to embellish the Santa letters. Check out the Letters to Santa Party for even more ideas.
Project by: Mariah Leeson of Giggles Galore
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Kids will have a blast setting up their very own holiday fort and snuggling inside with Christmas activity books, a Christmas plushie, holiday flashlights, and Christmas goodies. Have kids build the fort by using 4 yards of fleece and attaching it to chairs or over the couch using reinforcers (glittery clothespins) and lots of rope (baker's twine). Place the fleece and all the necessary fort building equipment inside a Christmas tote bag and attach the free printables. This activity is especially fun when the fort is set up by the glowing light of the Christmas tree!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Host your very own Gingerbread House Decorating Party, but first make each guest a Gingerbread House! Use White Plates to keep your table mess free. Stock up on Red and Green Candy Discs, Red Lollipops and Gingerbread Swirl Lollipops to put in a Paint Palette for each kid. Send them home with Holiday Gingerbread Man Plastic Mugs and the Gingerbread House Favor Boxes. Use the Gingerbread House Decorating Kit as an easy solution for all your gingerbread house making necessities!
Project by: Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks
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You can’t have the Ultimate Ugly Sweater Party without an ugly sweater contest. Make the contest official with its very own ballot box, complete with Free Printable Voting Ballots. Use the Plaid Christmas Plastic Tablecloth Roll and the Ugly Sweater Garland to make your ballot box festive. Don’t forget the Ugly Sweater Costume Trophies for the winners.
Project by: Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks
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This Christmas Eve box will definitely become one of your favorite family traditions. This magical box can only be opened on Christmas Eve so be sure to attach the free printable to the box and hopefully that will discourage those peeking eyes! Fill the box with cozy pajamas, a snuggly bear, a bright colored holiday cup with hot cocoa tucked inside and a cheery Christmas activity set the kids can work on with while waiting patiently for that jolly old Saint Nick! Don't forget to tuck in some yummy reindeer food to scatter over the lawn for Santa's reindeer!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
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Kids will love decorating their own Gingerbread Apron as they get ready for the big Christmas Cookie Bake Off! Hand out Dough Rollers and Santa Cookie Cutters to get the cookie making started!
Project by: Rachel McAffee of Fawn
