With the festive season upon us, you might be looking for ideas for the children for your Christmas party.
Snowman Bowling
Collect some boxes that are all the same size, like tissue boxes or packing boxes. Paint them like a snowman and add a paper hat and nose, painted features and some other accessories. Grab a ball and you're ready to bowl! The children will have fun putting it together, and it will aid in recycling some of that holiday packaging.
Pin the nose on Rudolph
This game can provide hours of entertainment. Paint a reindeer face onto a piece of cardboard (this can be made by dismantling a cardboard box). Make circles out of red paper and take turns at being blindfolded and seeing who can get their red nose stuck onto the reindeer to make it look like Rudolph.
Scavenger Hunt
You can get as creative as you like with the scavenger hunt. Make a list of things to find, the children can help with this. The adventure of finding something red, something that lights up, covered in glitter or Santa likes to eat is all part of the fun!
Reindeer Ring Toss
Bringing the traditional ring toss from the backyard to enjoy anywhere, this reindeer game will surely do the trick. Enlist the help of children to find V shaped sticks to use for antlers which can be set up by inserting the pointy end into the top of a recycled box to look like a reindeer. Next paint the face of a reindeer to complete the look. You can then make the rings by twisting pipe-cleaners together and take turns trying to get them onto the antlers.
What’s in Santa’s Hat?
Collect some everyday items around the house that are small enough to fit inside a Santa Hat or Christmas Stocking. Take turns to hide an item and then provide clues for the children to guess what is inside!
Musical Christmas chairs
Decorate some chairs with ribbon, tinsel or Christmas paper. Count the children and ensure there is one less chair than children. Play some music while they dance around in a circle around the chairs, and then when the music stops they have to sit down. Keep going until there are only two children left, and the last one to find the seat is the winner.
Disco dancing
Children love to dance, so get those Christmas tunes on and let them have a boogie. Turn it into a game by suggesting a prize for the best dancer, the highest kicks, or the silliest moves.
Gift stacker
Collect boxes of different shapes and sizes, and paint them or decorate them if you like. Make two or more teams, and ask each team to try and get the highest stack of presents without them falling over.
Christmas cooking class
Lead the children in a cooking demonstration. This might be decorating biscuits or making some pizzas using Christmas coloured ingredients.
Writing letters to Santa
Pull out lots of crayons, glitter glue and cardboard and let the children decorate their own letters for Santa. They can get your help to write on it if they choose to.
