3 Great Ideas for Children’s Christmas Parties

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – especially for children. Christmas is a time for having lots of fun and games and what better way of achieving this than to throw a party. Here are 3 great children’s party ideas. 

Create the perfect party atmosphere with lots of incredible sparkly decorations. You can decorate your house inside and out, transforming it into a winter wonderland.

Hang icicle lights around the roof of your house or buy inflatable Santas, reindeer, and snowmen to welcome your guests at the front door. Projectors can be purchased to project magical Christmas images onto your house walls or make it look like it is snowing.  Adorn your front door with a beautiful big red ribbon and an outdoor wreath.

Indoors you can go wild and turn your home into a Christmas grotto.  Adorn your hallway with beautifully scented candles and fill the air with aromas of spiced apple and cinnamon.  Thread garlands through the stair railings and spindles and decorate with fairy lights, holly, and berries.

The Christmas tree will probably be your focal point, so decorate it with lots of exciting decorations such as baubles, tinsel, and popcorn garlands. You can choose a color theme for all of the house and tie in in the tree adornments accordingly.  Furnish the bottom of the tree with fake snow and pile lots of pretty presents for your guests around it. 

A children’s party wouldn’t be complete without party games. Organize a list of traditional games for the children, including musical statues, Christmas themed charades, musical chairs, and pass the parcel. Compile a playlist of party songs on your iPod or grab a Xmas cd to provide the tunes. 

Other Christmas activity ideas include a guessing game of what’s hidden in the stocking. Fill a large stocking with items from around the house and let the kids guess what's in the stocking. Gather objects such as ornaments and pine cones that the child can feel through the stocking material.

Instead of Pin the Tail on the Donkey, turn it Christmassy and make it Rudolph the reindeer. Draw a picture of Rudolph’s head and get blindfolded children to pin red noses on him as close to where the nose should be as possible.

A great Christmas game for an active group of kids is a wrapping relay race. This is a relay race where kids work in teams to unwrap and then rewrap gifts. You can change the gift-wrapping complexity depending on the age of the kids.

Enhance the festive atmosphere and dim the lights - let your light-up Xmas decorations provide a disco atmosphere, buy a disco ball, or a bulb that transforms your ceiling light into a disco ball. Buy light up toys such as bracelets, hats, hairbands, rings, and optic wands for the kids to wear and enjoy in the dark. Light up bubble guns are great fun for kids when they are dancing.

A children’s Xmas party isn't complete without a visit from Santa Claus. Either find a volunteer to dress up as the man himself and entertain the children or hire a professional Santa who will come to your party, hand out gifts to the kids, and tell stories. Photo opportunities will also be available to make it a party the kid and their family will never forget.

A spectacular party feast table will make your guests' eyes light up. Kids don't want to sit down to a formal meal, so a must for a children’s party is a buffet of finger food. 

Dress your table with a fun, disposable Christmas table cloth, lots of tinsel, party poppers, blowers, and crackers that the kids can pull to win a treat and a party hat. Use paper plates and cups to avoid breakages and save on dishwashing.

Great Christmas food ideas are sandwiches cut with cookie cutters into Xmas shapes such as stars and snowmen. Using a heart-shaped cutter, you can make a reindeer head sandwich. Use pretzels for antlers, raisins for eyes, and a cranberry or cherry tomato for the nose.

Kids love sweet treats, and Christmas is a time for indulgence. Fill your table with beautiful cupcakes with swirly icing and decorated with edible glitter. Make cake toppers with pictures of Santa, elves, angels, and snowmen.  Bake gingerbread men and even allow children to decorate their own as part of your activity schedule.  

Check out different Christmas food recipes online. There are some great ideas such as melting marshmallow snowmen, strawberry and cream Santas, watermelon Christmas trees, and grinch cookies.

Merry Christmas!