It’s officially Santa season and I don’t want anyone to be unprepared for his monumental visit! Everyone knows Santa gets a serious craving for cookies when he is delivering gifts around the world, so why not serve them on a plate with a personal flare!?

This Cookies for Santa Christmas Party gives your guests the opportunity to decorate their own plate for the big guy himself.  I have everything you need so you will have more time to focus on the fun.  This party is such a blast, even the adults will want to join in.

This party could also be combined with a Christmas cookie exchange and be extra fun!

Fun Kids Christmas Party:

Cookies for Santa:

Have you ever decorated your own dishes? This is seriously so fun!!  I did it with my hubby on a date night and we had a ball!  With the Christmas music cranked, we just let our creative juices flow.  When I say this is a party for all ages, I mean it…it was a blast!!  And what could be better than a personalized plate to leave out for that special visitor on Christmas Eve?

There’s no right or wrong way to decorate these, so let’s get started.

How to Decorate Your Cookies for Santa Plate:

Decorating your plates couldn’t be simpler, but there are a few tips you need to know!

Tip #1– Only use food safe paint!  I used Painted by Me-bake at home ceramics (affiliate) which I found on Amazon.  They worked great. (You can find them at fabric or craft stores also.)  Once you are done you bake the dishes in your oven for 40 minutes to set the paint.

Tip #2– Using the bottom rack in the over was too hot and discolored our paint slightly. The plates that were placed on the center of the oven worked best.

Tip #3-The paints can be wiped off before they are baked, so it’s low pressure to come up with fun designs knowing they can be corrected.

Each of your guests will leave the party with their plate they made, full of cookies, and just in time for Santa to come for his visit!

Party Foods:

I simply served milk and cookies to my guests.  Everyone loves milk and cookies and it’s a perfect time of year for it!  Milk bottles are an easy way to add some decor to your food table, giving you both fun and function.

This party could also be a fun cookie exchange party.  Everyone brings their favorite cookies, decorates a plate, and then leaves with a plate full of an assortment of cookies from the other guests.  It makes a perfect neighborhood party.

Printables:

Here are some super cute printables for this party.  I love the less traditional color palette, it turned out so whimsical and fun!

Get all the printables below.

For this centerpiece, I found a red plate at the dollar store and added our design for the party, cute and easy!

These ornaments are too cute, and super versitile.  They made a perfect banner, and a fun addition to the milk bottles.

I’ve also got cute invitations for you to use:

Each of these is a PDF with printables ready for you to print and use:

Cookies for Santa Centerpiece

Ornament Tags

Ornaments 1

Ornaments 2

Ornaments 3

Here is the blank invitation for you to customize for your own party. Just right click and save it to your computer. If you don’t know how to personalize it, we’ve got a tutorial for you here.

Here are some of the images if you want to resize them:

I did a pink background on these ones so that you could see where to cut around the top of the ornament if you want to cut them out for a banner.

I hope you have a splendid time at this Cookies for Santa party, I know we did!!

Have a FUN “Cookies for Santa Party”

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Laying on the floor, underneath a big pine tree with twinkling lights above your head, staring at the lights until they blur. The tantalizing smell of cinnamon or peppermint baking in the oven-tickling your nostrils. The anticipation of wrapped presents with big sparkling bows hiding under the tree.

Christmas is a magical time for kids. (Let’s be honest-it can be pretty magical for all of us.)

Sometimes the countdown to Christmas day can be hard for the kids. They want it to hurry up and come. Mom wants it to slow down because she’s got a lot to do and wants to treasure the time with her family.

Whether you’re planning a fun party and need holiday party games for the kids or the group to play together this holiday season or you’re looking for a way to entertain the kids while they count down to Christmas, these fun free printable games are perfect!

I’ve put together a bunch of really fun Christmas games and activities for you and the kids to play. All you need to do is print and play!

There are some that will be fun games for a family Christmas party like Christmas Pictionary or charades-things you can play with the whole gang! There are fun holiday party games for the kids like Don’t Eat Pete and Christmas Bingo. And there are simple but fun Christmas activities for the kids like holiday coloring pages and a Letter to Santa template.

But here are some fun kids ones to get you started.

Free Printable Holiday Party Games for Kids:

Here’s a quick peek at what’s included in this batch of printable holiday party games:

What’s Included in the Kit:

• Christmas I Spy Game
• Christmas Charades Game
• Christmas Pictionary Game
• Letter to Santa Template
• Christmas Bingo
• Christmas Don’t Eat Pete
• Christmas Memory Game
• Christmas Coloring Pages

Print It Here: 

This entire set of fun Christmas party games is available in one PDF that you can download and print.

Christmas Holiday Party Games for Kids

Here’s a look at some of what you are going to get:

17 pages in a printable PDF of fun Christmas party games. You can print it all, print the pieces you want, print multiples of the ones you want lots of, whatever works for you!

Then all you will need to do is a little cutting out on some of them and then play and color and enjoy with your kids!

Christmas Charades Game:

To play this Christmas charades game, you will just need to print this page and then cut out each of the individual squares. Put them all in a hat or a bowl and take turns drawing one out and acting it out what’s on the card with no sounds. The family or group can all guess what the person is acting. The person who guesses correctly gets to be the next one to act. This is one of the most fun family Christmas games because all ages can play!

Christmas Bingo Game:

A great kid’s Christmas party game idea, this free printable Christmas Bingo game is both simple to print and fun to play! This set includes 8 printable Christmas Bingo cards and then the little drawing cards you’ll need to play with. Just grab something to use as markers and some fun prizes if you want and you’re all set! One person draws a card out of the pile and shows it to all of the players. Players mark that on their board. Once someone has 5 in a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally they win!

Christmas Coloring Pages: 

Grab 5 free printable Christmas coloring pages-monsters, gnomes, gingerbread, Santa and reindeers! All the kids need to do then is color. And maybe you can join them? It’s fun! These will work great at a party or when you need to keep the kids busy while you wrap.

Christmas I Spy Game:

This one is perfect for the younger crowd at a holiday party-think preschoolers and young kids. Print out these Christmas I Spy games, one for each child. Let the kiddos search for things on the Christmas tree and circle them when they find them. (They are pretty easy to find, so really, this one is good for really little ones.)

Christmas Memory Game:

Another holiday party game that is great for little kids is Christmas Memory. Just print two pages of the cards, then cut them out. Place all of the Christmas Memory cards face down and take turns turning two over. If you find matching ones you keep them and take another turn. At the end, whoever has found the most matches wins!

Christmas Don’t Eat Pete Game:

This is a great holiday party game for a school party! It’s surprising how much kids enjoy this one. Cover each character with the candy (or whatever food you brought to use).  Choose one person to be “It”, and send them out of the room.  The rest of the group chooses which character to be “Pete.”  The “It” person comes back and starts to eat the candy off the board in whatever order they want.  When they reach to grab the “Pete” all the other players yell “DON’T EAT PETE” and that “It” person isn’t it anymore.  Choose and new “It” and repeat until all the children have had a turn to be “It.”

Christmas Pictionary Game:

Print this Christmas Pictionary game. Cut the slips out and drop them in a bucket. Take turns drawing the cards out and sketching the pictures while the others guess! This is another one that’s a fun game for family Christmas parties.

Letter to Santa Template: 

And finally, here’s a fun Letter to Santa template that the kids can use to write to the big guy. It’s very simple but fun! They can just write their letter on this cute template and send it off!

How FUN is all of that!?

So who needs this more? Mom who wants to slow down and enjoy the season or the kids who want to plow on to Christmas day!? Or how about Grandma who wants to have the kids over for a fun family Christmas party? How about baking some Christmas cookies and enjoying an afternoon or evening together playing and eating and listening to Christmas carols?

And have FUN playing these holiday party games!

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Calling all the room moms out there (or anyone throwing a party for the kiddos this holiday season)!! I have been the mom who is up the night before trying to figure out what to do and scouring the internet for kid’s school Christmas party ideas. It’s fun to throw the party, but coming up with the plans can be tricky, right?

Since I like to try to make life easy for my readers, I’ve got a whole party planned for you-all you’ve got to do is take these ideas, get the supplies and show up! 

I’m giving you ideas for food, crafts, games, and books to read at the party. I’m assuming you will divide the kids into groups and cycle them through stations so that they get to do each of these activities.

Kid’s School Christmas Party Ideas:

Let’s start with a great craft idea!

Kid’s Christmas Party Craft Idea:

How fun are these cup cozies? And this couldn’t be a simpler craft to put together.  I let our kiddos give it a try and they absolutely loved it!

Supplies Needed:

• Hot Cups with Lids (affiliate link)
• Corrugated Card Stock
• Template for the Cup Cozy
• Googly Eyes
• Pom Poms
• Pipe Cleaners
• Foam Shape Cut Outs (We Found Pre-made Packages at Hobby Lobby but any Craft Store will Have Them)

Print the template we provide (Template for the Cup Cozy), trace, and cut out the cup cozy.  If you think the kiddos are old enough, they can cut out their own. Otherwise cut them ahead of time.

I used hot glue to attach the cup cozy to the cup.  Glue dots would work great too.  Aren’t these little guys so cute!?

Hot Chocolate Bar Ideas:

Once the cups are decorated, let the kiddos build a perfect cup of hot chocolate at a hot chocolate bar!!  So yummy and they will love adding their hot chocolate favorites!

Hot Chocolate Bar Supplies:

• Hot Chocolate
• Torani Drink Flavorings
• Marshmallows
• Sprinkles
• Whip Cream
• Pepperidge Farms Rolled Wafers
• Candy Canes

How fun is this hot chocolate bar?!  I suggest reading Christmas stories while the children enjoy their hot chocolate (I have ideas with links to some books at the end of the post)!

Don’t Eat Pete Printable Christmas Game:

Supplies Needed:

• Don’t Eat Pete Printable Christmas Game Board
• Candy, Marshmallows, Gold Fish (anything to fill in the spots on the board)

How to Play:

Cover each character with the candy (or whatever food you brought to use).  Choose one person to be “It”, and send them out of the room.  The rest of the group chooses which character to be “Pete.”  The “It” person comes back and starts to eat the candy off the board in whatever order they want.  When they reach to grab the “Pete” all the other players yell “DON’T EAT PETE” and that “It” person isn’t it anymore.  Choose and new “It” and repeat until all the children have had a turn to be “It.”

Christmas Book Suggestions:

I love doing something simple like reading Christmas stories to the kids at the party. Here are some great books you could try! (affiliate links)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas:

Polar Express:

How Do Dinosaurs Say Merry Christmas?:

Charlie Brown Christmas:

Bear Stays Up For Christmas:

Have FUN using these kid’s school Christmas party ideas to throw a great Christmas bash!!

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