Christmas is by far one of the most magical experiences of childhood. From being too excited to sleep to peeking out of the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa\u2019s sleigh, the memories of the holiday season become some of our most treasured.<\/p>\n
In the run up to the big day, throwing a Christmas party for the kids<\/a> is a great way to make this year even more memorable. Plus, it\u2019s an opportunity for you to get your creative juices flowing and fill the house with festive fun.<\/p>\n Invitations<\/p>\n Snowman Invitations: To make, simply cut out a snowman shape from white card. You can then cut out and stick on a hat made from black card, and stick on a scarf made from felt. Add the face with coloured pens, or use googly eyes for extra impact.<\/p>\n Fancy Dress<\/p>\n When it comes to fancy dress, you\u2019re spoilt for choice. Ask all of the kids to dress as something Christmassy \u2013 this can be anything from a penguin to Santa Claus. Provide them with a few ideas on the invitations to get them started.<\/p>\n Decorations<\/p>\n Aside from the essential Christmas tree, you can have lots of fun creating a festive wonderland in your home.<\/p>\n Santa\u2019s Grotto<\/p>\n A great idea is to create a Santa\u2019s grotto<\/a> \u2013 choose a small room, which you don\u2019t need to use and drape the walls and any furnishings with fabric in deep red and purple.<\/p>\n You can then decorate the room with fairy lights, Christmas lights and decorations to make it feel festive. Get one of the adults to dress as Santa Claus and send the children into the \u2018grotto\u2019 to collect their party bags and any other treats.<\/p>\n Get Crafty<\/p>\n There are lots of simple Christmas decorations that you can easily make with the kids and the whole family. Try making garlands from pine tree leaves, pine cones, tinsel and baubles. Other ideas include; painting the tips of pine cones white for a snow-effect, cutting snowflakes out of paper to string around the house.<\/p>\n Activities<\/p>\n Every party needs plenty of fun activities to keep everyone entertained. Why not try:<\/p>\n Pass the Parcel<\/p>\n This is a classic game, which can easily be adapted for the festive season. Hide gifts between layers of wrapping paper \u2013 the kids pass the parcel round the circle, and if they\u2019re holding it when the music stops, they get to open a layer.<\/p>\n Gift Wrap Relay<\/p>\n Divide the children into two teams and provide each team with a gift-wrapped box \u2013 you should also prepare stations with pre-cut wrapping paper and cello tape. Each child has to run to a station, un-wrap and then re-wrap their box, before running back to their team and passing it on to the next person. The first team in which every child unwraps and rewraps the box, wins.<\/p>\n Mystery Stocking<\/p>\n Fill a stocking with a collection of \u2018mystery\u2019 party bag fillers, with a distinctive tactile feel. Each child has a chance to feel the fillers inside the stocking \u2013 if they can guess what they are without looking, they get to take them home.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Christmas is by far one of the most magical experiences of childhood. From being too excited to sleep to peeking out of the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa\u2019s sleigh, the memories of the holiday season become some of our most treasured. In the run up to the big day, throwing a Christmas … Continue reading “Christmas children\u2019s parties”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,45,78,57],"tags":[53,61,93,68,90],"class_list":["post-566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-children","category-christmas","category-ideas","category-party","tag-entertainment","tag-kids","tag-organise","tag-suppliers","tag-themed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":567,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566\/revisions\/567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}