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Christmas Party Games For Young Children
from: Kyle BesserWhen planning Christmas party activities and games for young children, the options are endless. Provide enough space for little ones to run, do a little planning and the kids are sure to have a good time. Start with a few relay race ideas.
Relay Games
Begin with a candy cane relay. Give each team 4 candy canes and have the child who's running hold the candy canes between their fingers, with the crooked part of the cane hanging over their fingers. Tell them not to use their thumbs. The canes should be just carefully perched between their fingers. The children run to their teammate, exchange the candy canes (again, only using fingers), and that teammate runs to the other end and does the same. The game is over when only one team still has candy canes that haven't dropped on the floor.
Another fun relay that kids love is pass the ornament. In this game, each team gets one ornament and a straw. A lightweight, basic thin glass ornament is fine. The first child must blow through the straw to get the ornament down the line. Then the next child blows with a straw to get the ornament back down the line. Make sure each child has a fresh straw, as you don't want anyone to get sick.
This next simple relay game can be played with just about anything that signifies Christmas. You could have the children pass a Santa hat, perhaps requiring them to wear the hat as they run down the line, or have them wear Christmas socks that they then have to take off and pass to the next child to put on and do the same.
"Santa Says"
"Santa Says" is a fun game that all children will know how to play because it's just like "Simon Says." Before playing it, confirm that each child is familiar with "Simon Says." Then create a series of orders from "Santa," such as "Santa says, touch your toes," "Santa says, bend your knees" and so on. Of course, sometimes leave the "Santa says" part off and trick the children. "Santa Says" is always popular with the young!
"Freeze Dance"
Young children love "freeze dance," which is often played in preschool and kindergarten. Create a Christmas freeze dance using Christmas music. Let the children do a little dance. Then turn the music off and the children must "freeze." This is a great way to let the children use some energy before they have to sit down and focus on the other games.
"Clue"
Young children can play the "clue" game as long as the questions are kept to their knowledge of various things about Christmas. The game is played by someone giving a series of clues about something Christmas related. Keep giving clues until someone shouts out the answer. It might go something like this:
Answer: Santa's sleigh
Clue: I'm thinking of something big
Clue: It is used by Santa on Christmas Eve
Clue: It holds a lot of presents
Clue: It is very fast
Clue: It is pulled by reindeer
You keep giving clues until he children figure out the answer. If they are young children, don't give clues that are too difficult or beyond their knowledge.
"Frosty the Snowman Toss"
Kids love toss games, so why not create a snowball toss game at Frosty's belly? Get or make a large cardboard cutout of Frosty the Snowman and cut a hole in his stomach. You can create snowballs several ways. One way is to use plastic bags and put mini marshmallows inside. You can use Styrofoam balls, but the children can't throw the "snowballs" very far since the Styrofoam won't go that far. Have the children stand a distance back from Frosty and have them toss the snowballs into Frosty's tummy. You can determine the distance depending on the age of the children and space you have available. The first one to get all 3 snowballs in the tummy wins a prize!
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