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Party Ideas by Party Consultant Michelle Hylton         Updated: 11/14/2008

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Gather your little elves for a fun party at Santa Shop! 

Have them rotate around stations every 20 minutes making a fun gift or gift accessory. 

After the first hour, take a snack break and play some games. 

Then finish the party with a final station.  

 

Below you will find several station ideas, pick four ideas for a 2-hour party.  

 

INVITATION IDEAS

Santa Hat w/note  Santa Hat Coasters Jingle Bell Invite

Felt Santa Hat
$13.50 12 per pack

Attach a note to this hat for the party, asking all Elves to wear their Santa Work Hat.

Try using these Santa Hat Coasters to write your invitation on and mail or hand out to your guests!

Christmas Bell Bracelets
$11.70 12 per pack

Tie a tag onto these cute jingle bells. Calling all Elves!

 

                                                    

DECORATING IDEAS

Table 

Room 

Other 

 

Santa Theme - Holiday Partyware
Ho Ho Ho!

Set your party table with the Jolly table pattern, mix and match it with Holiday Solids or use our new fun kids plates.

 

Set up four tables around the room for Santa Workshop stations. If needed cover the table with solid color table coverings, alternate green and red. 

Use a balloon tied to a weight and write the table # with permanent black marker on the balloon. This identifies the station tables.

Make a Santa wall scene using our Santa decorama set. Add two balloon columns on each side. It's a great spot to take a party picture.

You can make balloons columns using green/white, red/green or red/white balloons.  Here are  instructions to follow:  balloon columns

From the ceilings, hang our Very Merry dangles of Silver Snowflakes, Red Santas and Green Trees.

Hang a Santa door curtain over the entry way into the party room or hallway.

 

 

SANTA STATION IDEAS

Personalize A Stocking

18" Holiday Stockings

Includes a gold glitter pen or provide additional color glitter pens for personalizing.

 

Candy Sleigh

picture

Click here for directions. 

 

 

Stamping Station 

Use holiday stamps and have children stamp brown paper gift bags to give their homemade gifts in. Provide them with colorful tissue paper to cover the gifts in the bag.  

 

 

Gift Tags

Reuse your old holiday cards for gift tags. Using craft scissors with different cut edges, cut out pictures from old cards. Use a single hole puncher to punch a whole at the top and thread a 6 inch piece of curling ribbon through the whole for a gift tag.  Use this To/From Fancy Wood Rubber Stamp  on the backside with  Encore Ultimate Metallic Stamp Pads - In Many Colors!

 

 

 

Holiday Crackers

Have each child make one or two holiday crackers.  

 

Supplies:

  • Scissors

  • Wrapping paper (I prefer the  shiny  ones, but any kind will do.)

  • Empty cardboard tubes (toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls cut in half)

  • Ribbon 

  • Wrapped Candy, small favors, min ornaments and fun Christmas trivia or jokes on small pieces of paper

  • Clear Tape

  • Jingle Bells (optional)

Directions:

  • Precut pieces of wrapping paper twice the width of the tubes and long enough to wrap around them. If using paper towel rolls, cut them in half before the party.  

  • Let each child pick a piece of wrapping paper. Have them center their tube in the middle. Wrap one end around the tube and secure with a piece of tape. roll the remaining side and secure with tape.

  • Take one end of the cracker and gently tie the end with a ribbon. 

  •  Now fill the tube from the open end with favors

  • Add a small jingle bell inside or tie it to the ribbon before closing the second end of the cracker. 

Chocolate Melting Spoons

Supplies:

Heavy plastic spoons (gold or silver)

Milk chocolate

White chocolate

Chocolate sprinkles

Colored sugar

Wax paper

Cello wrap

Ribbon

 

Directions:

Simply dip colored plastic spoons (higher quality) in melted dark, milk or white chocolate (or candy coating) and top with multicolored , glittery sprinkles or other decorative edible miniatures. Place on wax paper until chocolate has hardened.  Wrap in clear or colored cellophane, tied with ribbon. 

     

 

                                                 

GAME IDEAS
Pass the snowball - Play like Hot Potato, but pass an oversized foam ball to some fun Winter music.  Pin the Carrot on the Snowman - Cut out little carrot shapes from paper or foam craft using the Snowman Artist plate insert below for a template.  Also, make an enlarge copy of the entire face. You and your child can color the face. You can then cut out two large white circles for the rest of the body and put it on a blue poster board. Hang the poster on a door or wall to play the game.  Number the carrot game pieces or write each guests name on them to easily see who's carrot is closest. The closest to the original nose outline wins.   Snowflake Hunt - Prior to the party make pairs of paper snowflakes, enough pairs for each guest. Make sure the designs are distinct enough tell apart.  Before your guest arrive, hide snowflakes around the party room or just hang them on the walls for decorations.  Put the remaining snowflakes in a bag. Have each guest pick a snowflake. After everyone has a snowflake, tell them they must find their matching snowflake in the room.  The first to find his/her match wins!  Tip: To make it harder for older kids, cut out additional snowflakes without a matching pair, so there are more to compare against. 

12 Days of Christmas Hunt

You will need two sets of objects or photos that represent the 12 days of Christmas song.  Prior to the start of the party, you need to hid all 24 objects or photos around the party room or rooms.  Divide guest into two teams and give them a list of the 12 days of Christmas. Give each team a sack and let them hunt for the items. The team that has found all 12 items wins! 

 

 

Xmas Trivia

Prior to the party, write up on index cards Xmas trivia questions. Make enough for each guest to answer at least 2 questions.  Divide guest into 2 or 3 teams. The game goes in a round robin manner, in which each team has one team member take a turn to answer a trivia question. Points are awarded for right answers. You may want to make a 10, 20, and 50 point system, with harder questions worth more points.  Or just give each team 11 pt for each right answer.  The team with the most points at the end of the game wins! 

Here are some Xmas Trivia Sites:

    Xmas Fun  - TV, Movie, Misc.,   

                       Songs

    FamilyGames.com 

 

 

 

 

                                               

ADDITIONAL 

FAVOR IDEAS

Red & Green Star Clacker
$4.80 12 per pack
Christmas Characters
$6.95 24 per pack
Christmas 3" Clackers
$6.95 12 per pack
 
Singing Holiday Necklace
$26.50 12 per pack

Christmas Bell Necklace
$8.95 12 per pack
Red, White & Green Twist Beads

 

Blinking Santa Hat
$1.95 each
 
Holiday Antlers
$18.00 per dozen
Felt Santa Hat
$12.80 12 per pack

 

                                                    

PARTY 

SUPPLIES
Jolly Pattern  
Balloon Drop Spray Balloons (100/pack)
Party Extras Personalized Banners
Everyday Paper Goods Clear Cello Treat Sacks ( Lg & Sm)
Tissue Paper Shred

 

                                

FOOD IDEAS 

365 Christmas Cookie Recipes 

Holiday Peppermint Bark

Kid's Recipe 

 

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Party Consultant M. Hylton
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