Old Man Winter has come to town and is settling in for the next few months. A fun indoor and outdoor activity, whether during a winter birthday party or just for fun in a winter wonderland, is an easy winter treasure hunt in your own home. Check below for all things that relate to winter, and set treasure clues around your home for the kids to find and collect. Once all the treasures have been gathered, enjoy a cup of frothy cocoa as a wintry treat to top off the fun.

Winter Treasure Hunt Clues:

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The seven days from December 26 to January 1, is celebrated as Kwanzaa by the African-American community to celebrate both their heritage and shared community values.  Each day a principle is upheld and celebrated.  These seven principles include: Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith.  Clearly, these are universal values that all children can learn from during the holiday season.

Each day discuss the principle and what it means for your family and children.  You can also have some fun with the celebration by doing activities that embrace these principles, i.e. write a story about being determined, make a poster that shows ways of being responsible in your neighborhood, feed the homeless one day, set up a small business to earn money, e.g. sell hot chocolate!  Each day a new activity can be done to embrace the principles.  The kids can even determine their own activities after you have discussed the principle.

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Bakerella takes the cake in 2008!  Look at these absolutely awesome Snow Globe Coca-Cola Cupcakes.  How darling and festive are these babies?  A perfect treat to make with your kids during their holiday vacation.  Enjoy looking over the recipe and the fun recipe!

Jerry Seinfeld was recently on the David Letterman Show where he made some keen observations about the kids’ parties he attends.  He should know he attends all of them!  This is pretty funny…Seinfeld takes issues with the Piñata game, the bouncy house, and how strange all of the kids look.  It’s a riot!

Time to fill those goody bags with holiday treats. Check out this list of ideas:

• Candy canes
• Flavored popcorn balls
• Cookies in bright cellophane wrap
• Santa and snowmen chocolates
• Reindeer Antlers
• Santa hats
• Fun socks
• Holiday mini-puzzles
• Reindeer blinking noses
• Holiday notebooks with red/green gel pen
• Holiday stickers
• Holiday coloring/craft/activity books with crayons
• Ornaments
• Holiday books

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Cookie Magazine has an excellent article for a New Year’s Eve party that your kids will always remember.  The party starts around 5 pm and ends at the witching hour of midnight and is full of great ideas to do at your family party or for the babysitter to do with the children while you are away to celebrate.  From party hats to clock making to toasting with grapes, there are great ideas here for you to easily do as you kiss the old year a fond adieu!

The holidays are quickly approaching and for many parents, it can be a challenge to keep excitement at bay. Holiday crafts are a great way to keep the kids occupied yet involved in the holiday planning. Here are some holiday craft ideas for kids, courtesy of Celebrations.com.

Santa Stars

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