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Welcome to the North Pole! What kid wouldn’t want to make the trip to this frothy destination this time of year? A unique party idea for the season is to transport your kids and his friends to the North Pole for an afternoon of delight. If it appeals, here are some ideas to pull this party together:
Send an invitation in the shape of a sign to the North Pole with all of the details included. You could definitely request that the kids come in red or green to help add festive color as well.
For decorations, have a big North Pole sign
If snow is not on the ground, decorate the door and front area with fake snow. A sea of pearly white balloons throughout the party area would also be added festivity. Hang snowflakes from the ceiling.
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Your home being decorated for the holidays will be festive as well for the party theme. You should not have to do much more to bring the party alive through decorations.
When the kids enter the party, invite them into the kitchen area with the smell of holiday cookies wafting in the air. Have the cookies prepared for the kids to frost and decorate together or have gingerbread men out ready for baking, all they need are raisins and chocolate chips added for eyes and buttons before baking. This is a great activity to do while the kids are arriving to the party.
Crafts:
- Make Jingle Bell Necklaces. In bright bowls, have an assortment of jingle bells for the kids to thread onto thin satin ribbon. Help the kids tie a tight knot to hold the jingles on the necklace. The kids can wear these throughout the party and take home as a goody.
- Make Snowmen:
- You will need:
- Styrofoam balls in three shapes- large, medium and small.
- Toothpicks, puff paints or paint pens, fake snow, orange and black construction paper, black buttons, and glue.
- Stick the Styrofoam balls together with the toothpicks and then decorate them like snowmen. They can glue the buttons on as eyes or they can just decorate their snowmen with puff paints and paint pens.
- Give the snowmen top-hats made out of the black construction paper, and a nose using the orange construction paper.
- Make Snowflakes.
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- Draw winter scenes. Using construction paper, markers, glitter glue, cotton (for fake snow), etc. the kids can make their own wintry scene to hang around the party room and to take home with them.
Activities:
- Read a North Pole story to the kids about Santa and the Elves. The Polar Express
is a beautifully illustrated and highly-recommended read.
- Make sure kids know where the North Pole is. Show them on a globe and throw out some fun facts about the real place.
- Recruit a few high school kids to dress up like elves and make a visit to the kids. Have them paint rosy red cheeks on to the kids with some glitter for added sparkle. Let them describe the jobs they do for Santa in the North Pole.
- Have the kids write letters to Santa.
- Make Reindeer Feed to keep Santa’s Reindeer strong for their upcoming important journey. Have oats, Chex Mix, pretzel sticks, etc. in separate bowls and have the kids combine the mix together. They can take a baggie of the “feed” home with them as well.
- Make Gingerbread Homes, either individually or as a group.
Menu:
- Serve Cocoa, Egg Nog, or Spiced Cider. (If using teacups, label one at the bottom with a snowflake and that one will be filled first!)
- Cookies that were made at the beginning of the party would be good to bring out to enjoy.
- Carrots, celery, and other vegetables with a dip would be another good choice and could be labeled as Reindeer Grub.
- Serve Pickles in a Blanket and Jolly Snowman Bread.
- Cut out sandwiches with a snowman cookie cutter
and fill with any type of delicious filling of your choosing.
- FamilyFun.com has a great list of Christmas Sweet Recipes and a great Gingerbread Lantern.
The kids can take home some of the cookies they decorated, the Reindeer Feed, and their crafts. A trip to the North Pole is special … all on board for Express fun!
