Whether you happily volunteered to help plan this year’s school holiday party or you were roped into it out of guilt or by assignment, there is no reason to spend hours pulling it all together.
We’ve done the hard work for you and found a whole seasonal selection of holiday themed games, snacks and activities.
Pick and choose from the great ideas below or if you are a real go getter then feel free to try them all!
Each one is sure to be a hit with pre-school and elementary aged children. Guaranteed to deliver BEST. PARTY. EVER. results!
Everything You Need for a School Holiday Party
School Holiday Party Crafts and Activities
Kids Christmas Necklaces – a super simple craft that all ages can do and since most of the supplies needed come from the dollar store, it’s affordable too!
Elf Coloring Page Printables – Kids will have a holly jolly good time decorating and styling their elves hats with these way too cute FREE elf printable coloring pages.
Read a Holiday Favorite to the Class – what child doesn’t love a good holiday story? This list of the newest and best holiday books give you plenty to choose from or just bring a favorite from your own family.
Snowman Crafts – Plenty of option to choose from here. We like the one using plastic spoons as it’s easy and adorable!
Sparkle Christmas Trees – This will bring a little bling to your holiday decor. An easy craft kids of all ages can do and customize to their own style and colors.
School Holiday Party Games
Christmas I-Spy – I see a tree, I see an elf. Do you spy santa anywhere. FREE printables for a super cute holiday I-Spy game.
Snowman Slam – This game is sure to inspire non-stop giggles as kids try to knock the snowman styrofoam cups down using oversized snow (cotton) balls!
Build a Snowman Olaf Game with FREE Printable – A holiday party just wouldn’t be complete with out a little bit of FROZEN fun. Roll the dice and see who can put Olaf together the fastest.
Printable Christmas BINGO – A popular party game that never goes out of style. I particularly like Bingo games, because lets be honest, sometimes we just need to kill time and this one can be played over and over.
Printable Christmas Word Search – Put kids on the hunt for vocabulary words related to the holidays. Fun and educational.
School Holiday Party Snacks
Snowman Popcorn Cups – A healthier option for kiddos this time of year that is sure to win them over in it’s snowman presentation.
Holiday Snack Mix – No holiday is complete without some festive snack mix. This easy to make mix comes together in just minutes and can easily be customized to your own add-in preferences.
Snowman Cheese Sticks – Not a lot of effort and yet your little party goers will certainly be charmed by these chillin’ cheese sticks.
Grinch Fruit Kabobs – If you’ve had enough candy and other sweet treats, serve these fruit kabobs and we are sure no one will accuse you of being a grinch.
Rudolph Snack Mix – 4 ingredients and done, it’s the perfect fast and fun food idea for a class party you can find.
See, what did we tell you, now sweat you’ve totally got this school holiday party thing covered!
Uh Oh! Did you forget about a gift for teacher this year or have been struggling to find just the right thing. No problem, we’ve got you:
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Do you have any other GREAT ideas for a school holiday party?
Cassandra says
Perfect timing! I am having a little homeschool Christmas party at my house tomorrow and will be using a couple of these ideas! Thanks!
Barb @ A Life in Balance says
This is such a big help for any homeroom mom. I pinned it to my Homeroom mom board.
Emma says
This would be one AMAZING holiday party! Our school isn’t allowed to celebrate or acknowledge the holidays but otherwise I would so be using these!