By Nicola Fourie
t's Christmas time again. These joyful childrens Christmas games are sure to get you into the holiday spirit.
Stuff Santa Game
Materials Needed:
* 2 sweat suits / oversized shirts
* 2 sweat pants
* Balloons
Instructions:
* Divide guest into two teams. One green and the other red. Then provide 1 sweat suit or oversized shirt
and sweat pants and an equal number of balloons to each team. If possible color coordinate the sweat suit and
balloons so they are all green and all red.
* Each team picks one person to get into the "Santa suit" (sweat suit) and when the time starts, they try
to stuff as many balloons into the sweat suit as possible within the time limit.
* The team that has the most balloons at the end of 3 minutes is the winner. The Stuffed Santa is quite a
sight, so have your camera ready.
Guess What's Under the Christmas Blanket
Materials Needed:
* Blanket
* Selection of everyday objects
Instructions:
* Hide the item under the blanket and pop it under or near the tree.
* Your little one has to try to guess what is hidden.
* You can give clues first of all to see if they can guess without feeling.
* Then they can pat the top of the blanket and see what they think.
* Then they can feel under the blanket, too!
* our child might like to choose something for you to guess next time round.
Rudolph Dash Game
Materials Needed:
* Vaseline / petrolium jelly
* Red colored paper
Instructions:
* This game is a type of relay race that requires putting Vaseline and red colored paper onto their
noses.
* Each child needs to run to a certain point and then return so that the next child can put the petrolium
jelly and paper on and run.
* If the paper falls in mid way then the child is required to run to the back to fetch another paper and
stick them to their nose once again.
What's That on the Christmas Tree?
* More Childrens Christmas games fun - attach something that has nothing to do with Christmas and see if
the kids can spot what it is!
* You could try a baby's booty, a plastic spoon, a piece of rolled up newspaper, or even a ping-pong ball
to name but a few.
For 365 surefire ways to keep your kids entertained each day of the year, find more great Childrens Christmas
games including party games, educational games, preschool games and games for every holiday at
http://www.365KidsGames.com
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