Our Essential Gift Guide
Pretzel Reindeer Cookies
These pretzel reindeer cookies are a great holiday recipe for kids to make. They taste like peanut butter cookies and look like Rudolph and his friends.
Christmas Snow Globe
Is there anything more enticing to a young child than a snow globe? Here's a snow globe that your kids can not only play with, they can make it themselves!
Paint Some Non-Slip Socks
This delightfully simple activity results in colorful socks that prevent sliding on hardwood floors: a great gift!
Make Homemade Soap
Teach your teen self-sufficiency by showing her how to create her own homemade products, starting with this neat and tidy soap recipe.
Make a Holiday Cookie "Kit"
Here's a sweet gift that your child can create and give to extend the holiday spirit into the new year.
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Christmas Handprint Craft
Get into the Christmas spirit with this fun and messy finger painting activity. This fun activity will light up the day like holiday lights!
Sock Snowman
This sock snowman is a great kid project to use that sock that's missing its match. Make it for the holidays for a cute centerpiece or toy that kids will love playing with.
Make Holly Hair Clips for Christmas
These cute holly-shaped hair clips are a breeze to make for holiday celebrations. They make a great party activity, too!
Make a Hershey's Kiss Christmas Tree
This fun activity not only makes for a fabulous holiday decoration, but it will also give your child great practice with counting!
Make Rudolph Treat Cups
These handmade treat cups are perfect for house parties, school celebrations, and holiday bake sales, and are a cinch to make!
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Candle Centerpiece
Before you sit down for a delicious holiday dinner, feast your eyes on this festive candle centerpiece! This easy paper craft is made from recycled toilet paper tubes, and ...
Make a Christmas Reindeer Chain
Liven up your Christmas decor with vibrant reindeer created from cardboard. This decoration can hang above a fireplace, over a door, or across a wall.
Make a Magazine Christmas Tree
With a little help, your child can magically transform a simple magazine into a miniature Christmas tree that will bring holiday cheer to any room in the house.
Make a No-Sew Christmas Stocking
Created from felt, these easy-to-make stockings are sure to keep all treats nice and cozy for Christmas morning.
Create a Gumdrop Topiary
Who knew math could be so fun? Your preschooler will delight in this counting activity that results in a beautiful holiday decoration for the whole family to enjoy.
Celebrate the Season with an Orange Pomander
The fragrant scent of this traditional holiday decoration fills the air and evokes thoughts of crisp autumn days and warm holiday cheer.
Read more: Homemade Christmas Decorations
Rainy Day Christmas Games
Are you planning a holiday kids' party? Or maybe just dealing with kids who feel cooped up inside due to the cold weather? Here are three fun indoor holiday activities.
Snow Globe Cookies
These 3D snow globe cookies look amazing on any table and will gets kids excited about the upcoming holiday season!
Pin the Red Nose on Rudolph!
Pin the nose on Rudolph the reindeer in this interactive holiday activity that lets kids practice their crafting skills and then turn their hard work into a challenging game ...
Create Your Own Christmas Story!
Enhance your youngster's verbal skills by attaching magnets to Christmas images and encouraging her to narrate her own unique holiday tale!
Christmas Tree Counting
Here's an activity that combines counting, Play-Doh, and arts and crafts! What could be better?
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Santa Sleigh Coloring Page
Up in the sky with the moon big and high Santa's sleigh is making its way during Christmas. He could use your help with some color. Are your crayons handy?
Robot Christmas Coloring Page
Did you know that robots celebrate Christmas too? Spread some holiday cheer with a cute coloring page, and give this Christmas robot some festive colors!
Christmas Lights Coloring Page
This little Christmas tree is loaded with lights! You and your children can have fun making them bright and filling them with holiday colors.
Color the Forest Holiday!
The forest animals have come out to play this Christmas. This coloring page is a fanciful idea for any animal-loving kid to color in.
North Pole Coloring Page
Let's visit the North Pole and see what Santa and the elves are doing! Enjoy the magic of Christmas with a fun coloring page.
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Yuletide Recipes
- Three Recipes for an Olde English Christmas
- Prepare Creamy Christmas Peppermints
- Forget the Mall: Get Kids in the Kitchen!
- Oatmeal Pancakes: Cooking with Fractions
- Whole Wheat Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
- Winter Crisp
- Oatmeal Cookies
- Bizcochitos
- Cook Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
- Bake Chocolate Snow Balls!
- Non-Alcoholic Mulled Spiced Wine
- Make Fresh Apple Cider
- Make Chocolate-Covered Apples
- Homemade Holiday Granola
- Make Homemade Candy Canes
- Make Chocolate Dipped Candy Canes
- Give a Holiday Toast with Wassail
- Whip Up Some Eggnog!
Christmas Book Picks
When Snowball, a delightful North Pole bunny, falls asleep in Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve night he embarks on an unforgettable adventure. Adorable illustrations and simple text make this perfect for preschoolers through first graders.
Mrs. Claus doesn’t see why her husband should get all the travel time, so she hitches up the reindeer and takes off to see the world. Follow Mrs. Claus through her travels to her reunion with Santa. A great read for third through fifth graders.
The Holly Joliday
While Judy practices for the holiday school recital, all Stink cares about is whether it will snow for Christmas. This chapter book is a great holiday read for first through third graders.
This short story, about the true gifts of Christmas, was written at the turn of the century. It is brought to a new generation of readers with P.J. Lynch’s eloquent illustrations. A great book for high schoolers to enjoy at Christmas.
