5 Fun Christmas Party Ideas for Families to Host This Holiday Season

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The holiday season is such a wonderful time of year! While there are plenty of opportunities to spend time with family and friends throughout the season, if you’re looking of an excuse to enjoy some quality time with the ones you love, hosting a DIY party is your answer! These fun Christmas party ideas for families are the perfect way to enjoy time with your loved ones this holiday season.

Gingerbread Decorating Party

Whether you decide to offer cookies for decorating or entire gingerbread houses, this is one of my favorite Christmas party ideas for families. There’s no better way to spend time with friends and family during the holiday season than coming together in the kitchen. And there are so many ways you can host this fun party.

For groups that love to bake, you can make your cookies from scratch together. As the host, you’ll offer all the ingredients for the cookies or gingerbread houses. Your guests can then work together to mix and bake their own cookies. As the cookies bake and cool, you’ll have time to socialize or play some fun games together. Then, everyone can come back to the kitchen to decorate their cookies or houses.

And there’s a simpler version of this party too! Just purchase a few gingerbread kits. Then, invite your friends and family over to put each kit together. Either way, this Christmas party idea is a great way to enjoy each other’s company and come away with a fun holiday decoration or some delicious treats to eat.

Cookie Exchange

This popular Christmas party idea for families is an annual tradition for a lot of people – and for good reason! Everyone loves Christmas cookies, especially when you get to sample a variety of different flavors all at once. There are a few steps to hosting a great cookie exchange. First, you should be sure to give your guests a way to let you know what type of cookies they’ll be bringing when they RSVP. This not only ensures that you’ll have enough cookies for everyone to enjoy. But it also helps you avoid duplicate recipes. Whether you offer your guests an online list to fill out or just have them call you with their cookie choice, be sure to ask each of your attendees to give you their cookie options as soon as possible.

Next, you need to make it simple for your guests to know what cookies are available. Start by setting up a display table where your guests can set out their cookie options for others to enjoy. Offer blank labels for your guests to fill out with the name of their recipe so everyone knows exactly what cookies are available at the party. And don’t forget to tell your guests to bring copies of their cookie recipe in case anyone wants to make a batch for themselves at home!

Finally, your job as host is to make it simple for everyone to take home cookies at the end of the party. Provide your guests with cookie tins, boxes, or bags so they can bring home as many cookies as they want. You can take this step up a notch by offering pretty ribbons, bows, and other decorative elements to make their cookies look beautiful as they take them home.

Christmas Movie Watch Party

Christmas movies are one of my favorite parts of the holiday season, which makes this one of my favorite Christmas party ideas for families. There are so many different holiday movies to choose from. For parties with lots of kids, consider watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone, or the Polar Express. For families with older children, put on holiday favorites like Christmas Vacation, Elf, or White Christmas.

Once you decide on a movie, you can use it as the theme for the rest of your party. Incorporate food and drinks related to the film – like eggnog in moose mugs for Christmas Vacation or green popcorn for How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Add some movie-inspired decorations throughout your home for an added touch. And don’t forget to make your guests comfortable for the screening. Provide plenty of warm blankets and pillows before the movie begins!

Christmas Crafting Party

You know how much I love my crafts. And they’re a great way to bring your friends and family together during the holiday season. Because everyone loves a pretty new Christmas craft to add to their home’s holiday décor. Right? As the host, it will be your job to come up with a fun craft everyone can make, offer instructions to your guests, and provide the tools and supplies everyone will need to make your craft.

To get inspired, head to Pinterest to find some simple Christmas craft options your guests might enjoy. There are a variety of craft projects you could tackle at one of these Christmas party ideas for families. DIY ornaments are a great option that would allow your guests to personalize their projects. And ornaments can be crafted by guests of any age, so kids would have a blast at this too! Other project ideas you could make include painted signs, jewelry, gifts in a jar, or holiday wreaths.

White Elephant Gift Exchange

Your family and friends will love this popular Christmas party idea for families. This tried-and-true holiday party theme is always fun. For this party, ask your guests to bring a silly, pre-wrapped gift to your party. Make sure that everyone you invite understands that each person needs to bring their own gift, not one gift per family! Be sure to include a place for all the gifts to rest as your guests arrive.

After everyone is there, ask each guest to draw a number. The person with number one will pick the first gift and unwrap it. The guests with number two can choose to pick an unwrapped gift from the gift table or take the unwrapped present from person number one. If they take number one’s gift, that guest must choose a new gift from the table. The game continues down the line until everyone has received a gift.

While you don’t have to add limits one of these Christmas party ideas for families, it may help the game run more smoothly if you set some rules. For example, consider adding a dollar limit on gifts or only allowing a gift to be stolen a certain number of times. You could even set a theme for your gifts if you have a specific group of people coming to your party – beauty products for your girl friends or toys for groups with lots of children, for example.

 

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