Back in the summer (it seems a long time ago doesn’t it?), we bought you loads of ideas for holiday fun. Now with Christmas looming around the corner we wanted to give you more ideas and inspiration…..and we’re pleased to bring you The Little Book of Holiday Fun does Christmas!
Packed with festive activities, you can download it for free here, or take a look below at some more cracking Kids Christmas activities.

Personalise your Christmas stockings

You can buy some cheap Christmas stockings in the shops, so hunt for one that’s pretty plain, or at least plain on one side.  Your little angel can sparkle his or her name across the stocking using glitter pens,­ so Santa will know which one belongs to who. 
You could even add Christmas stickers and drawings, or, for a bit of luxury, some tinsel around the top.

Father Christmas Faces

Use a paper plate to create your own Father Christmas face. 

Simply draw on the eyes, colour in a pink nose, and stick on some cotton wool for a beard and moustache. 

Use old red fabric or felt to make a hat, and stick a bobble on the end. 

And finally a little more cotton wool coming out of the hat for Father Christmas’ hair.

Then put it in pride of place in your house for everyone to admire!
                                                                

Twinkle twinkle little star
Make your own stars with left over lolly sticks.­ The larger, flatter ice lolly sticks (if you can bear to eat them when it’s cold!) can be stuck on top of one another, and piled up in the middle to give a star with more than five points. 

Or, use lolly pop sticks joined end to end to make the outer edge of a star shape. Then paint them and cover them in your favourite sparkling glitter.  You can hang them using ribbon to make a loop.
                                    

Christmas ping pong

Ping pong balls make perfect Christmas pudding decorations.  Simply paint them for the desired effect of yummy mince meat topped with a sprig of green holly and a berry.

They make great Christmas tree decorations, or line them up on a window-sill or mantelpiece to make a lovely festive display.

Christmas table decorations

Don’t forget many of your homemade tree decorations can also be placed on the table for Christmas lunch - either as part of the centre piece or a little something for individual place settings.

Salt Dough Recipe
The recipe for salt dough is ­great for making all sorts of Christmas tree decorations. If you've read The Little Book of Holiday Fun does Christmas, you'll see that you can make all sorts of Christmas tree decorations from salt dough. Here is the recipe (it's really easy).

You’ll need: 2 cups of plain flour 1 cup of salt 2 cups of water (with red or green food colouring added) 2 tbsp oil 4tsp cream of tartare

Method: Over a low heat, mix the flour, salt and tartare in a saucepan. Make a well in the middle and stir in the oil. Add the coloured water and stir.  It will be very lumpy, but don’t worry, the lumps will disappear as you stir. Turn the heat right down and keep stirring so all the mixture comes together and you get rid of all those lumps. Take off the heat and leave to cool. Make your own decorations using Christmas cutters and moulds.  Top Tip: When not using the mix, keep it in an air tight container and it should last for a couple of months.

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