North Pole Christmas Party

Invitations

• Get candy sticks wrapped in red and white.
• Make a 4×3 rectangles out of a heavy white cardstock
• Hold a ractangle so that the longer sides are at the top and bottom.
• Punch a hole in the top middle and bottom middle so that it will fit on the candy stick.
• Write “Welcome to the North Pole” on the rectangles on one side and write the information for the party on the other side.
• Slide the paper onto the candy sticks so that it looks like a North Pole sign. Hand-deliver the invitations.

Decorations

Santa’s House

Decorate your home as it would what Santa’s home look like.  Create a more North Pole feel by making the Christmas tree look covered with snow.  You can achive this with fake snow that can easily be found at most craft stores.

Decorating the Yard

Decorate the yard by putting up a sign that says North Pole and hang decorations on the trees. Make a snowman and put it next to the North Pole sign. If there is no snow at your place, you can make the snowman by stuffing two white garbage sacks with leaves or paper. Put one bag on top of the other and draw the face using permanent black maker. Attaching a hat will also be great.

Elves Decorating the Tree

Little elves are the ones that decorate Christmas trees at the north pole. So continue the tradition at your party by putting up a step ladder near your Christmas tree and perch atop it some stuffed elf toys. Make them look like they are working on the tree or gifts by giving each elf toy some ribbon or tinsel or garland.

Santa and His Sack

Set up a large Santa with his sack to welcome guests at the door. Stuff the sack with party favors that will be given to the kids when they are leaving.  Make the sack out of red velvet in the form of a large pouch which you can use later for wrapping large gifts.

Craft Ideas

Bake some gingerbread boys and girls. Provide the kids with icing and small candies and let them decorate cookies and eat them. You could also do Christmas crafts like decorating stockings and gifts.

Mrs Claus’s Class

To make it extra special someone could dress up like Mrs. Claus (wear a silver wig, a red dress and a white apron) and invite the guests to bake or craft with her. You can also easily hire someone to be Mrs. Claus.

Activity Ideas

Indoor Snowball Fight

Before the party gather tissue paper and wad it into balls. Fill buckets with the “snowballs” and place them around the party area. If the kids are younger just let them have a free for all. They will throw them at each other until they are tired. If the kids are older you can provide boxes and blankets for them to create forts and have a more organized snowball fight.

Meet Santa

The highlight of any trip to the North Pole would be meeting Santa. Santa could also bring along a few of his elves to help pass out gifts (small goodie bags for each guest). Make sure to take a picture of each child telling Santa what they would like for Christmas.

Food Ideas

Hot chocolate with fun items to mix in, like marshmallows, small candies and candy canes would be great refreshments, but if you have very small children attending the party it might not be the best option. Have some baby food for them. Cookies and milk are Santa’s favorite treat so be sure to offer those as well. Check out our Cookie Recipes for ideas.