Have a merry Christmas with these pinspired holiday activities for kids

Even though Christmas is just around the corner, it’s never to late for some Christmas pinspiration! Yes, pinsperation. Our “Holiday Fun” Pinterest board has inspired us to share with our readers some fun ideas for Christmas crafts, activities, and munchies. So, put on some Christmas tunes and pick a few activities from the following list to get the whole family into the Christmas spirit!

Pinspired Christmas Crafts

Family Handprint Christmas Tree – Get the whole family involved in this craft by tracing each others hands, and forming into a Christmas tree.
Simple Felt Ornament – A great sewing project for your older kids.
Scented Gingerbread Garland Craft – Make your home smell like Christmas with this fun gingerbread craft.
Construction Paper Wreath – Make this fun wreath craft with an easy step-by-step tutorial.
Candy Cane Ornaments – Create these festive ornaments out of beads and pipe cleaners.

Pinspired Christmas Activities

Fluffy Stuff Snow – For those of us in Florida, we have to pretend to have a “white” Christmas. Make this moldable “snow” for the kids to play with on Christmas day!
A list of the 25 best Christmas movies – Host a family movie night!
Family Advent Activities- It’s not too late to take advantage of this list of 24 Advent activities for your family.
Santa Sacks – Leave old toys for Santa to take and fix up for other kids (then parents, find a local charity to donate toys to).
The Christmas Pickle tradition

Pinspired Christmas Munchies

Pretzel Hugs – A fun alternative to a traditional cookie to bring to a cookie swap party.
Grinch Cookies – Go along with the “Grinch” theme and make these cookies for a family movie night, featuring How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
North Pole Cupcakes – These are a great treat to bring to classroom holiday parties.
Reindeer Pops – Does your child have a December birthday? Hand these out as party favors!
Sugar Cookie decorating ideas – A fun way to spend the afternoon baking with your kids.

*Baking Tip – Put icing in condiment bottles for kids for mess-free cookie decorating!

The holidays are a great time to spend with family and friends, so take advantage of it! Use the ideas listed above above as a way to spend quality time together. For more holiday fun, visit our Pinterest board here.