Holiday programming ideas from the brainstorming session:

BYO (build your own) Marshmallow Santa

Hand Print Wreaths

Candy Cane Reindeer

Fleece Crafts (tie)

“All I Want For Christmas” T-shirts – write Christmas lists on the shirts

Scrapbooking Christmas Cards

Recycle Wrapping Paper

“Create A Stocking” Craft

Ornament Decorating

Jigsaw Puzzle Frames

Human Christmas Trees

Ice Skating Lessons

Cake Walk

Snow Sculpture

White Model Magic Sculptures

Knit Fit (Holidays)

Model Train Activities

Elf Yourself

Gingerbread Tea & Me

Breakfast with Santa

Meet Mrs. Claus

                  Shopping with Mrs. Claus

                  Gifts for Parents

Santa Contest

Ugly Sweater Contest

Dive In / Drive In Movie – Elf

Holiday Boat Parade

Elf Tuck Ins

Santa’s Mailbox (Dear Santa Letters)

Sleigh Rides

Peppermint Bark Candy

Flavored Popcorn

Gingerbread Houses

Celebrity Gingerbread Cookies

Ornament Cookie Decorating

Care Packages for Soldiers / Nursing Homes

Amazing Race Can Drive

Decorate a Minature / Artificial Tree for Auction at a Charity Event

Gingerbread Cookie Decorating

Lunch with Santa

Ornament Decorating (by age groups) – with tree decorating at the end, lighting ceremony and dinner with  Santa.

Practice & Perform “Christmas Carol”

Gingerbread House Decorating

Dreidel Tournaments

Santa Run

Relays – Unwrap present layers,

Family / Christmas Tree Portraits to send home

Christmas Card Making

Christmas Around the World

Hourly activities based on other countries…staff dressed in traditional attire to give stories and descriptions on different country holiday traditions

Elves deliver ornaments they made the morning

Kids wearing antlers lead Santa in Animal/Reindeer costuming pet parade  “Bark Heard Around the World”

Christmas / Winter Olympics

                  Spray Paint Snowman Competition

                  Unwrap present the fastest

                  Untangle the lights the fastest

                  Find the blinking bulb / missing bulb

                  Longest paper chain

                  Wrapping present relay and then unwrapping it

Christmas Origami

Potato Sack / Stocking Races

Sno-cone Eating Contest

Cotton Candy / Snow Eating Contest

Cookie Eating Contest

Snow Globes

Life Size Ginger Bread Houses

Homemade menus – cooking demonstrations

Live reindeer

Rudolph Races

Santas Toy Factory

Reindeer – Cow Patti Bingo

Santa Dance Contest

Day of Giving (community)

Winter Festival

Shoe Box Program – toys & video

Toy Train – Polar Express

Sleigh Roller Coaster

Ice Sculpting

Santa Sleigh Rides

Girls Get Away with Mrs. Claus

Guys Get Away with Mr. Claus

Dreidels and Manoras

Holiday Talent Show

12 Days of Christmas

Alvin and the Chipmunks Karaoke

Nightmare Before Christmas – Demented Christmas

                  “Sumo” Holiday Monsters

                  Christmas Trivia

                  Rudolph Nose Disco Ball

                  Caroling

                  “Bad Cooking” Contest

Ornament Making & Lighting Ceremony

Decorated Tree Auction

Elf-In-Training Program  “Earn Your Ears”

Elf Yourself Stations

Ugly Sweater Contest