Hobbies And Interests
Rudolph Relay Race
Play a Rudolph relay race by dividing the children into two teams. Place a bowl of small red pompoms and a jar of petroleum jelly on a table on one side of the room. Mark a starting line about 15 to 20 feet away from the table. Set a timer for five minutes. When you say, "Go," the first player in each team line runs to the table and rubs some petroleum jelly on the end of her nose. She has to get the pompom to stick to her nose and run back to tag the next person in her team. If the pompom falls off, she must go back to the table to add more petroleum jelly to her nose. When the timer goes off, the team with the most red Rudolph "noses" wins the game.
Oversized Stocking Race
The oversized stocking race is a three-legged race. Divide the children into two teams and mark a starting line. Both teams line up at the starting line and divide into partners. Give the first two players in each team line an oversized stocking and have each player put one leg in the stocking. Tie the stocking around their legs using ribbon or yarn so it doesn't fall down. Mark another line about 10 feet away from the starting line. When you say, "Go," the teams must race to the line and back, then the next pair in each line races. The first team to have all their players back across the starting line wins the race.
Snowballs
Purchase several medium-sized polystyrene foam balls (that barely stay balanced on a spoon) and spray them with white glitter. Mark a starting line and a finish line about 20 feet apart. Have all the kids line up on the starting line and give each one a pair of mittens. After the kids put on the mittens, give them a plastic spoon and a "snowball." The kids must race to the finish line and the first child across the line wins the race.
Prize Wrap
Wrap five toys or gifts for children (more or less depending on how many kids you have and how many gifts you want to give out) with at least 20 sheets of wrapping paper. Have the children sit in a circle and hand the gifts to random kids. Play music and have the children pass the gifts around the circle. When the music stops, have the children holding the gifts open one layer of wrapping paper. Start the music again and pass the gifts. Each time the music stops, the children holding the gifts open a layer of paper. The child holding each gift when the last layer comes off, wins that gift.