Coolest Kid Winter & Christmas Party Games

These coooooool Winter & Christmas party games will make your party an unforgettable affair!

If you are lucky enough to have snow piling up in your backyard, you've got so many fun ideas for outdoor games:

Ride sleds, build snow forts and snowmen, make snow angels, have relay races, pin the carrot on the snowman, obstacle courses, tug of war, and just frolic in the snow.

*Obstacle Race to the Pole: This can be a timed obstacle course for each child, or a relay race for two teams (depending on the amount of time you want to spend). 1. Klondike : Unravel a mess of yarn and wrap up in a coil, take it with you and continue to. 2. Labrador : Fish out a plastic boat from a tub of water using a small pole, line and hook. Take the boat and continue to. 3. Greenland : Dress in boots or large shoes and a heavy jacket and continue to. 4. Artic Circle : Draw a circle with a compass and run to the North Pole (finish line).

*Toilet Paper Snowball Fight: Prepare at least 12 rolls of toilet paper and place them on PVC tubing approximately 4 feet long. Let the children unroll the toilet paper all at once (they love this!). When they are all unraveled, remove the PVC tubes and have a "snowball" fight with the toilet paper snow.

*Snowball Pickup: Blindfold the kids, designate a time limit, and have them pick up cotton balls strewn across the floor and put them in a bag.

*Ice Fishing: Prepare a large basin covered in white cardboard, with a hole cut in the center. Cut fish from cardboard and put a paper clip on the nose of each. On each fish write the name of a prize. Make fishing rods from sticks and put a magnet on the end of the line. Have the kids take turns pulling out their prize fish.

*Potato Snow: Suspend a tarp from the ceiling filled with potato flakes (25 pound bag). As Santa or another adult is telling a Christmas story, have someone else slice the tarp at the appropriate time and watch how excited the children are as it snows. Then, pass out a pail and shovel and have the kids scoop up the snow. They can even get dressed like snowmen by wearing white Glad garbage bags with the red draw string, gloves and hats.

*Pin the Red Nose on Rudolph: This is a classic game, similar to pin the tail on the donkey. Another Christmas variation can be pin the star to the top of the tree, pin the beard on Santa, put the nose on the snowman, etc.

*Marshmallow Snowball Toss: Pair up the kids. Give each pair 10 marshmallows (5 each). Have them stand a few feet from each other. Each kid tries to toss the marshmallows into his teammate's mouth. The team that catches the most wins.

*Snowman Bowling: Make six snowmen out of tagboard. Secure each one to a two-liter bottle that is weighted with a very small amount of sand or water. Glue the lids on the bottles. Use a white ball as a "snowball" to knock the snowman pins over. The children can take turns re-setting the pins and rolling the snowball.

*Polar Bear, Polar Bear, Penguin: Play this just like Duck, Duck, Goose only change the words. Players must waddle like penguins around the circle until they reach the empty spot and sit down.

*Ice Magic: Suspend an ice cube in a glass of water. Have the children take a piece of string, lay it across the ice and try to pick up the ice with the string. They won't be able to do this. Tell them to lay the piece of string on the ice again and have them sprinkle a pinch of salt over the string. Count to 10 and lift the string. Magic... it sticks ! Be prepared that they'll want to do it over and over again.

*Outdoor Snowball Fight (with no snow): You'll need to prepare the snowballs ahead of time. Take pantyhose, preferably white, and cut into sections. Tie one end of it and fill with flour, then tie the other end, there you have your snowball! Have two "bases" set up on separate ends of the yard, have the snowballs in a bucket or container and let the kids fire away. Warning: This does get very messy but the kids will play forever.

*Colored Ice: Freeze a block of ice (1/2 gal. milk carton) and remove the ice from the carton. You may lay it on its side or stand it on end, put Ice cream salt on the top in several places. Then place a little food coloring (liquid or paste). Put a different color on each spot you put the salt and let it set. Watch the colors work their way down into the cake of ice. The children are fascinated by this.

*Wrap the Snowman: Played the same way as wrap the mummy but with the name a bit different. Two teams wrap one player up with toilet paper until nothing is showing.

*Christmas Caroling: A very fun way for getting everyone and especially the kids into the Christmas spirit is Christmas Caroling.. You can even go around the neighborhood or in a park and sing. Here are lyrics to 16 of the most popular carols to can print out and give to each caroler.

*Snowball Relay: Divide the kids into two teams. Give each kid a plastic straw and prepare a small box for each team's snowballs (cotton balls). Place a large box full of cotton balls about 8 to 10 feet in front of the kids. On the signal "Go", have the first two players run to the box of cotton balls and by drawing air through the straw, pick up a cotton ball and take it back to the team box. When the cotton ball is released into the team box, the next player goes. If a player drops the cotton ball while returning to the team box, he must pick it up with his straw (no hands), then continue to the team box. The first team to finish wins. Another variation is to have the kids blow the cotton ball to a specified point and then suck it up and return to the starting line.

*Blizzard: You'll need a long area with no furniture in the way. The two ends of this area will be the goals. The kids are divided into sides. A white balloon is placed in the middle and each player is given something that can be used as a fan. The object is to blow the ball to the opposite goal to score a point. The kids can also blow with their mouths, fan with their hands, but can't touch the balloon at all. Decide how many goals or time to end.

*Indoor Snowball Fight: The snowballs can be made of a variety of different articles. For instance, take a few white nylons and cut each leg into three or four pieces. Then fill each one with fiber fill stuffing and knot the open ends. You can also use rolled-up socks, crumpled up newspapers, toilet paper, etc. If you have an area that you don't mind getting all messy, you can take each piece of white nylon, tie one end, then put flour in the nylon and tie the other end. Make many of these "snowballs", create two teams and let the kids fire away!!!

*Freeze Skating: Give each guest two pieces of wax paper or two paper plates to use as skates. You can prepare a skating rink from clear plastic spread on the floor. Play music in the background and have the kids skate. When you stop the music, the kids must freeze. You can also have them partner skate. Another idea the kids love is to spread shaving cream on the plastic and let them barefoot skate. They love the idea of taking their shoes and socks off! It's easy to clean and fun for all ages!

*Hot Snowball: If you have snow, make a snowball or two ahead of time and freeze them till they are very hard. If you don't have snow, you can freeze water in a white balloon (this will also keep the children from getting wet as the ice melts). Have the children put on their mittens. Put on some music and start playing hot Snowball. "The hot snowball goes round and round. To pass it quickly, you are bound. If you're the one to hold it last. The game for you has quickly passed. Out goes Y-O-U!" The children sit out the rest of that round. The thing the kids seem to love about this is that they get to wear their mittens.

*Penguin Race: Divide the kids into two teams. Have players at the start of the line put a ball between their knees and waddle to a designated spot and back. The next in line does the same until all kids have had their turn. If the ball is dropped, they must return to start and begin waddling again. The team that finishes first wins.

*Snowball Hockey: You'll need a cotton ball and the kitchen table. Form two teams and have the kids hold hands on either side of the table. The teams can only use their breath (no hands or arms or feet etc.) to keep the cotton ball on the table at their end. The object of the game is to blow the cotton ball off the opponent's side of the table thus scoring a goal. The table can be officially marked with a piece of tape.

*Melt the Ice Cube: Give each kid an ice cube. The object is to melt the ice cube first without putting it in their mouths. They can breathe on it, sit on it, hold it in their hands etc. (Have towels ready for the cold wet hands.)

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