| The Candy Cane Ornament is a fun activity for kids to | | | | the center of them. Once this has dried you can hang |
| make during your family Christmas party and it can be | | | | the candy cane by its hooked end from the tree. Kids |
| a tasty treat after the holidays are over. You'll need | | | | may end up eating the candy canes before they've |
| the following to make your ornaments: | | | | hung on the tree for very long though. |
| - Candy canes | | | | Another fun game to play around Christmas is the |
| - craft foam squares in different colors, red, green, | | | | 'What's in Santa's Stocking?' game. Get several |
| yellow, etc. | | | | Christmas stockings and place objects inside of them |
| - Ribbons for decoration | | | | that you would find interesting or unusual, such as a |
| - Mini-garland | | | | stuffed animal or a compact mirror. One object per |
| - Star pattern | | | | stocking, and don't let the guests see you put the |
| - Glue | | | | objects into the stockings. Tie off the tops of the |
| You can easily cut out some star shapes from these | | | | stockings and have everyone sit down together. You |
| cute and fairly stable foam squares. Try cutting out | | | | might want to number the stockings so you can keep |
| three foam stars each one smaller than the last and | | | | track of them and what's inside them. Then hand them |
| gluing them on top of each other. Then glue small | | | | around to the guests and each guest must feel the |
| pieces of the mini-garland around the candy cane. You | | | | object through the stocking to try and figure out what's |
| can also cut out a small section of the ribbons and | | | | inside. Everyone who guesses an object right gets a |
| make it into a bow. Glue the stack of foam stars onto | | | | small prize. |
| the bottom of the candy cane and glue the bow to | | | | |