Christmas Parties with an Educational Learning Twist

* The history of Christmas dates back over 4000 years.
* Many Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child was born. * The 12 days of Christmas, the bright fires, the Yule log, the giving of gifts, carnivals (parades) with floats, carolers who sing while going from house to house, the holiday feasts, and the church processions can all be traced back to the early Mesopotamians.
* In the Western world, the birthday of Jesus Christ has been celebrated on December 25th since AD 354, replacing an earlier date of January 6th.
* Joseph and Mary left Nazareth and traveled to Bethlehem, the birth place of King David. The Roman Emperor, Augustus, wanting to know the size of the population of his empire, had ordered a census to be taken.
* The Governor issued orders that all Jews should register their names in their ancestral home town.
* Joseph set out for Bethlehem on foot, leading a donkey on which sat Mary. They traveled peacefully for 4-5 days. When they reached Bethlehem, the town and the local inn were crowded with visitors. They took shelter in a manger and that is where Jesus was born. He was present with gifts of Franken scents and mur from three wise men who followed the north star * Christmas is the most widely celebrated festival world over, and also the most popular festival globally.
* When we see the Santa riding on a reindeer sledge with the stocking full of gifts and candies; or the familiar coniferous green trees being decorated with tinsels and stars, and gingerbread and fruits; or houses being decorated with holly twigs and mistletoes - we know Christmas has come.

CHRISTMAS WALK: Christmas Walk can be played with treats such as food items or small gifts like cupcakes, cookies, mini-toys or tree ordainments. Use fun festive Christmas music to get everyone in the spirit of the holidays. This games needs to be played outdoors or in a very large room. Place numbers on the floor in a huge circle. Then have a bowl full of the same numbers written on small slips of paper. Have everyone line up around the circle and dance walking while the music is playing. When the music stops, draw a number. The person standing on or near that number gets that numbers prize or gift.

NOSEY OFFICE MATCH: Be a detective, be snoopy the day before your Christmas party by secretly going around to each person's desk and snatched one item off of their desk. Pick a personal object to uniquely idenify that individual. At the party, organize by laying everything out on a table each item assigning them with a number. Everyone has to figure out which item came from who's desk! It is a total crack up to see who actually stays at their desk and works and who spends most of their days wandering around everyone else's office!

Right click to copy the the printable Christmas puzzle below.
Christmas Criss Cross Puzzle