25+ Easy Christmas Party Food Ideas For Kids

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Holiday parties with kids are all about fun games, laughter, and adorable Christmas party snacks and treats. As a mom of three with 15+ years of making holiday food for my family I know the key to success: simple, festive, and kid-approved snacks that adults will eat too!

Whether it’s for school, family gatherings, or a cozy holiday evening at home, tried-and-true ideas make all the difference.

Over the years, I’ve learned what kids love (hello, reindeer-shaped treats, & rice krispie everything!) and how to keep things simple for busy parents.

These 25+ kids’ Christmas party food ideas include no-bake Grinch inspired treats, festive dips, reindeer-themed snacks, Christmas tree bites, Snowman Cheese Balls appetizers and even sweet and savory healthier holiday snack & treat options. All perfect for spreading holiday cheer without spending hours in the kitchen.

So let’s go make some holiday magic.

Cute Christmas Party Snack Ideas for Kids

1. Grinch Christmas Pretzels

These Grinchy Christmas pretzels are sure to grow your heart three sizes!

With a green candy coating and a little red candy heart, they will help bring holiday cheer to even the most Grinchiest of your guests.

Perfect for a holiday party or a fun family snack, they’re so simple even the littlest Who in Whoville can help whip them up. My youngest likes putting the hearts on. I think it’s because she ends up eating soooo many of the sprinkles at the same time.

Get the recipe: Grinch Christmas Pretzels

2. Christmas Tree Cheese Board

If you’re looking for a simple holiday appetizer, nothing could be easier than this cute Christmas Cheese Platter in the shape of a tree.

Just add kid-friendly cubed cheese, cherry tomatoes (or other festive colored fruits or veggies) and you’ll have a healthy Christmas snack ready in under 15 minutes.

Get the recipe: Cubed Cheese Christmas Board

3. Cute Reindeer Christmas Bark

Get ready for a sleigh-ful of holiday cheer.

Chocolate Reindeer Bark is an adorable and easy holiday treat that kids love helping make and of course eating.

You can whip it up in about 15 minutes as it has simple ingredients like milk chocolate, pretzels, candy eyes, and red M&Ms for noses. The hard part is waiting for the chocolate to set.

This No-Bake Christmas treat is my favorite for school Christmas parties, holiday gatherings, Christmas gift bags, or a festive snack to enjoy together at home in front of a good Xmas movie.

Get the recipe: Cute Reindeer Christmas Bark

4. Christmas Tree Appetizers

Oh Christmas Tree…… Oh Christmas Tree……

How tasty are your branches.

These Christmas Tree Appetizers are stacked with puff pastry, egg, ham, and cheese for a festive and tasty bite that’s sure to spruce up any holiday table.

We like them as a Christmas morning breakfast treat or a party snack. Just customize to your favorite toppings and make the trees smaller for little hands.

Get the recipe: Christmas Tree Appetizers

5. Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies

Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies are one of my kid’s favorite treats for the holidays.

Salty, sweet and chewy, there’s a little something for everyone. The soft cookie, pretzels, potato chips, M&Ms and white chocolate chunks create an incredibly addictive cookie.

And they’re super easy for class parties, potlucks and holiday gatherings.

Get the recipe: Kitchen Sink Christmas Cookies

6. Dill Pickle Dip

If you have pickle lovers in your crew, then this Dill Pickle Dip is just the thing.

Quick to make in under 15 minutes and with only 4 ingredients it’s perfect for those last minute parties you forgot about until the night before.

It’s a salty, tangy and creamy dip that goes with everything from chips, to veggies or pita bread. Plus my kids and their friends devour this dip every time I make it, so now I know to make double the recipe if I want some.

Get the recipe: Dill Pickle Dip

7. Strawberry Santa Hat Brownie Bites

These festive brownie bites are Santa-approved for holiday parties!

I like to use store-bought brownie bites and frosting for a no bake treat when I’m short on time (let’s be real, who isn’t this time of year). Plus kids don’t really care that you didn’t make the frosting or brownies from scratch.

Or go homemade with your favorite brownie recipe for a personal touch. However you make them, these adorable, strawberry-topped bites are always a crowd pleaser with kids and grown-ups alike.

Get the recipe: Strawberry Santa Hat Brownie Bites

8. Rudolph Inspired Christmas Dip

Reindeer Christmas Dip is the easiest and cutest holiday snack around.

With only a two ingredient nutella cream cheese dip decorated with candy eyes, pretzel antlers and red M&M for a nose, this dip is Always on the Nice List for parties, potlucks or as a quick appetizer.

Get the recipe: Rudolph Inspired Christmas Dip

9. Cute Reindeer Wafer Cookies

These reindeer treats for kids are dipped, decorated, and downright adorable. With pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and red M&M noses, they bring instant cheer to any holiday table, or your child’s lunch box.

Plus they’re snow easy to make, even little hands can help!

Get the recipe: Cute Reindeer Wafer Cookies

10. Rudolph Celery Snacks

With all the sweets flying around at Christmas time, I like to have a few healthier holiday snacks in my recipe repertoire.

Plus what could be more delightful than Rudolph Celery Sticks. Just a couple of pantry staples and some candy eyes, and you’re set to light the way to your kids lunch box or school Christmas party.

Get the recipe: Rudolph Celery Snacks

11. Candy Cane Cookies

Candy Cane Cookies are soft, peppermint-flavored sugar cookies twisted into fun candy cane shapes — a sweet holiday tradition.

Fun for kids to make and eat, each cookie is unique, just like snowflakes, and adds a cheerful pop to any cookie tray.

You can even swap out the peppermint for vanilla, almond, or orange flavor, to give these holiday classics a new twist.

Get the recipe: Candy Cane Cookies

12. Christmas Gingerbread Popcorn

Looking for an iconic treat for a Christmas Movie Party?

Then this Gingerbread Popcorn is just the thing.

A holiday twist on caramel corn, it has a molasses-spiced coating, chocolate drizzle, festive M&Ms and mini marshmallows, making it ideal for munching during holiday movie nights or sharing in treat bags.

Just add the marshmallows at the last minute to keep them fluffy, for the ultimate gingerbread delight.

Get the recipe: Christmas Popcorn

13. Chocolate Reindeer Treats

These Chocolate Reindeer treats will bring all the Holiday cheer you need to your snack table.

Kid friendly and quick to make with only a few simple ingredients they’re a fun addition to sweet Christmas charcuterie boards, parties and potluck tables.

Get the recipe: Individual Chocolate Reindeer Treats

14. Banana Snowmen

I love that Banana Snowmen on a stick are a cute way to add a healthy twist to holiday snacking.

With fresh fruit, mini chocolate chip faces, and strawberry & grape hats, they’re a jolly treat that kids can help put together. Just make sure they’re old enough to not easily poke themselves (or others).

Easy to make and snow much fun, they’re perfect for class parties or festive family snacks.

Get the recipe: Banana Snowmen

15. Rudolph Donuts

Rudolph Donuts are another classic treat that’s so great for last minute party prep.

Made with premade chocolate mini dounts, candy eyes, pretzels, Christmas M&Ms and some melted chocolate to stick on the faces.

We think they’d also make an extra special Christmas breakfast treat too.

Get the recipe: Rudolph Donuts

16. 3-Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies

Sometimes the simplest recipes really are the best.

You can’t go wrong with buttery, melt in your mouth Shortbread. They’re always a fan favorite at our parties. Plus the holiday sprinkles add just the right amount of that festive touch to make them Christmasy.

We love Christmas shortbread so much!

Get the recipe: 3 Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies

17. Reindeer Chow

I think even the Dasher and Prancer would like this Reindeer Chow.

It’s a delightful Christmas Chex mix that combines muddy buddies with M&Ms, peanut butter cups, and pretzels for a perfect snack or dessert.

An extra sweet and crunchy treat that both kids and adults will eat. Just put it out in some festive bowls or Christmas containers for that extra holiday feeling.

I’ve also given in out as holiday treat bags too. An inexpensive holiday gift for family and friends.

Get the recipe: Reindeer Chow

18. Oreo Santa Hats

While Christmas can be stressful (visiting inlaws, navigating the mall hoards, sugared out kids, how many Christmas concerts ?!?!), these desserts don’t have to be.

Oreo Santa Hats super cute and are made with only a few ingredients. I’ve even been known to skip making the icing and using store bought if it’s just been one of those weeks.

I think these would be also be cute as Grinch Oreos, just switch out with the green centred Peppermint Oreos. The perfect Holiday finger foods for kids.

Get the recipe: Oreo Santa Hats

19. Christmas Cookie Dip

This creamy Christmas cookie dip is pure holiday magic.

With butter, cream cheese, Biscoff spread, and a hint of cinnamon, it’s mixed with chocolate chips and topped with red and green Smarties or M&M’s for a festive touch.

Serve it with cookies, pretzels or biscuits for dipping, and you’ll have a crowd-pleasing treat that’s sure to sleigh at any holiday party.

Get the recipe: Christmas Cookie Dip

20. Rolo Pretzels

Nothing could be simpler than these Rolo Christmas Pretzels.

Just 3 premade ingredients (pretzels, Rolos, and M&Ms) and 10 minutes later you have a Christmas Party Treat kids will love.

Get the recipe: Rolo Pretzels

21. Kid Friendly Cutout Star Sandwich Recipe

I LOVE this take on the classic Linzer Cookies, but in a cute Cutout Star Sandwiches form.

Plus they’re picky eater approved, so you know they’ll eat at least one thing at the party.

Customize to your family’s favorite toppings (different jams, nut or seed butters, Nutella and sprinkles), the sky’s the limit.

Get the recipe: Cutout Star Sandwich Recipe

22. Cornflake Wreaths

Cornflake Wreaths are a festive treat that are as fun to make as they are to eat.

With buttery marshmallows, crunchy cornflakes, and a pop of red candy “berries,” they’re a quick and easy holiday favorite that will have everyone feeling merry and bright.

My kids like to help shape all the wreaths, and put the berries on top. Just make sure you have extra berries if kids are helping, because they tend to disappear faster than the number of treats that are decorated.

Perfect for cookie trays, dessert boards, or gifting to neighbors, these wreaths are a holiday classic you’ll want to make year after year.

Get the recipe: Easy Cornflake Wreaths

23. Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies

Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies are an easy way to WOW your friends, family or coworkers.

Not only are they super cute and look great on your cookie trays, but they taste delicious as well. A win, win for everybody.

Plus they can be made up to two weeks ahead of time, so you can relax on the big days themselves.

Get the recipe: Christmas Tree Meringue Cookies

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These mini Christmas Tree Pizzas are super cute, and so easy to change up the toppings.

I think they would make a fun holiday movie night treat for kids as well. Just set out the toppings and let the kids decorate the trees to their liking.

You’ll just need a Christmas Tree shaped cookie cutter, premade dough (or something like pre-cooked Naan bread), and your favorite toppings.

Get the recipe: Mini Christmas Tree Pizzas

25. Ranch Snowman Cheeseball

Ranch Snowman Cheeseball is snow cute and perfect for any holiday party.

With zesty ranch flavor and creamy cheese, it’s a breeze to make ahead, giving you more time to sleigh the party scene with friends and family (lol, see what I did there ;).

Bonus: It’s tasty enough to eat and adorable enough to display as a centerpiece of your holiday table.

Get the recipe: Ranch Snowman Cheeseball

26. Reindeer Pudding Cups

If you’re short on time, or say forgot the class Christmas Party was tomorrow (uh….never happened to me ever), then these Reindeer Pudding Cups will save the day.

Made with chocolate pudding, pretzels, candy eyes, and a jelly bean nose, they come together in just minutes. Perfect for classroom celebrations or a quick Christmas dessert.

I think I would leave the pudding cups closed if it was for a school Christmas party, and then just attach the antlers etc to the outside with icing that hardens a bit.

Get the recipe: Reindeer Pudding Cups

With a chocolate cake base, creamy vanilla buttercream, and adorable green tree toppers crafted from melted white chocolate and chocolate Pocky Sticks, they’re as delicious as they are festive.

The best part? They’re surprisingly simple to create, no fancy techniques needed – just a bit of sweet creativity and holiday cheer.

Get the recipe: Christmas Tree Cupcakes

28. Donut Snowman Sticks

Donut Snowman Sticks are snow easy and fun to make, they’ll melt hearts at any holiday gathering!

Made with mini donuts, candy decorations, and licorice scarves, these sweet treats are as simple to assemble as they are adorable to serve.

Whether you use store-bought or homemade donuts, they’re a frosty delight that kids and adults will love snacking on.

Get the recipe: Donut Snowman Sticks

29. Reindeer Cheeseball Appetizers

Turn your holiday table into a reindeer playground with these charming Mini Reindeer Cheese Ball appetizers.

Made with cream cheese, ranch seasoning, cheddar, and bacon, each one is shaped into a festive reindeer complete with pretzel antlers.

These individual bites are not just delicious, they’ll have your guests grinning from ear to ear faster than Rudolph on Christmas Eve.

Get the recipe: Reindeer Cheeseball Appetizers

30. Easy Pretzel Reindeers

These Chocolate Pretzel Reindeer Treats, are another of those simple recipes, that take no time, but look fabulous on a Christmas dessert table or platter.

A perfect blend of sweet, salty, and adorable.

You’ll use chocolate-dipped pretzels, candy eyes, a pop of red M&M charm, and crunchy pretzel antlers.

What’s not to love?

Get the recipe: Easy Pretzel Reindeers

31. Grinch Pretzel Bark

Grinch Pretzel Bark is one of those recipes that may be just the candy treat for kids.

Vibrant red and green colored white chocolate, festive sprinkles and salty & crunchy pretzels, broken into pieces for a fun Grinchmas.

Get the recipe: Grinch Pretzel Bark

Final Thoughts: Easy Christmas Party Snacks for Kids

No need to panic when you have these super simple Christmas party treats for kids at hand.

They’re savory, sweet and salty snacks that up your finger food dessert and appetizer game, without all the hassle. Not to mention, adults love them too.

So go ahead and enjoy these quick holiday party treat recipes this season.