xmas activities for kids

See who can tell the funniest Christmas Joke that gets everyone giggling or rolling about laughing. The winning joke is the one that gets the most laughs. Here are some Christmas jokes to get you started.

Set up a family News Desk at the kitchen table
Decide on what stories are going to go in the magazine. Could be a profile of someone in the family, maybe an interview with a grandparent, will someone take photos or draw pictures. Maybe there could be a fun corner with a puzzle or a joke in it.
Decide on what story or item will go on what page, maybe write down on a mini magazine plan on a sheet of paper.
Gather together the materials youll need to make up the magazine: paper, pens, photos, any other materials to decorate the magazine.
Have fun putting the magazine together.

Take some scissors, a shopping bag and some gardening gloves, put on the warm boots & coats and head off for some holly collecting at a woods or hedgerow near you. This is such a lovely seasonal plant to show off by your Christmas candles or as a centrepiece for your Christmas table.

Bundle up warmly and head outside to see if you can spot the stars as the weather becomes colder and the skies are clearer and darkness falls earlier so you should get the ideal conditions on a clear night to see some of the constellations.

Make a special family Christmas video message to send to relatives abroad. Smilebox is also nice for making personalised photo style e cards with music.