One of the best ways to make a kid feel recognised and appreciated is by giving them an award that reflects their achievements—something that will make them smile every time they see it.
Instead of giving simple prizes, you could hand out personalised medals or awards that celebrate their efforts throughout the year. For instance, they could be a recognition of fears overcome or things learned during the club.
To add an even more festive touch, you could celebrate the kids who excelled in tasks such as decorating the Christmas tree, singing carols, organising the decorations, telling Christmas stories, etc.
To make it even more exciting, you could set up a small stage, roll out a red carpet, and let the kids feel like celebrities for a day!
Personalised awards become keepsakes that children often cherish for years. They also tend to motivate them to seek out new challenges and believe in themselves.
A great local workshop for custom medals and awards is MedalStudio. They’re a small studio based in Driffield that can help you design awards or medals for your Christmas club for free.
Medal Studio offers a wide variety of awards, including medals, trophies, snoods, and even pin badges
What a better way to end the year than with a walk down memory lane?
Recapping important moments of the year as a Christmas activity can have a great impact on kids, as it allows them to focus on the positive and develop a sense of gratitude and community.
There are many fun and creative ways they can remember significant moments from the year. For example, they could create a memory tree using photos from holidays, family activities, and school events.
You can even turn it into an interactive experience by asking the kids to write their favourite memories of the year on coloured paper and decorate them as they wish. Afterwards, they can place these papers in a jar and read them together.
An end-of-year celebration is not just about looking back; it’s also about looking forward!
Talking about resolutions for the upcoming year is an excellent way to help kids develop skills like organisation and planning, as well as teaching them how to set goals.
A fun activity to visualise the year ahead is to create a collage or vision board using magazine cut-outs and drawings that reflect their wishes and objectives. Another option is to write a letter addressed to their “future self” or prepare a time capsule that they can open and read together at the end of the following year. These activities are not only fun but also encourage reflection and creativity in the little ones.
A Secret Santa exchange is not only fun, but it also teaches kids the importance of giving and sharing.
To organise the exchange, start by writing the names of all the children on pieces of paper. Then, ask them to pick a piece of paper at random. Once they know who they’ll be giving a gift to, encourage them to create a drawing or craft that they think the kid will like.
When everyone has finished, gather everyone together and have them try to guess who their “Secret Santa” was. This activity is a lovely way to celebrate friendship during this festive season.
This holiday season, make your Christmas club unforgettable. From personalised medals and awards to Secret Santa exchanges, these Christmas activities will help create lovely memories for the kids.
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