50 Easy and Fun Classroom Christmas Treat Ideas
If you’re looking for some easy and fun classroom Christmas treat ideas for your holiday party this post is for you. This post is especially made for those teachers that are short on time but still want to create a festive party for their students. I found tons of ideas that are super easy and include plenty of no-bake and store-bought options.
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Popular Classroom Christmas Treat Ideas for Class Parties
In this post I’ll show you fun Christmas treats that are super easy and your students will love including:
- Christmas Snack Mix Ideas
- Healthy & Festive Ideas with Fresh Fruit
- Snowman String Cheese
- How to Make Almost any Treat into a Reindeer
- No Bake Ideas for Christmas Goodies
For all of these ideas and more read on.
Easy Classroom Christmas Treat Ideas
If you want some cute Christmas treats that are both easy and festive then this section is for you. How about taking some prepackaged goodies and taking them up a notch? Check out some inspiration that is perfect for your class Christmas parties below.
1 | Rudolph Pudding Cups
Add googly eyes, a red pom and antlers made from pipe cleaners to a pudding cup to create a cute Rudolph that your students will love.
2 | Reindeer Lollipops
Here’s a great idea to turn Tootsie Pops into reindeers. These ones you can actually purchase from Etsy. You can click here to check it out.
3 | Peppermint Tootsie Pops
Want to make the reindeer lollipops above? Try using peppermint flavored Tootsie Pops for an extra festive touch!
4 | Snowmen Popcorn Bags
These snowman popcorn bags are such an easy way to dress up a classroom Christmas snack! Simply fill the snowman treat bags with popcorn and secure the tops with twist ties. The printed faces do all the decorating for you, making them a cute option for party snacks or take-home treats.
5 | Santa Sleigh Treats
This sleighing Santa is a fun idea that you could easily re-create after a trip to the grocery store. This could also be a craft idea for students.
6 | Christmas Tree Lollipops
Another easy idea for some festive treats is to dress up a basic lollipop.
7 | Reindeer Chocolates and Snowflake Chocolate
Find the red Lindor chocolate balls to pull off this cute little chocolate Rudolph. The combo of these with the snowflake chocolates would add a smile to your students’ faces.
Healthy Christmas Treats for Classroom
To include healthier options, you can make festive fruit kabobs with grapes, strawberries, and pineapple. You can also create Strawberry Santa Hats by topping strawberries with a dollop of whipped cream or yogurt and a mini marshmallow. Check out some more of my favorite healthy classroom Christmas treat ideas below.
8 | Grinch Snack Platter
This Grinch snack platter has a mix of healthy and sweet treats. To copy this idea, include green items like grapes, green M&Ms and other green candies to create the Grinch’s face. Then add strawberries and yogurt-covered pretzels to make his Santa hat!
This might be the perfect Christmas snack if your class is watching the How the Grinch Stole Christmas at your holiday party. If you’re thinking of showing a holiday movie at your party, you should read this first…39 Best Christmas Movies for the Classroom: Teacher’s Guide
9 | Santa Banana
Provide students with healthy Christmas snacks by making these adorable Santa banana sticks. All you need are bananas, red M&Ms, and candy eyes. To create the strawberry hat, you just need strawberries and mini marshmallows.
10 | Christmas Tree Veggie Cups
These Christmas tree broccoli cups are a cute way to add some veggies to your classroom holiday party! Spoon dip into clear cups, arrange broccoli florets into little trees, and decorate with red bell pepper ornaments and a yellow pepper star.
11 | Santa Strawberry Platter
How cute is this Santa fruit snack? Arrange banana slices for his face and strawberries for his hat, then add whipped cream for the beard and hat trim, mini chocolate chips for eyes, and a strawberry nose!
Christmas Drinks for the Classroom
Instead of soda, consider making snowman soup. It’s a mixture of hot chocolate powder and mini marshmallows. Just add hot water when you’re ready to serve.
You can also serve apple cider as a festive option. Check out some more ideas plus how to transform your drinks into a festive surprise.
12 | Rudolph Juice Boxes
Why serve boring juice boxes when you can create these adorable Rudolph juice boxes. This might be a good project idea for a parent volunteer or even a classroom craft!
13 | Rudolph Soda
Here’s an easy way to transform a simple bottle of soda into a Christmas drink.
14 | Root Deer Float
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Instead of serving a boring root beer float how about a root deer float? Decorate a root beer float with mini candy cane antlers and a red candy nose for a festive ‘root deer’ treat.
15 | Candy Cane Spoons
Hot cocoa is a class holiday party classic. If you want to take it up a notch, give students these yummy peppermint candy cane spoons with their hot chocolate. You can find them on Amazon here.
Christmas Snacks for the Classroom
Balance out the Christmas sweets with a few savory snacks on your classroom party table. Christmas tree sandwiches, cheese and crackers, and reindeer applesauce pouches add variety while keeping things festive. Serve them in individual portions so students can easily grab a snack between holiday activities!
Check out some more easy Christmas snacks for your classroom holiday party.
16 | Fish Cracker Holiday Snack Bags
Here’s a fun way to put a winter spin on an old favorite snack, goldfish crackers. This is a printable bag tag that you can get on Etsy to add a fun twist to your classroom snack for the holidays. All you have to do is place Goldfish crackers in a bag and then print and attach the label.
17 | Christmas Shaped Sandwiches
Turn simple sandwiches into a festive classroom snack by cutting them into Christmas trees and stars! Use your favorite school-approved fillings, then try these Christmas cookie cutters to create fun holiday shapes for your party tray.
18 | Applesauce Craft & Snack
These reindeer applesauce pouches double as a cute Christmas craft and a classroom snack! Students can tape brown paper antlers behind each sealed pouch, then attach googly eyes and a red pom-pom nose to the front, leaving the cap clear for opening.
Christmas Treats that Students Make
Get your students involved! They can create Christmas bark by spreading melted chocolate on parchment paper and topping it with crushed candy canes and festive sprinkles.
Another option is rolling balls of dough for making sugar cookies, allowing students to decorate them with icing and sprinkles. Check out some more ideas of Christmas treats that students make below.
19 | Mini Christmas Tree Treat
Have students create their own mini-Christmas trees with ice cream cones, green frosting and candies. Have them decorate on the inverted cup lid, and cover as shown to cut down on the mess.
20 | Easy Gingerbread House Idea
Copy this idea to easily create gingerbread houses in your classroom with Pop Tarts and candies. Put candies in cupcake liners so students can grab a small portion and get to work.
21 | Student Created Gingerbread Houses
Here’s the finished product of the Pop Tart gingerbread house. They are easy to make and even easier to eat!
22 | Festive Pretzel Sticks
These festive pretzel sticks are a fun mix of sweet and salty for your classroom Christmas celebration! Make them with your class by dipping pretzel sticks in melted chocolate and adding holiday sprinkles, or save time and order these on Amazon.
23 | Popcorn Rudolph Glove Craft
Kids can create these cute reindeer treats by filling a clear, food-safe plastic glove with popcorn, gently pushing it into each finger. Help them tie the opening closed with ribbon, then attach googly eyes, a red pom-pom nose, and brown pipe-cleaner antlers to the outside. These would make a fun classroom Christmas activity and a festive snack to take home!
24 | Christmas Cookies
You can’t forget the classic Christmas cookies! Make sugar cookies, gingerbread, and snickerdoodles to give your students a variety of flavors to enjoy. You could also create a cookie decorating station by providing students with premade cookies, frosting, and decorations.
Homemade Christmas Treats
If you love to bake, have the time to and your school allows it you may want to bring some homemade tasty treats to the Christmas party. Homemade treats like peppermint marshmallows or caramel corn are great for classroom parties.
They’re delicious and show that extra effort and care went into their preparation. Check out some fun homemade Christmas treat ideas that your students will love below.
25 | Melted Snowman Oreo Balls
These mini melted Frosty the snowman are made with mini-Oreo Cookies, cream cheese, frosting and Rolos. These are cute Christmas treats that your students would love.
26 | Snowmen Cake Pops
Here’s a holiday twist on the classic cake pops that your students would enjoy.
Simple Classroom Christmas Treat Ideas
It’s always a good idea to have some easy and quick-to-make classroom Christmas treats to help save time. You can make simple snowmen cheese sticks, holiday snack mix and Santa fruit kabobs. Check these ideas out below.
27 | String Cheese Snowmen
To create these adorable editable snowmen just start with string cheese and draw eyes, mouth a carrot nose and some buttons on your cheese sticks for a super easy and cute snack idea for your students.
28 | Easy Santa Kabobs
You can easily re-create this healthy Christmas treat for your classroom with some fresh fruit! All you need is kabob sticks, green grapes, sliced bananas, strawberries and mini marshmallows.
29 | Christmas Snack Mix
For an easy recipe just mix together popcorn, pretzels, and festive M&Ms for a tasty Christmas snack mix. Reindeer chow is another easy option, just mix together cereal, pretzels, and chocolate candies, then drizzle with melted chocolate. Check out below some ideas to include in your Christmas snack Mix.
Christmas Snack Mix Ingredient Ideas
- Christmas colored M&Ms
- Popcorn
- Pretzels, regular, chocolate covered or yogurt covered
- Raisins
- Chocolate chips or peanut butter chips
- Chex Mix
- Cereal, like Cheerios
- Nuts (If there are no allergies)
30 | Christmas Cups for Your Snack Mix
Provide students with their snack mix in cute holiday cups to keep all the little hands from digging into a community snack bowl and spreading germs.
Prepackaged Christmas Treats
If you’re looking for a fun holiday treat that is super easy and requires no baking how about choosing prepackaged options like individually wrapped candies and holiday-themed snack packs. Check out your local stores or Amazon this time of year and you’re sure to find plenty of prepackaged Christmas themed treats that students will love. Check out some of my favorite ideas from Amazon below.
31 | Christmas Tree Cakes
Christmas tree cakes are a holiday classic that would be perfect for your classroom party. Order these Christmas tree treats on Amazon for an easy, festive addition to your snack table!
32 | Christmas Tree Cake Printable
Want to turn those Christmas tree cakes into a cute student gift? Pair each one with this editable Christmas tree cake printable from Etsy, which reads, “A Christmas Tree-t for someone so sweet!” Personalize the bottom line with your name, print the cards, and secure each wrapped cake to Santa’s truck with ribbon or twine threaded through two small holes.
33 | Christmas Tree Twizzlers
These cherry-flavored TWIZZLERS trees are a cute and easy treat for your classroom Christmas celebration! Add them to student goodie bags or grab a bag on Amazon for a festive addition to your holiday snack table.
34 | Holiday Rice Krispies Treats
These Rice Krispies Treats Holly Jolly Minis feature festive red and green toppings and individually wrapped packaging that’s perfect for student goodie bags! Grab a 32-count box on Amazon for an easy classroom Christmas party snack.
35 | Elf on The Shelf Graham Snack Packs
These Elf on the Shelf graham snacks would be perfect if your class has a classroom elf! Imagine students discovering that their elf brought them a special snack! Grab the 30-pouch variety pack on Amazon for individually packaged cinnamon and hot chocolate graham treats.
If you are thinking about getting a classroom elf or need some fresh ideas, then check out this post… Creative Elf on the Shelf Classroom Ideas
36 | Christmas Lollipops
These cute holiday suckers would be a fun addition to your school Christmas party and the best part is you don’t have to make them.
37 | Grinch Hershey’s Kisses
These HERSHEY’S KISSES feature Grinch-themed foil wrappers that would be so cute for a Grinch classroom party or a holiday movie day! Grab a bulk bag on Amazon to fill treat bowls or tuck a few into student goodie bags.
38 | Christmas Swirl Lollipops
I love the classic look of these red and green swirl lollipops with their little red bows. Grab a 24-pack on Amazon for individually wrapped treats to tuck into classroom Christmas goodie bags or pair with a holiday gift tag!
Fun Christmas Treat Presentation Ideas
Presentation can make all the difference! If you’re looking for a cute way to provide fun Christmas snacks, check out these ideas below.
39 | Snow Globe Christmas Treat
These snow globe treats would make adorable classroom Christmas gifts! Use melted white candy melts to secure two white fudge-covered Oreos to a lollipop stick, then decorate with a chocolate hat, licorice scarf, and candy snowman features.
Place each snowman in a clear treat bag with the snowy printable background and mini marshmallow “snow,” then close the bag and attach the base. You can personalize the editable snow globe printable from Etsy with your name for a sweet finishing touch!
40 | Gingerbread House Treat Boxes
These little gingerbread house boxes turn simple Christmas treats into adorable student gifts! Fill them with mini candy canes, wrapped chocolates, and a small bag of popcorn, letting a few goodies peek out of the open tops. Find the gingerbread treat boxes on Amazon for a festive way to package classroom party favors or send-home treats.
41 | Snowman & Reindeer Mini Donuts
These printable reindeer and snowman donut cards turn individually wrapped mini donuts into adorable classroom Christmas treats! Simply print two cards per page on cardstock, cut them out, add your name, and attach the donuts with double-sided tape for an easy party favor or student gift.
Christmas Disposable Dinnerware
To make cleanup a breeze, use disposable plates, cups, and utensils in festive holiday patterns. Consider biodegradable options for a more eco-friendly party. Below check out my top picks from Amazon for disposable dinnerware for your holiday party.
42 | Gingerbread Tableware Set
These gingerbread plates and Christmas tree napkins would be adorable for a classroom gingerbread decorating party or holiday snack time! Find the set on Amazon, complete with 25 plates, 25 napkins, and 25 forks to make party prep a little easier.
43 | Christmas Light Paper Plates
These colorful Christmas light bulb plates would make such a cute addition to your classroom holiday snack table! Grab the party set on Amazon, which includes 25 plates, 25 red forks, and 25 matching light-string napkins for easy setup and cleanup.
44 | Grinch Dinnerware Set
This Grinch Christmas tableware would bring a festive touch to your classroom holiday party! Find the set on Amazon, with dinner plates, dessert plates, cups, and napkins for 25 to make serving snacks and cleaning up easier.
45 | Santa Claus Plates
Would your students get a kick out of eating their holiday snacks off of Santa’s head? This pack of 24 plates is available on Amazon.
46 | Christmas Plate and Utensil Set
How can you not be in the holiday spirit if you’re snacking on these festive plates? This set is perfect for a class or 25.
By creating a mix of sweet, savory, healthy, and fun treats, your classroom Christmas party is sure to be a hit. Have fun and enjoy the holiday season with your students!
Take Home Christmas Snacks
If you want to send your students home with a fun holiday themed snack for winter break, check out these clever ideas below.
47 | Chewing Gum Santa
What an adorable treat alternative to candy. This is an Etsy printable that you can find here. You just purchase the Dentyne Ice packs and then download and print this Santa and then cut the mouth out with an exacto knife. The result is this cute smiley Santa!
48 | Funny Christmas Snack Idea
Add bag toppers to your students’ favorite holiday candy for a laugh this year. You can purchase these on Etsy, but they do not include the candy. The options include:
- Snowman Poop
- Elf Pillows
- Polar Bear Food
- Reindeer Noses
- Santa Kisses and
- Gingerbread buttons
49 | Magic Reindeer Food
Make these adorable magic reindeer food favors by filling clear plastic ornament containers with oats and festive sprinkles, then adding googly eyes, a red pom-pom nose, and brown pipe cleaner antlers. Package each one in a clear gift bag with a ribbon and a reindeer food tag, or save time and order these ready-made favors on Etsy for a cute classroom Christmas gift!
50 | Printable Christmas Bag Toppers
Turn a simple bag of holiday snacks into a cute student gift with my Christmas classroom treat bag toppers! Fill your bags with Christmas snack mix, pretzels, or wrapped candies, then add a topper for a festive finishing touch for student gifts.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some fun snacks for a school Christmas party?
For a fun and festive school Christmas party, you can try making holiday pretzel treats, Rudolph cake pops, or candy cane mice. These snacks are not only delicious but also add a creative touch to the celebration. Frosty the Snowman cake pops are another adorable option that kids will love.
What are popular treats for a classroom holiday celebration?
Popular treats for a classroom holiday celebration include cinnamon and peppermint cookies, chocolate chip and M&M cookies, and small Christmas candies. These classic flavors are sure to be a hit among the students and help spread the holiday spirit.
Any creative ideas for Christmas treat boxes in class?
To make Christmas treat boxes extra special, consider putting together small bags filled with holiday-themed goodies. You can personalize them with the students’ names and include items like Santa bottles, jars of candy kisses, or reindeer bags. This little gesture will surely make everyone feel the magic of the holiday season.
If you want some more Goodie bags ideas for your classroom, check out this post…50 Easy & Fun Christmas Classroom Goodie Bag Ideas
What are simple and delicious treats for a class Christmas party?
For a simple and delicious class Christmas party, you can’t go wrong with pre-made Christmas cookies or prepackaged Christmas treats. Save yourself a little time and buy the treats or ask parents to contribute yummy snacks for your classroom Christmas party.
What treats can be easily made for a school holiday event?
Quick and easy treats for a school holiday event include chocolate chip and M&M cookies, cinnamon and peppermint cookies, or roll-out butter cookies. These recipes are quite simple, allowing you to prepare them with minimal hassle and still bring delicious flavors to the celebration.
How to create allergy-friendly treats for a classroom Christmas party?
When planning treats for a classroom Christmas party, it’s important to be mindful of any food allergies. To create allergy-friendly treats, opt for recipes that are free of common allergens like nuts, dairy, and gluten. Follow your school’s food policies and check ingredient labels against students’ specific allergies before choosing treats.
I hope in this post you were able to find some new classroom Christmas treat ideas for your school party this year. Feel free to save your favorite ideas to your Pinterest boards to save for later. To do that just click on the picture and then the P and choose your board.
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