The best Christmas activities to do with children
Handmade Christmas decorations
The fluffy Christmas baubles
We bet you have some old Christmas baubles at the bottom of a box? Perfect! It's time to give them a second life with this 100% upcycled activity.
What you need:
– Old Christmas baubles
– Pom-poms of different sizes or cotton wool
– A little liquid glue
– And a pretty ribbon for the finishing touch
The steps:
Cover the bauble with glue, stick the pom-poms on one by one, thread the ribbon through, and voilà: a new decoration ready to shine on the tree.
And to take the matchy-matchy look all the way, take a look at our Moumoute collection, inspired by the softness of winter #snowlife
Materials:
– Plain crockery (white or light-coloured)
– Special ceramic paint (food-safe)
– Brushes and sponges
– Stencils (optional)
A quick trip in the oven (depending on the paint), and your creation is ready for the Christmas snack!
Ceramic painting
A perfect activity for budding little artists! On a mug, a plate or a bowl, let your little one express their creativity: snowflakes, Christmas trees or a quirky Santa, anything goes. Younger ones can use stencils, while older ones can go freestyle.
Personalised Christmas colouring pages
A calm and creative activity, perfect for winter afternoons!
What you need:
– Petit Picotin Christmas colouring pages to print
– Coloured pencils or felt-tip pens
– A pair of scissors
– Ribbon or string
– A hole punch
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The steps:
- Print the colouring pages
- Let the children colour their drawings
- Cut out the shapes and make a small hole at the top.
- Thread a ribbon through to hang them on the tree
Result: decorations 100% handmade by your little ones.
Comforting recipes for winter
Chocolate pine cones
The idea? Turn a soft cake into little bite-sized pine cones.
The ingredients:
-softened butter,
-caster sugar,
-eggs,
-flour,
-baking powder,
-chocolate or cocoa powder
-single cream,
-Chocapic-type cereal
Start by making a chocolate cake. Once cooled, crumble it, add a little cream to get a soft texture, then shape into small pine cone forms.
Then the children press in Chocapic-type cereal to form the scales. A little icing sugar for the snow… and "Let it snow!"
Blend the biscuits, add the mascarpone, shape into balls (one large, one small) and assemble them with a cocktail stick.
Dip them in melted white chocolate, then draw the eyes, smile and buttons with dark chocolate.
Result: adorable little snowmen to munch on
Snowmen
A recipe as simple as it is fun, perfect for a winter afternoon.
You will need:
– Oreo-type biscuits
– A little mascarpone
– White and dark chocolate
The jam Christmas tree
Easy, quick and delicious!
You will need:
– 2 puff pastry sheets
– The jam of your choice
– 3 tbsp of milk for the glaze
Roll out one puff pastry sheet, spread a little jam over it (raspberry, apricot or whatever you like), then cover with a second sheet.
Cut out the tree shape, twist the branches, brush with milk, and bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 200°C.
You can even go for the savoury version, with pesto!
Top tip: serve it while it's still warm and crispy!
your little ones' sayings
"CockaROO! Time to wake up!" - Romane, 3 years old
"Mummy it's a snow puddle outside!" - Martin, 3 years old
"Grandma, your fingers are all crinkled (wrinkled)" - Gabriel, 2 years old
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Hello, moi c’est Capucine ! J’espère que cet article vous a plu. Passionnée par la rédaction et spécialisée dans les contenus autour de la petite enfance, je fais partie de l’équipe éditoriale de Petit Picotin. Au fil du blog, j’explore les questions du quotidien des familles pour vous partager conseils, idées et inspirations, en m’appuyant sur des recherches, des sources spécialisées et l’expertise de notre équipe.
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