28 Cute and Festive Christmas Snack Ideas For Kids

Looking for cute and festive Christmas snack ideas for kids? These fun and easy-to-make Christmas treats are perfect for the holiday season!

From holiday finger foods to healthy snacks, there’s something for every little one to enjoy. Whether you’re planning a holiday party or just want to add some seasonal cheer to snack time, these tasty and adorable holiday snacks will keep kids happy and excited for the festive fun!

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This holiday season, leave nothing up to chance: Avoid any opportunity of “hanger” by preparing these simple Christmas snacks. Not only will these sweet and salty treats keep everyone feeling full and festive, but they’ll also ensure you remain on the ‘nice’ list this year.

It also does not matter how many people are in your snacking party, whether it is a small group or a large one.

All of these Christmas snack recipes are perfect for watching cheesy Christmas movies with your significant other, a big potluck with friends and family, or even just cuddling up by yourself!

During the holidays, we are not ashamed to say that we go a little crazy with the cute shaped cookies that are in the form of trees, candy canes and what have you, all of which are liberally dusted with red and green sprinkles.

If you too want to get in on the holiday spirit with your baking, check out these Christmas treats. They’re absolutely adorable, in the most festive way possible.

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Christmas Snack Ideas For Kids

Air fryer Smores From Deliciously Home Cooked

Air fryer s’mores is one of our favorite recipes because it gives us the gooey chocolatey goodness of s’mores without the need for a campfire.

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Best Baked Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip Recipe From The Fresh Cooky

This simple baked Cranberry Cream Cheese dip is perfect for the holiday season. 4 components to this cheesy, sweet-tart, salty, and savory hot dip. Cranberry sauce should be fresh or made at home or the leftover one from the previous day.

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Best Mini Peppermint Christmas Bundt Cakes From Our Home Made Easy

These mini chocolate peppermint Christmas bundt cakes are very simple to prepare! These are ideal for the holiday season and will definitely make a great impression. Mini Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cakes, with traditional holiday flavors, will satisfy all your guests AND make them say ‘wow’!

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Chicken and Potato Cutlets From Spoons Of Flavor

Are you in search of a tasty and simple recipe? Here is a delicious recipe of chicken and potato cutlets. It is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside.

These cutlets are very crunchy on the outside and at the same time very soft and moist on the inside. The mixture of the shredded chicken, mashed potatoes, spices, and fresh herbs are simply delicious to the taste buds.

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Christmas Bark From Small Town Woman

Christmas Bark is a delicious holiday candy that you can make in a snap, perfect for a last minute gift for your loved ones. Christmas Bark is a delicious holiday candy that you can make in a flash.

It is convenient to use for a last minute gift for family, neighbors, friends and co-workers. They are easy to modify and you probably have some of the ingredients in your kitchen at the moment.

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Christmas Charcuterie Board Dessert From Chenée Today

This is one of the best Christmas food boards I have seen, and it is a Christmas charcuterie board. It is a dessert charcuterie board with cookies and other sweets!

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Christmas Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods From My Mini Chefs

Christmas Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods are pretzel rods that are covered with white or milk chocolate and then rolled in Christmas sprinkles. And who doesn’t like chocolate and sprinkles when they were a kid? Christmas pretzel rods are a fun way to spend the days before Christmas with your family making lots of fun foods for you and Santa.

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Christmas Crunch Snack Mix Recipe From Angie Holden The Country Chic Cottage

This Christmas crunch snack mix can be prepared in a matter of minutes! This is a perfect blend of sweet and salty that will make your taste buds dance. It can be eaten as a snack or even given as a gift!

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Christmas Oreo Balls Reindeer Shaped From Bake Me Some Sugar

Christmas Oreo Balls that are shaped like Ruldolph the red-nosed reindeer. Oreo cookies, cream cheese and dipped in melted chocolate. A must make. Oreos – Feel free to use any type of Oreo that you prefer. Mint Oreos, Golden, Peanut Butter, etc.

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Christmas Rice Krispies Treats From Peel with Zeal

A quick and easy gluten free Christmas treats. Very versatile and ideal for cookie swaps or holiday bake sales. Bring these rice krispie treats to your next holiday event and I guarantee they will be gone in a flash!

This recipe works because there is not much that you have to do to make rice krispie treats completely gluten-free.

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Easy Classic Popcorn Balls From Served From Scratch

It’s a childhood favorite! These Easy Classic Christmas Popcorn Balls are a super fun, nostalgic treat to make for the holidays! It is the most wonderful time of the year!!

Christmas music, lights, decorations, sweets, and especially traditions – let them all come in.

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Easy Rudolph Red Nose Treats From Movie Nights at Home

These easy Rudolph Red Nose Christmas Donut Holes are the perfect appetizer for your holiday party, breakfast or movie night with your kids!

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Elf Nibbles Christmas Snack Mix From Dizzy Busy and Hungry!

Elf Nibbles Christmas snack mix is colorful, playful, sugary, savory, and delicious. It is very easy to prepare and can be adapted to any occasion easily! Another family favorite and perfect for edible gifts is my Vanilla Wafer Holiday Bark. It is a delicious and playful take on your regular bark recipe!

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Elsas White Chocolate Snowflake Pretzels From Mouse Trip Magic

These snowflake pretzels are sweet and salty, and are perfect for a Frozen movie night or a Frozen party. The pretzel base is covered with a spiral of white chocolate to make a beautiful snowflake treat!

If you are in search of a fun and yummy dessert or something that is Christmassy to do with children, then these pretzel snowflakes are perfect!

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Gnome For The Holidays Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board From Our Crafty Mom

Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board: Treat your eyes to a gnome-themed feast of sweets and holiday goodies. Perfect for the holidays! This super easy gnome frosting board is a fun twist to the traditional meat and cheese Christmas charcuterie board.

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Green Apple Christmas Tree Snack From Healthy Kids Recipes

This is a fun and healthy snack that you can prepare for the holiday season, the Apple Christmas Tree. It is so enjoyable and easy to prepare!

It is just a few different fruits, a little cheese, and some pretzel sticks, but they are so cute, the kids will want to munch their way through them. My little guys are always so thrilled to decorate their own little trees!

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Kids Christmas Charcuterie Board From My Mini Chefs

Create a 15 minutes Christmas Charcuterie Board for the kids with red, green and white fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses. Charcuterie boards are also simple to involve the kids in, so here are some ways they can assist.

Younger children should be allowed to put nuts or candies in the bowls. Let the teenagers be the ones to cut the fruits and veggies. Younger children who are not yet able to use a knife can assist in placing the fun foods around the board.

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Oreo Hot Chocolate Dunkin Donuts Copycat From The Littlest Crumb

This oreo hot chocolate is a copycat of the dunkin donuts version and it is even better than the original. Easy to prepare with only 3 ingredients and takes less than 10 minutes to prepare.

Some of the best hot chocolate drinks include this dark hot chocolate with amaretto or this coffee hot chocolate and they are best taken in winter as desserts.

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Oreo Penguins From Dizzy Busy and Hungry!

These super adorable Oreo Penguins are so easy to make! These are not your traditional baked goods, but rather easy to make winter delights that everyone will enjoy!

Your cookies can also be frozen for about a month or so. It may have a skin on the chocolate when thawed and the taste may not be exactly the same.

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Pop Tart Gingerbread House From Chenée Today

Pop Tart Gingerbread House – no kit needed for this fun holiday activity! This gingerbread house recipe with Pop Tarts is so fun! This is the best gingerbread house Pop-Tarts recipe, a tasty replacement for graham cracker gingerbread house or a gingerbread house kit!

This Pop Tart gingerbread house is super simple to make with only two ingredients plus your favorite candies!

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Pumpkin Pie Cookies From Vegan Dollhouse

These pumpkin pie cookies have a sweet and flaky shortcrust pastry base and a creamy pumpkin pie filling. They are just like little vegan pumpkin pies in essence.

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Reindeer Cake Pops From EmilyFabulous

These Christmas Reindeer Cake Pops are simple to prepare, great for making with children, and perfect for any Christmas or holiday party.

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Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats From EmilyFabulous

These Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats should be prepared for the next holiday or Christmas party. It is very simple to prepare and entertaining to consume! The simplest way to achieve the brown frosting is by using the brown gel frosting.

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Santa Cupcakes From Baking Beauty

Santa Cupcakes: It is very simple and enjoyable to prepare with children! No decorating skills required.

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Snowman Rice Krispie Treats From Deliciously Home Cooked

If you are in the mood for some winter entertaining, then snowman Rice Krispie treats are perfect for the occasion. The holidays are a magical 

These snowman Rice Krispies treats are made of crisp rice cereal and marshmallow and are easy to whip up and make a great edible decoration or gift.

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Strawberry Chocolate Truffles From Life Around The Table

Strawberry Chocolate Day Truffles, the filling is a mix of creamy chocolate and strawberry while the outer layer is freeze-dried strawberries.

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Sugar Cookies Easy Holiday Cookies From Cupcake Savvy’s Kitchen

Bring happiness this holiday season with home baked cookies. This is a basic and flexible recipe that will always produce a cake that is soft and buttery.

These simple Holiday Sugar Cookies are a traditional holiday dessert that will help you to satisfy your desire for sweets and create beautiful and warm gifts. Every cookie has a great texture that is moist and buttery with a slight crunch on the outside. If you take a bite, you will be able to feel the softness of the cake that disintegrates in your mouth and the buttery, sweet frosting.

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The Best Christmas Grinch Cake Pops Recipe From Our Home Made Easy

Deck the halls with these simple and cute Grinch Cake Pops. Ideal for celebrations or as a tasty treat.

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