Family Fun and Reindeer Games

by Donna Huber

Kids will soon be home for the holidays. You don't want to be the parents in the song "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." (You know the lyric: "And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again".) If you have really young children, check out the list of current and classic Christmas books. If your kids are a little older, here are some fun books for the whole family to join in reindeer games.

If you are looking for more books to read for Christmas, be sure to check out all the 25 Days of Christmas Reading recommendations.

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Would You Rather? Christmas Edition by Lindsey Daly

Join Santa and his elves in a super-fun game of "Would You Rather?" with Christmas questions that will make you think and laugh out loud. Challenge family and friends to see who has the most holiday spirit! (Goodreads)

Buy Would You Rather? Christmas Edition at Amazon

Best Kids' Christmas Jokes Ever! by Highlights for Children

Ho, ho, ho-larious jokes for kids! This entertaining holiday-themed joke collection will keep kids 6 and up laughing all season long. Curated by the editors at Highlights, Best Kids' Christmas Jokes Ever contains over 500 age-appropriate, hilarious jokes in a variety of types, like riddles, knock-knocks and more.

What did the dog say to the Christmas tree? My bark is louder than yours! This humor collection features hundreds of clever jokes as well as hilarious black-and-white cartoons to round out the fun. These wholesome jokes will appeal to kids' sense of humor and are great for sharing at school, play dates or parties. With jokes about Santa, reindeer, Christmas carols and more, kids will amuse themselves—and their friends and family—with this jolly joke book.

Joke books encourage kids to read for fun and provide screen-free entertainment for road trips, rainy days and more—a great option for reluctant readers! Plus, sharing jokes with friends and family isn’t just fun; wordplay found in jokes and riddles boosts young readers’ language skills. Telling jokes also helps kids build confidence and social-emotional skills to help them succeed in school. (Goodreads)

Buy Best Kids' Christmas Jokes Ever! at Amazon

Hailey Haddie's Minute Mysteries Christmas Edition by Marina J. Bowman

You are invited to solve holiday-themed supernatural crimes with Hailey Haddie, the famous amateur detective. Use your detective skills to tackle hidden clues, tricky puzzles, wacky suspects, and relentless riddles.

Each mystery is less than 400 words long, so you can read it in about a minute and solve it in a few more.

Someone has been stealing Santa’s hot chocolate. Who is the thief? Only YOU can figure it out.

Take a peek inside Hailey Haddie’s case log of 15 mysteries and join the fun of investigating the crimes! (Goodreads)

Buy Hailey Haddie's Minute Mysteries Christmas Edition at Amazon

What would make a day full of reindeer games even more fun? Cookies, of course. Here is a quick and easy (and delicious) recipe.

Almond Joy Cookies

1 bag (14 oz) of coconut flakes

1 bag (10 oz) of chocolate chips (I used dark chocolate)

1 can (14 oz) of sweetened condensed milk

1 cu chopped almonds

Preheat oven to 325°F. Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Drop a spoonful of cookie mixture on the cookie sheet and flatten to make a disc. Bake 12 - 14 minutes until coconut is golden brown. Cool on the cookie sheet at least 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack (if you need the cookie sheet for the next batch, you can cool for 5 minutes and then transfer the parchment paper and cookies to a wire rack to continue to cool). Store in an airtight container.

Donna Huber is an avid reader and natural encourager. She is the founder of Girl Who Reads and the author of how-to marketing book Secrets to a Successful Blog Tour.

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