Toddler Christmas party snacks need to be easy for little hands to grab and hold as well as appetizing to junior tastes. But most importantly of all, they need to be not overly sweet!
If you’re hosting a festive party at home or in the classroom, the last thing you want is a sugar crazed high. The meltdowns and/or chaotic aftermath are simply never worth it! Whether you have one toddler or a full classroom of preschoolers…
So these toddler and preschool Christmas party snacks are full of easy-to-hold savory and festive fruity bites plus a few not-too-sweet treats….
All the below recipes and ideas are suitable if you’re looking for festive snacks for school and have a nut-free policy. Most recipes are either free from nuts or the nuts are easily ommissable/replaced by something else.
Fruity & Healthy Toddler Christmas Snack Ideas
Here’s some Christmas snack ideas for preschool kids that’s fruity and delicious and full of festive charm!
Fruity Christmas Tree Snack Board
Here’s a fun way to present every toddlers favorite fruit – just remember to minimize the choke hazard by halving the grapes first!
Fruity Christmas Tree Snack Board instructions here
Christmas Fruit Kabobs
Here’s a cute and jolly preschool or toddler Christmas party snack! To make these banana and strawberry Santa’s, simply slice the fruit and thread onto skewers along with mini marshmallows, then add your candy eyes and M&M nose.
Christmas Fruit Kabobs recipe here
Watermelon Christmas Trees
Simply slice up some watermelon and decorate with greek yogurt and voila: a super simple and festive Christmas party snack for preschool kids. Ideal for those with hot weather over Christmas!
Watermelon Christmas Trees recipe here
Christmas Fruit Salad
Use some Christmas-themed cookie cutters and cut up different colored melons, then add some sliced strawberries and green grapes plus other colorful fruit for a festive and healthy snack.
Christmas Fruit Salad recipe here
Banana Snowman Treat
Here’s a cute Christmas snack for preschool kids that they can make themselves! Start with some banana slices, then add accessories with sliced grapes and strawberries, plus chocolate chips and M&M buttons.
Or if you’re hosting a gathering of little ones at home or school, these snowmen would make lovely toddler party snacks.
Banana Snowman Treat recipe here
Kiwi & Pomegranate Christmas Tree
Arrange kiwi slices into the shape of a Christmas tree, add pomegrate seeds as twinkly lights, and you have a super easy snack for little kids this holiday season.
Christmas Chocolate-Covered Strawberries
Strawberries and chocolate are a match made in heaven! Dressed up as cute reindeer, and you’ve got some delightfully sweet Christmas party snacks for preschool or for little ones at home.
Christmas Chocolate-Covered Strawberries recipe here
Savory Toddler Christmas Party Snack Ideas
Here are some festive yet healthy food options to keep little tummies full this Christmas, as well as some easy toddler party snacks, perfect for any holiday season and any time of day! Think nuggets, fritters, sausage balls and more.
Christmas Tree Spinach Cheddar Scones
These spinach cheddar scones shaped like Christmas trees are soft, cheesy, and secretly packed with greens. A savory snack that’s both festive and toddler-approved.
Christmas Tree Spinach Cheddar Scones recipe here
Celery Reindeer Snacks
One way to get little ones to each their veg is to dress them up as cute reindeer! This healthy toddler Christmas party snack is easy and fun to make with kids too.
Simply fill celery sticks with peanut, almond butter or chocolate spread (or switch to sunflower seed butter/nut-free chocolate spread if you need to be nut-free). Finish by adding pretzel antlers and a fresh cranberry or red M&M.
Celery Reindeer Snacks recipe here
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Crack Chicken Pinwheels
Crack chicken in bite-sized morsels, yes please! Simple pinwheels filled with chicken, bacon, cream cheese and cheddar cheese; easy and satisfying preschool Christmas party snacks that’ll keep teachers satisfied too.
Crack Chicken Pinwheels recipe here
BAKED ZUCCHINI FRITTERS
These zucchini fritters are fun way to get a not-so-popular vegetable to appeal to toddlers and preschoolers. The addition of onion, feta and herbs, disguises the often bitter taste of the zucchini while giving them a deliciously soft bite, perfect for little ones.
Baked Zucchini Fritters recipe here
Christmas Tree Party Snacks
Grab some star-shaped cookie cutters, puff pastry, sliced ham and cheese and these savory baked Christmas trees will be ready in no time. Delicious warm out the oven or cold, this is such a simple and filling preschool Christmas party food idea.
Christmas Tree Appetizers recipe here
Cheddar Cheese Sausage Balls
All the taste of succulent breakfast sausage with cheddar cheese in one delicious bite! An easy party food snack for 2 year olds and older; the whole family will enjoy these.
Cheddar Cheese Sausage Balls recipe here
Snowman Hard Boiled Eggs
Here’s a healthy party snack for toddlers that’ll keep them going way beyond the celebrations die down… Not only filling, eggs are a nutritional powerhouse and ideal for little hands to munch on when hard boiled. Particularly when dressed up as snowmen!
Snowman Hard Boiled Eggs recipe here
Corn Nuggets
If you’re looking for Christmas snack ideas for preschool kids that are a vegetarian alternative to chicken nuggets or meatballs, these corn nuggets will do just that.
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Turkey and Cheese Roll Ups With Spinach Dip
Turkey ham and cheese slices rolled up in a tortilla wrap spread with spinach and kale yogurt dip – a simple, tasty and nutrious snack, ideal for lunch boxes, as after-school snacks, for parties and more!
Turkey and Cheese Roll Ups With Spinach Dip recipe here
Pizza Cups
All the toddler-friendly taste of pizza in an easy handheld snack! In this delightful recipe, you use your muffin pan to mould pizza dough into cups shapes. This means that all the pepperoni and cheesey deliciousness is kept a little more contained and litte kids may manage to eat these without their hands and clothes becoming covered in grease!
MOZARELLA CHEESE STICKS
With their crispy outside and yummy soft melt-in-your-mouth centre, these are perfect for little hands and ideal toddler Christmas party snacks. And grown-ups are going to love these too! Serve with your child’s favorite dipping sauce.
Mozarella Cheese Sticks recipe here
Avocado Christmas Tree
This 4-ingredient Christmas tree snack is super simple to put together, healthy and nutritious. Ideal as easy handheld kindergarten Christmas party snacks and one that the kids could help make too.
Avocado Christmas Tree recipe here
Mini Cheese & Potato Waffles
I always have a stash of these cheesey potato waffles on hand – I make large ones as a quick side (pop them in the toaster straight from the freezer) and mini ones for lunchboxes and as toddler-friendly party snacks. Simple and nutritious snacks that will be loved by everyone!
Mini Cheese & Potato Waffles recipe here
Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets
If you want to know the secret to super crispy chicken nuggets, click the link for our recipe below…. These little nuggets of joy disappear off the table in our house in no time! Perfect for your toddler Christmas party whether at home or in the classroom.
Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets recipe here
Baked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
For a mess-free toddler party snack that tastes just like buffalo wings, try these tasty buffalo chicken meatballs. Simply use the mild sauce and omit the spice for some easy toddler-friendly party food for Christmas.
Baked Buffalo Chicken Meatballs recipe here
Kid-Friendly Mini Quiches
If you need to prep some preschool Christmas snacks ahead of time, mini quiches freeze really well and would work for a festive lunch, brunch or as filling party snack, before the sweeter treats come out!
https://foodess.com/muffin-tin-mini-quiches/
Mini Christmas Tree-Shaped Pizzas
Pizzas always go down well – get your preschoolers onto these cute mini Christmas tree pizzas before you bring out the sweeter snacks and treats!
Mini Christmas Tree-Shaped Pizzas recipe here
Air Fryer Cucumber Fritters Without Bread Crumbs
These tasty fritters are made with every child’s favorite vegetable: cucumber! This simple toddler-friendly recipe uses gram (chickpea flour) instead of bread crumbs so if you’re in need of a crunchy yet nutritious snacks that are easy and gluten-free, give these a go.
Air Fryer Cucumber Fritters Without Bread Crumbs recipe here
Boneless Chicken Wings
These boneless tasty wings are ideal for little ones; succulent and tasty, you’ll just. need to provide a few paper serviette when serving these toddler Christmas party snacks!
Boneless Chicken Wings recipe here
Healthy Kid-Friendly Taco Cups
Here’s another family favorite in bite-sized form. These taco cups are super tasty and, with all that cheese and flavor, it’s easy to sneak in some extra veggies without anyone knowing, perfect for picky eaters! A nutritious snack and party food idea for any time of year.
Healthy Kid-Friendly Taco Cups recipe here
Crispy Fried Mac and Cheese Balls
For kids that love macaroni cheese (that’s all of them, right?) these crispy fried mac and cheeseballs are sure to go down well. Crisp and golden on the outside and full of soft and chewy macaroni cheese, this easy appetizer or party snack will appeal to adults and kids alike!
Crispy Fried Mac and Cheese Balls recipe here
Puff Pastry Pigs In Blankets
Here’s a toddler-friendly version of pigs in blankets, using puff pastry, meaning they’re a little softer and easier to eat than classic bacon-wrapped ones. Another delicious and simple preschool Christmas party snack.
Puff Pastry Pigs In Blankets recipe here
Christmas Devilled Eggs
Here’s another egg-based snack, that’s filling and nutritious and sure to be popular with young kids. I love this easy way to dress up hard-boiled eggs and make them into a fun and healthy party snacks for toddlers for Christmas.
Christmas Devilled Eggs recipe here
4-Ingredient Cheese Straws
Toddlers and preschool kids normally go mad for bread sticks! Homemade cheese straws are a much healthier version and have more nutritional value with the addition of cheese.
If you’re looking for easy preschool Christmas snack ideas with just a few ingredients, give this simple 4-ingredient recipe a go!
4-Ingredient Cheese Straws recipe here
Christmas Tree Snack Board
Here’s are some more Christmas party snacks for toddlers who love to get busy in the kitchen. With close supervision little ones can help to cut the cheese into blocks (cut the cheese into long rectangles and then they can slice them into into small cubes).
Then they’ll have fun arranging the cheese and cherry tomatoes into lines to fill out the shape of a Christmas tree. Add other popular raw veg too!
Christmas Tree Board instructions here
Santa Party Snack Board
How clever is this fun Santa charcuterie board?! Just pick and choose your child’s favorite fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts. Or omit the latter if you need to provide a nut-free Christmas snack for preschool or if you’re own little one has an allergy.
Santa Party Snack Board instructions here
String Cheese Snowmen
These fun cheese string snowman will appeal to little ones and are an ideal savory Christmas party snack. What’s more, there’s no cooking involved at all! Just head to the store and then grab some ribbon and a sharpie.
Snowman Cheese String instructions here
Mini Puff Christmas Trees
Here’s a another simple and festive toddler Christmas snack idea that uses puff pastry, this time cleverly folded and skewered to resemble a Christmas tree! The only other ingredients you need are parmesan and pesto.
Mini Puff Christmas Trees recipe here
Chocolate Dipped Baked Potato Chips
You could argue that these shouldn’t be in the savory section, but this salty sweet toddler party snack is more potato chip than anything else! The addition of colored sprinkles gives them that festive vibe, perfect for a kids Christmas do.
Chocolate Dipped Baked Potato Chips recipe
Sweeter Toddler Party Snacks
Here are a few not-too-sweet and very cute Christmas treats ideal for a preschool classroom celebration, or for your little ones at home. Even without candy on the list, there’s still plenty enough sweetness for a toddler or preschoolers, so I’d be tempted to enforce a “just one each” rule!
Oreo Santa Hats
Top an Oreo with a strawberry and some frosting and you’ve got a cute Santa strawbeery with a sweet, delicious and crunchy base.
Grinch Jello Salad
This Grinch Jello salad is bright green, fun to jiggle, and topped with little hearts—such a playful snack for little hands. No baking, just silly giggles and cute bites.
Grinch Jello Salad recipe here
Christmas Crinkle Cookies
These 4-ingredient Christmas crinkle cookies are soft inside, crackly outside, and perfect for tiny fingers. The red and green colors make snack time feel festive and fun.
Christmas Crinkle Cookies recipe here
Penguin Rice Crispy Treats
These penguin rice crispy treats are chewy, chocolaty, and decorated with cute little faces—just right for playful toddlers. Easy to make, easy to snack, pure winter joy.
Penguin Rice Crispy Treats recipe here
Cookie Butter Puff Pastry Christmas Trees
Here’s a sweet version of the parmesan and pesto puff pastry Christmas trees – these ones use cookie butter instead, for a delightful toddler Christmas party food idea that’ll satisfy a sweet tooth, without sending little ones over the edge!
Cookie Butter Puff Pastry Christmas Trees recipe here
Reindeer Poop
If your little darlings love to sing and talk about poop (only mine?!) theyr’e going to love this fun toddler Christmas party snack.
It’s chocolate covered snack mix, similar to muddy buddies or puppy chow, that’s easy to make and doesn’t require baking! Gotta love no-bake snacks and treats!
Nutter Butter Reindeer
A Nutter Butter plus accessories and you have a friendly Rudolf – what a fun Christmas party snack for preschool kids!
Nutter Butter Reindeer recipe here
Melting Snowman Cookies
A marshmallow snowman “melting” onto a cookie. What a super cute preschool Christmas party snack idea – little ones are going to love these!
If you’re short on time or you’re cooking with the kids, keep it simple and use store-bought cookies and concentrate on the fun decorating.
Melting Snowman Cookies recipe
Reindeer Graham Cracker Snack
More friendly reindeer, which kids will love to help make. All you need is Graham crackers, sweet chocolate spread plus pretzel twists, red M&Ms and white candy eyes.
You can easily lower the sugar content by switching the chocolate spread for a slice of cheese or cheese spread or swapping out the Graham crackers for whole-grain crackers.
Reindeer Graham Cracker Snack recipe
Gingerbread Cookie Jello Jigglers
Forget plain old gingerbread men, try these cute jello jigglers – what a fun and festive toddler Christmas party snack or dessert.
Creamy and sweet flavors with a lightly spiced gingerbread layer one side and a chocolate layer the other, it’s it’s sure to be a hit with kids of all ages and adults too, I reckon!
Gingerbread Jello Jigglers Recipe
Santa Cupcakes
How fun are these Santa face cupcakes! Simply decorate plain cupcakes to look like Santa, with frosting, mini marshmallows and sparkly red candy.
Gingerbread Muffin Bites
These allergen-free gingerbread muffin bites are a delicious and nutritious kid-friendly snack and finger food idea, with classic holiday flavors and healthy ingredients.
Gingerbread Muffin Bites recipe here
Snowman Cheese Ball Platter
Let little ones dig and dip into the sweetened cream cheese snowman with cookies of their choice. Close supervision may be needed!
Reduce the chance of sugar overload by using less icing sugar, and providing cookies that aren’t as sweet.
Snowman Cheese Ball Platter recipe here
Reindeer Pudding Cups
These fun dessert cups are sure to be popular at the end of a preschool Christmas party or make this a fun activity beforehand. There’s no cooking involved, just start with store bought pudding cups and add googly eyes, red pom-poms, and pipe cleaners.
Reindeer Pudding Cups recipe here
Christmas Muddy Buddies
Here’s some simple Christmas party food for preschoolers that like to graze…. A handful of this snack mix will keep them going as they enjoy the festivitiies.
Christmas Muddy Buddies recipe here
Christmas Snowman Truffles
My kids and I had a blast making these cute snowman truffles. They’re made from vanilla cake balls dunked in white chocolate and finished with shredded or grated coconut to give them their snowy appearance. Sour rope candy scarves and black icing eyes complete the look.
Christmas Snowman Truffles recipe here
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods
Dip a pretzel stick in milk or white chocolate and then into festive sprinkles and you have an easy kid-friendly Christmas party treat and snack that everyone will enjoy.
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods recipe here
Grinch Fruit Cups
Here’s another super easy Christmas party snacks for preschool kids that like to get creative, as it’s all about the decorating! You just need a Dole pineapple cup to get started, plus a sharpie, white yarn and red and white pom-poms.
Grinch-Inspired Rice Krispie Treats
Simple rice crispy treats with the addition of red candy hearts and green frosting to add a Grinchy vibe! Fun Christmas snacks for preschoolers party that are sweet, but not overly so.
https://www.ihearteating.com/grinch-rice-krispies-treats
Melting Snowman Cookies
How fun are these melting snowmen? Use store-bought cookies and skip straight to the decorating. The kids will love these!
Get the Melting Snowman Cookies recipe here
Wafer Reindeers
And to finish this fun preschool Christmas party snack line up are more cute reindeer! These ones are made from chocolate wafers, to which you add antlers, eyes, and noses. A plate of these would be a lovely way to end your preschool or kindergarten festivities!
Which Toddler Party Snacks Will You Chose This Christmas?
Hopefully can see now that with a few simple ingredients and some easy recipes you can whip up some healthy Christmas treats and easy snacks for a bunch of kids in no time!
Whether you’re organising a children’s Christmas party at home or at preschool, or just want some fun food for snack time, you’re sure to find the perfect snack or not too sugary treat to keep little ones going through the festivities.
Happy Christmas
