25 No-Bake Christmas Treats for Kids and Preschool Parties

Need easy Christmas treats for a preschool or classroom party? These 25 no-bake Christmas treats for kids include reindeer pretzels, snowman Oreo pops, cereal treats, snack mixes and fruit snacks.

No-bake treats are perfect for preschool and school Christmas parties. They’re quick, kids can help decorate, and you don’t need an oven, like these Christmas treats for kids.

This list has chocolate and pretzel treats, cookie and cereal treats, snack mixes and fresh fruit ideas. For more, see our reindeer shaped snacks.

Here are the treats.

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NO-BAKE CHRISTMAS TREATS FOR KIDS

🥨 Pretzel and Candy Treats

Sweet, salty and easy to decorate.

1. Reindeer Pretzel Rods

Pretzel rods dipped in chocolate with pretzel antlers, candy eyes and a red nose. Kids love decorating these.

Lay them on parchment and let them set in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 12 pretzel rods
• 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
• 24 mini pretzel twists
• 24 candy eyes
• 12 red M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Dip the top half of each rod in melted chocolate.
2. Lay on parchment and press on 2 mini pretzels for antlers.
3. Add candy eyes and a red M&M nose.
4. Chill until set.

2. Rudolph Pretzel Bites

Mini pretzels topped with a melted kiss, a red M&M nose and candy eyes. They take minutes.

Warm the kisses for only 3 to 4 minutes so they soften but keep their shape.

Ingredients:

• 24 mini pretzel twists
• 24 milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped
• 24 red M&Ms
• 48 candy eyes

Instructions:

1. Heat the oven to 200°F and lay pretzels on a tray.
2. Top each with a kiss and warm 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Press on candy eyes and a red M&M nose.
4. Chill until firm.

3. Pretzel M&M Hugs

Salty pretzels with white chocolate hugs and a red or green M&M. Sweet, salty and very easy.

Let little kids press on the M&Ms while an adult handles the warm tray.

Ingredients:

• 40 mini pretzel squares
• 40 white chocolate hugs, unwrapped
• 40 red and green M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Lay the pretzels on a tray and top each with a hug.
2. Warm in a 200°F oven for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Press an M&M on top.
4. Chill 10 minutes to set.

4. Candy Cane Pretzel Bites

Pretzels topped with white chocolate and crushed candy canes. Minty and festive.

Crush the candy canes very fine for little kids, since big pieces are hard to chew.

Ingredients:

• 40 mini pretzels
• 1 cup white chocolate chips, melted
• 3 candy canes, finely crushed

Instructions:

1. Dip each pretzel halfway into white chocolate.
2. Sprinkle with crushed candy cane.
3. Set on parchment to harden.

5. Easy Candy Christmas Trees

Little Christmas trees made with candy, pretzel sticks and frosting. Great for school parties.

Use a pretzel stick as the trunk and stack green candy on top with frosting.

Ingredients:

• 12 pretzel sticks
• Green candy melts or green gumdrops
• Small candy stars or yellow sprinkles
• White frosting

Instructions:

1. Pipe a small amount of frosting on each candy.
2. Stack them on a pretzel stick trunk.
3. Top with a candy star.
4. Let set before serving.

🍪 Cookie, Cereal and Marshmallow Treats

Fun treats to make and decorate with kids.

6. No-Bake Snowman Oreo Pops

Oreos on sticks dipped in white chocolate and decorated like snowmen. Cute and easy to hand out.

Use mini chocolate chips for the eyes and buttons, and orange candy for the nose.

Ingredients:

• 12 Oreos
• 12 lollipop sticks
• 1 1/2 cups white candy melts
• Mini chocolate chips
• Orange sprinkles or candy

Instructions:

1. Dip each stick in melted candy and push into an Oreo cream.
2. Chill 10 minutes.
3. Dip the Oreos in candy melts.
4. Decorate with chips and orange candy noses.

7. Chocolate Covered Oreo Reindeer

Chocolate-dipped Oreos with pretzel antlers and a red nose. Simple and adorable.

Add the decorations right away before the chocolate sets.

Ingredients:

• 12 Oreos
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate candy melts
• 24 mini pretzels
• 24 candy eyes
• 12 red M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Dip each Oreo in melted chocolate.
2. Lay on parchment and add pretzel antlers.
3. Add eyes and a red nose.
4. Chill until set.

8. Nutter Butter Reindeer, Snowman and Santa Cookies

Peanut-shaped cookies dipped and decorated as reindeer, snowmen and Santas. A fun decorating station for kids.

Check for peanut allergies before bringing these to school.

Ingredients:

• 24 Nutter Butter cookies
• White and chocolate candy melts
• Red sprinkles
• Mini marshmallows
• Candy eyes
• Mini pretzels

Instructions:

1. Dip the cookies in white or chocolate candy melts.
2. Decorate as reindeer with pretzel antlers and eyes.
3. Make snowmen with white candy and dots.
4. Make Santas with red sprinkles and a marshmallow pom pom.

9. No-Bake Christmas Tree Cookies

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Store-bought cookies topped with green frosting trees and sprinkles. Perfect for decorating at a party.

Pipe the trees with a star tip for a quick zigzag look.

Ingredients:

• 20 round sugar cookies or shortbread
• 1 cup green frosting
• Sprinkles and mini M&Ms
• Small candy stars

Instructions:

1. Pipe a zigzag tree on each cookie.
2. Add sprinkles as ornaments.
3. Top with a candy star.

10. Reindeer Rice Krispie Treats

Chocolate Rice Krispie treats with pretzel antlers and red noses. Easy to make with kids.

Butter your hands so the cereal mix doesn’t stick.

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp butter
• 10 oz marshmallows
• 6 cups chocolate crispy rice cereal
• Mini pretzels
• Candy eyes
• Red M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter and marshmallows.
2. Stir in the cereal and press into a pan.
3. Cut into squares or rounds.
4. Decorate with pretzel antlers, eyes and red noses.

11. Snowman Rice Krispie Treats

Round Rice Krispie treats stacked into snowmen with candy faces. A classroom favorite.

Shape the balls while the mixture is still warm.

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp butter
• 10 oz marshmallows
• 6 cups crispy rice cereal
• Pretzel sticks
• Mini chocolate chips
• Orange candy
• Fruit leather for scarves

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter and marshmallows and stir in the cereal.
2. Roll into balls and stack on pretzel sticks.
3. Add chocolate chip eyes, buttons and an orange nose.
4. Wrap with fruit leather scarves.

12. Christmas Chocolate Rice Krispie Balls

Chocolate cereal balls rolled in festive sprinkles. No oven and only a few ingredients.

Use red and green sprinkles to match your party theme.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter or sunflower butter
• 3 cups crispy rice cereal
• Christmas sprinkles

Instructions:

1. Melt the chocolate and nut butter together.
2. Stir in the cereal.
3. Roll into balls and dip in sprinkles.
4. Chill until firm.

13. Christmas Cornflake Wreaths

Cornflakes coated in green marshmallow, shaped into wreaths and dotted with red candies.

Work fast, because the marshmallow mixture sets quickly.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 10 oz marshmallows
• 1 tsp green food coloring
• 6 cups cornflakes
• Red cinnamon candies or mini M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter and marshmallows and add food coloring.
2. Stir in the cornflakes.
3. Drop spoonfuls on parchment and shape into wreaths.
4. Press on red candies and let set.

14. Christmas Tree Marshmallow Pops

Marshmallows dipped in green candy and decorated like little trees. Easy and colorful.

Stack two marshmallows per stick for a taller tree.

Ingredients:

• 24 large marshmallows
• 12 lollipop sticks
• 1 cup green candy melts
• Sprinkles
• Small candy stars

Instructions:

1. Push 2 marshmallows onto each stick.
2. Dip in green candy melts.
3. Add sprinkles and a candy star.
4. Stand in foam until set.

🍿 Snack Mixes and Bark

Big batches that bag up perfectly for party favors.

15. Santa’s Reindeer Puppy Chow

Chocolate and peanut butter Chex mix tossed with powdered sugar and red and green candies.

Bag it in small treat bags for party favors.

Ingredients:

• 9 cups rice Chex
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup red and green M&Ms

Instructions:

1. Melt the chocolate, peanut butter and butter.
2. Pour over the cereal and stir.
3. Shake with powdered sugar in a large bag.
4. Cool and stir in the M&Ms.

16. Elf Munch Christmas Snack Mix

A sweet and salty mix of popcorn, pretzels, cereal and candies drizzled with white chocolate.

Leave out the popcorn for kids under 4.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups popped popcorn
• 2 cups mini pretzels
• 2 cups Chex cereal
• 1 cup red and green M&Ms
• 1 cup white chocolate, melted
• Sprinkles

Instructions:

1. Mix the popcorn, pretzels and cereal on a tray.
2. Drizzle with white chocolate.
3. Add the M&Ms and sprinkles.
4. Let set and break into pieces.

17. Grinch Popcorn

Popcorn coated in green candy melts with red heart sprinkles. Fun for a Grinch movie party.

Spread it out thin so it dries quickly.

Ingredients:

• 10 cups popped popcorn
• 1 cup green candy melts
• Red heart sprinkles

Instructions:

1. Spread the popcorn on a lined tray.
2. Drizzle with melted green candy and toss.
3. Add the heart sprinkles.
4. Let set and break apart.

18. Reindeer Poop

Chocolate-covered no-bake clusters with a silly name kids love. Cute in little bags with a printed tag.

Use chocolate-coated raisins or chocolate cereal for the easiest version.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 cups chow mein noodles or cornflakes
• 1 cup mini marshmallows

Instructions:

1. Melt the chocolate.
2. Stir in the noodles and marshmallows.
3. Drop small spoonfuls on parchment.
4. Chill and bag with a fun label.

19. Peppermint Marshmallow Bark

Chocolate bark topped with mini marshmallows and crushed peppermint. Easy to break into pieces.

Score the bark while soft so it breaks into even pieces.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups chocolate chips
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1 cup mini marshmallows
• 3 candy canes, finely crushed

Instructions:

1. Spread melted chocolate on a lined tray.
2. Swirl in melted white chocolate.
3. Top with marshmallows and candy canes.
4. Chill and break into pieces.

🍓 Fruity Christmas Snacks

Healthier options that still look festive.

20. Strawberry Santa Hats

Brownie bites or cookies topped with whipped cream and a strawberry hat. Only three ingredients.

Pat the strawberries dry so the cream stays put.

Ingredients:

• 12 brownie bites or vanilla wafers
• 12 strawberries, tops cut off
• Whipped cream or frosting

Instructions:

1. Pipe a little cream on each base.
2. Set a strawberry on top, cut side down.
3. Add a dot of cream on top for the pom pom.

21. Grinch Fruit Santa Hats

Green grape, banana, strawberry and mini marshmallow skewers that look like the Grinch in a Santa hat.

Cut grapes in half lengthwise for toddlers and preschoolers.

Ingredients:

• 12 green grapes
• 1 banana, sliced
• 6 strawberries, tops cut off
• 12 mini marshmallows
• 12 toothpicks

Instructions:

1. Thread a grape, then a banana slice.
2. Add a strawberry, point up.
3. Top with a mini marshmallow.

22. Grinch Fruit Kabobs

Colorful fruit skewers with a Grinch twist. A healthy option on the party table.

Use short skewers or paper straws for little kids.

Ingredients:

• Green grapes
• Strawberries
• Bananas
• Mini marshmallows
• Short skewers

Instructions:

1. Wash and slice the fruit.
2. Thread grapes, banana, strawberry and a marshmallow.
3. Serve right away.

23. Snowman Fruit Cups

Clear cups filled with fruit and decorated like snowmen. Easy to grab and healthy.

Draw the snowman face on the cup with a black marker.

Ingredients:

• Clear plastic cups
• Pineapple, grapes, bananas and mandarins
• Black and orange markers

Instructions:

1. Draw snowman faces on the cups.
2. Fill with cut fruit.
3. Chill until party time.

24. Banana Snowmen

Banana slices stacked on skewers with grape hats and carrot noses. A cute, healthy snack.

Brush the bananas with orange juice so they don’t brown.

Ingredients:

• 2 bananas, sliced
• Grapes
• Tiny carrot pieces
• Mini chocolate chips
• Pretzel sticks

Instructions:

1. Stack 3 banana slices on a pretzel stick.
2. Add a grape for a hat.
3. Press on chocolate chip eyes and a carrot nose.

25. Christmas Tree Fruit Platter

Kiwi, grapes and berries arranged as a Christmas tree. Bright, healthy and party ready.

Use a star-shaped cut of pineapple or cheese for the tree topper.

Ingredients:

• Kiwi, sliced
• Green grapes
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Pineapple star

Instructions:

1. Arrange the kiwi and grapes in a tree shape.
2. Add strawberries and blueberries as ornaments.
3. Top with a pineapple star.

Pick two or three, set up a little decorating station and let the kids do the fun part.