Christmas Snowball Dinner for Children

We celebrate a Victorian Christmas with the much loved Snowball Dinner for children with whimsical table decorations and gifts. (Victoriana Magazine)
 

Let’s have fun at the kid’s table! We celebrate a Victorian Christmas with the much loved Snowball Dinner for children with whimsical table decorations and gifts. This fanciful Victorian tablescape features a snowball globe filled with gifts hidden from the children. Flickering candles tied with red ribbons lead each child to his own special gift.

 
Christmas Table Decorations

 

 

Snowball Dinner Directions

 
glass globe Cover a hollow glass globe with cotton batting, set it in a holly wreath.
   
   
christmas gift Place inside a pretty gift for each child, attached to scarlet and white satin ribbon.
   
   
mistletoe Fill the opening with holly or mistletoe.
   
   
star candle holders

Each gilt star has a scarlet candy rose with wax candles at each plate. Light them on the distribution of gifts, each child drawing by his own ribbon.

   
   
hopday dishes The dinner will be much better appreciated by the children if children's holiday dishes are used.
   
FROM: "the Delineator" December 1901.