Great Grinch ideas for Christmas will please the Whos at your house this year! A delectable treat and delightful decor will make “the tall and the small” sing “just the same.”
A Great Grinch Treat for the Tall and the Small
“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” became my grandsons’ favorite bedtime read last Christmas season. In other words, it was pretty much their ONLY read each night before bed! What’s more, they love green grapes and strawberries. This Grinch-face snack plate was perfect for them!
Grinch-Face Snack Tray
Equipment
- 1 tray of your choice
- 1 paring knife
- 1 cutting board
- 1 small white ramekin
- 1 pair scissors
- 1 piece white paper
- computer & printer
- Or a Cricut in place of scissors, computer & printer
Ingredients
- 1 bunch/lb. green grapes, washed & dried
- 1 lb. strawberries, washed & dried
- 3 cups popcorn
Instructions
- 1. Form the grapes into the Grinch's face on the tray.
- 2. Form the Santa hat band out of popcorn.
- 3. Slice the strawberries in half and form them into a Santa hat.
- 4. Set the white ramekin at the tip of the Santa hat and fill it with popcorn.
- 5. Top the grapes with the Grinch's paper facial features.
However, any of a variety of versions of the Grinch-face snack plate may work best for you. Perhaps the only way I could make this one better for my youngest grandson would be to substitute mini marshmallows for the popcorn. Or “mush-a-frow-frow” as he called marshmallows when he first discovered they were a food.
If you read our blog on a regular basis, you’ve discovered one of my favorite words is “easy.” As I have said, I love easy recipes, easy crafts, etc. But I do want them to be delicious and beautiful! That means I wanted the facial features on this snack plate to be both easy and classy-looking, not to mention reusable. So I found a template that I liked, printed it and cut it out. To make it truly long-lasting, I will likely laminate the features. If you own and operate a Cricut, it can do this job for you!
Great Grinch Ideas for Christmas for Your Tree
Furthermore, if you’re looking for great Grinch ideas for Christmas for your tree, Bronner’s can help. From the top to the bottom, we can deck your tree in Grinch green and red!
- Grinch Resin Ornament
- Grinch With Bag of Presents Resin Hallmark Ornament
- Grinch With Cindy Lou Resin Hallmark Ornament
- Merry Grinchmas Resin Ornament
- Hallmark Dr. Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Ornament
- Grinch Head Resin Hallmark Ornament
- Gift Box With Santa Belt Glass Ornament
- White Gift Package With Bronner’s Logo Glass Ornament
- 9′ Gold, Red, Green and White Water Drop Bead Garland
- Grinch in a Cinch Tree Topper Pick Set
- Santa Hat Tree Small, 6-inch
- Santa Hat Tree Tall, 10-inch
- Baby Santa hat, #1272592, (available in-store and by contacting customer service at 800.361.6736 or customerservice@bronners.com)
- Color Christmas Sign, #1245166 (red Fa-La-La or blue Ho-Ho-Ho) – available in-store or by contacting customer service (800.361.6736 or customerservice@bronners.com)
You can view more Grinch items , including Jim Shore’s Grinch figures and the Department 56 Grinch Village, online.
Create Your Very Own Grinch Placemats
Finally, don’t forget to craft your very own Grinch placemats from an extra copy of the book. You can see how we did it with “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
Great Grinch Ideas for a Grinch-Worthy Dessert?
In the event that you’re celebrating “that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes,” we have a dessert for you! In that case, you can easily Grinch-ify our 3-Layer Nabino Bars. Fill with pistachio pudding, cut with a heart cookie cutter, and top with dried strawberries or sprinkles and chocolate drizzles.
