I took my kids to a Christingle service when they were pretty young. They were all given a Christingle and then paraded around the church with them in a circle. I could barely watch as they both scoffed the dolly mixtures and then spent the next 20 minutes narrowly avoiding gouging each other's eyes out on the cocktail sticks and setting fire to their fringes with the candles. But other than that it was very festive and fun! (Maybe the sense of imminent danger made it feel more exciting.)