It's the Christmas season; my favorite time of the year! There are so many wonderful activities for kids this time of year. Today I'm sharing an easy craft using torn paper. This torn paper manger craft is adorable and also a great way for little ones to work on fine motor skills. Torn Paper Manger Craft Supplies: Manger template Brown, yellow and white construction paper Skin colored crayon Black marker Glue stick Scissors How to Make the Manger Craft: First, … [Read more...]
12 Christmas Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Oh how I love the Christmas season! It seems to always go by so quickly and I never have enough time to do all the crafts and activities I want to do with my kids. If you're looking for some fun Christmas activities for toddlers and preschoolers, then you're in the right place! Here are 12 that we love at our house. 1. Christmas Sensory Bin We love sensory bins/tubs. So adding in brightly colored noodles, bells, and fake candy canes make this bin a lot of fun for little ones. (remember, … [Read more...]
Santa Christmas Countdown Chain
Christmas is just a few days away! My kids can't wait, but I'm just trying to soak in the season and enjoy all the little things. Since my kids requested a countdown, we made a Santa Christmas Countdown Chain. It's so easy! Materials needed: pink construction paper red and green construction paper googly eyes or white paper and black marker cotton balls glue tape scissors Begin by cutting a circle out of the pink construction paper to make Santa's head. Add eyes … [Read more...]
Alphabet Christmas Tree
I've got a super easy activity for you today! I think you'll love this Alphabet Christmas tree because it is super simple to set up. This one is Christmas-themed, but you could definitely modify it for any time of the year! Here's what you need: alphabet tree printable dot stickers marker Print out the Christmas tree printable and then write uppercase alphabet letters around the tree. Write matching lowercase letters on the dot stickers. Make sure to mix up the letters so … [Read more...]
Fizzing Candy Canes
We tried out a really neat experiment this past weekend using candy canes! For this fizzing candy canes experiment, you will just need candy canes, baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring. Your kids are gonna love this experiment! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need to make fizzing candy canes: 1 box of baking soda 1 bottle of vinegar food coloring candy canes tray - use a cookie sheet! If you use a small container, … [Read more...]
Christmas Cutting Box
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. I put together a Christmas cutting box for my preschooler a couple weeks ago and it has been a big hit! He gets it out to practice cutting frequently and he really thinks it's fun! I'm excited to share what I've included in it with you today. I noticed my son needed more practice with using scissors, so I decided to make it fun for him to practice this skill! I purchased a clear plastic box from Hobby Lobby and added … [Read more...]
Christmas Alphabet Puzzles
It's time for me to share my Christmas alphabet puzzles! I've had requests to make these, since my other puzzles have been a hit with children! These puzzles are so simple to make. All you need is the printable, wide popsicle sticks, and glue. I created two Christmas puzzles. One is the manger scene with baby Jesus and the other is Santa Claus with his sleigh and presents. The manger scene uses lowercase letters and the Santa scene uses uppercase letters. Both are fun to … [Read more...]
Christmas Book Countdown
This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for more details. I love the Christmas season! While there are so many things to do this time of year, we still make it a reading a priority. Today I'm sharing with you a FUN way to countdown to Christmas with books! To set this up, I gather our Christmas books and check out books from the library. Then I wrap them up with paper from the Dollar Store. I place them in no particular order by the tree for the kids to see. My … [Read more...]
Puffy Paint Christmas Pictures
If you're looking for a fun holiday craft, you're in the right place! I'm excited to share my puffy paint Christmas pictures with you today! The best part is that it's simple and you probably already have the supplies at home for this. Don't worry, I'll supply the printable for you, too! Before I get to the recipe for this, let me share the five Christmas pictures I have in this printable: Christmas tree candy cane star ornament snowflake You can try all 5 of the … [Read more...]
Christmas Pictures Using Duplo Blocks
Do your kids like Lego Duplo blocks? My 3-year-old LOVES them! They are perfect for his little hands to manipulate and build things with. While he was playing with them the other day, I came up with an activity for them for Christmas! I created Christmas pictures for him to create using Duplo blocks. He LOVED it!! This is a super easy activity to set up! Simply print the printable (find the download at the bottom of this post!), laminate (if you'd like), and then present them to your … [Read more...]