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Christmas Printables for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

Christmas printables for preschoolers

Christmas is just around the corner and I have a fun packet for your preschoolers!! Have some Christmas fun while also practicing math, literacy, fine motor skills, and more with these no-prep, print and go Christmas printables! Your students will LOVE the activities in this free packet! In this packet you'll find the following activities: Missing Numbers on a Christmas Tree Snowman Button Counting Santa Claus Maze Rudolf Puzzle Ornament Patterns Connect the Dots … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas

Joy Handprint Craft

by Angela Thayer 130 Comments

joy handprint project

Disclosure: I am a blog ambassador for Lakeshore Learning and am compensated for my work. I received the product free of charge, but all thoughts and opinions are 100% mine. It’s no secret that I LOVE handprint projects! We love to keep handprint projects we make because they are such sweet keepsakes! Today I have the perfect handprint craft for December! This joy handprint project is super easy to make and is a beautiful craft for Christmas! Handprint Project Materials For this … [Read more...]

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Christmas Do-A-Dot Pages

by Angela Thayer 77 Comments

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. See my disclosure for more details. Are you looking for a simple Christmas-themed activity? These Christmas Do-A-Dot pages are not only fun, but have great learning benefits, too! What Are Do-a-Dot Markers? Do-a-Dot markers are great toddler and preschool friendly paint markers. They are a perfect size and easy to hold for little ones. On the end is a round sponge tip filled with paint. When you press down on the sponge, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Printables Tagged With: Christmas, do-a-dot markers, dot stickers

5 Candy Cane Experiments

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

5 candy cane experiments

December is the perfect time to do candy cane experiments with your students! These five science experiments are a big hit with kids and are also great for incorporating STEM into your classroom. 5 Candy Cane Experiments All of these activities require very few materials. At the bottom of this post, there is a printable for all five of these activities. Check out all the instructions below! Fizzing Candy Canes This is my favorite activity to do in December with my kids! Here's what you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Science Tagged With: candy canes, Christmas, experiments

Holiday Slime Recipe

by Angela Thayer 14 Comments

Holiday Slime Recipe

Are you in the holiday mood yet? Christmas is in about a month, so you have plenty of time to make this holiday slime recipe! It just a few ingredients and it's easy to make. Love how this turned out!   This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for holiday slime: 1/2 cup clear Elmer's glue 1/2 cup warm water 1/2 cup Sta-Flo liquid starch  (you can find this in the laundry detergent section of most stores) sequins or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Sensory Play, Winter Activities Tagged With: Christmas, slime

Christmas Play Dough: The Easiest Recipe!

by Angela Thayer 93 Comments

My kids LOVE play dough. We play with it almost daily. I rarely buy it and prefer to make it myself because it truly is easy and much cheaper! Today I want to share with you the easiest and best play dough recipe. This is especially fun to make for Christmas gifts! Christmas Play Dough Supplies 1 cup flour 1/2 cup salt 1 Tablespoon Cream of Tartar 1 cup water 1 tablespoon vegetable oil food coloring items to play with it - glitter, beads, bows, styrofoam shaped like a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Sensory Play Tagged With: Christmas, playdough, recipe

Counting Christmas Tree

by Jeana Kinne Leave a Comment

The holidays are coming and so is Christmas tree hunting! Do you and your family find a live Christmas tree every year? This is one of our family’s favorite Christmas traditions. The local Christmas tree farms here have Santa, hot cocoa and candy canes galore. One year we even had a Christmas tree flocked! Before you head out to gather your tree this year, let’s build a Christmas tree plan with sensory and fine motor practice. Children learn so much when they “plan ahead” and this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, counting, fine motor skills, sensory activities

Torn Paper Manger Craft

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

Torn paper manger craft

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...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, fine motor skills, nativity

12 Christmas Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 7 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, preschool activities, toddler activities

Santa Christmas Countdown Chain

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, crafts

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