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...]
Joy Handprint Craft
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...]
Christmas Do-A-Dot Pages
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...]
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...]
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...]
Christmas Play Dough: The Easiest Recipe!
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...]
Counting Christmas Tree
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...]
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...]
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...]
