Teaching Mama

playing, creating, and learning at home

Success! Now check your email to confirm your subscription.

There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.

facebook twitter pinterest instagram googleplus email bloglovin
  • Home
  • About
    • Disclosure
    • Privacy Policy
    • Meet the Team
  • Baby
  • Toddlers
    • Sensory Play
    • Fine Motor Skills
    • Gross Motor Skills
    • Toys
  • Preschoolers
    • Homeschooling
    • Alphabet
      • Printable Alphabet Packets
    • Fine Motor Skills
    • Gross Motor Skills
    • Math
    • Music
    • Reading
      • Book Activities
    • Science
    • Technology
  • Motherhood
    • Thoughts on Life
    • Faith
    • Parenting
  • Contact
  • My Store
    • Your Account
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • Course

Puffy Paint Christmas Pictures

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, puffy paint

Christmas Pictures Using Duplo Blocks

by Angela Thayer 6 Comments

christmas Duplo cards

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...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Printables, Toddlers Tagged With: Christmas

Five Beautiful Christmas Trees Booklet

by Angela Thayer 27 Comments

5 Beautiful Christmas trees poem

I can't believe Christmas will be here in a few weeks! In honor of Christmas coming up, I have a new printable to share with you. This booklet is called Five Beautiful Christmas Trees. It's a short printable booklet that is great for preschoolers and kindergarteners. And it's free! If you have an emergent reader, they could even read this book! (Or have them read along with you!) This is a simple book, but cute to read around Christmastime. Here is how the poem goes: Five little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Beginning Readers, Holidays, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: Christmas

The Easiest Way to Make a Gingerbread House

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

gingerbread house

Do you have the same problem I do? Gingerbread houses constantly falling apart! My kids always ask to make gingerbread houses around Christmastime, so I was determined to figure out an easier (and cheaper!) way to create these houses. I am so excited to share the easiest way to make a gingerbread house! Here's what you need to make this gingerbread house: 6 pieces of graham crackers frosting candy to decorate hot glue gun Let me also say this is a way to make it if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, gingerbread house

Gingerbread Man Alphabet Match Game

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

gingerbread man alphabet activity

Do you remember the squirrel alphabet match game I created a few months ago? I've had many requests to make more activities like it, so today I'm sharing with you my gingerbread man alphabet matching game! This is a great activity for preschoolers and kindergarteners to be able to practice matching uppercase letters to lowercase letters. Plus this activity makes it more fun! This game is very simple to set up. Here's what you need: gingerbread alphabet matching game board (see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alphabet, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: alphabet matching, Christmas, gingerbread man

Candy Cane Ornament

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

candy cane ornament

Have you read the book "The Legend of the Candy Cane"? It is such a great Christmas story! This inspiring book reveals what the candy cane is all about! Today I'm sharing a fun candy cane ornament idea to go along with this book. In this story, the little girl learns that the candy cane represents three things: It looks like the letter J, which stands for Jesus. It also looks like a shepherd's staff, and the shepherds were the first people to find out that Jesus had been born. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bible, Book Activities, Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: book activity, candy canes, Christmas

Light Bulb Matching Activity

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

light bulb matching activity

Christmas is around the corner and I have a fun matching activity for your little ones to try! This light bulb matching activity is a fine motor activity, so children are building hand strength which will help them with handwriting skills. Plus this game practices matching colors! This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure for details. Here's what you need for this matching activity: mini light bulbs or sticker light bulbs (mine are from Hobby Lobby! Make sure to get them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fine Motor Skills, Holidays, Preschool Tagged With: Christmas, clothespins, light bulbs

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

50 Kindness Elves Ideas

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

kindness elves

Have you heard of Kindness Elves? They are similar to Elf on the Shelf, except the elves encourage children to do acts of kindness during the Christmas season. We got our first set of Kindness Elves last year and my boys had a blast doing the activities! We did just the 12 days before Christmas, since we didn't get our elves before then. Anna from The Imagination Tree sells them and last year she sold out very quickly. This year she has more options to choose from and hopefully a larger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Winter Activities Tagged With: Christmas, kindness, kindness elves

Christmas Road Trip I Spy Game

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

It's that time of year when many of us will be traveling to see loved ones for the Holidays. Today, I want to share a resource with you that will make the road trip a little easier! I created a Christmas I Spy Game as a way to make the car ride a bit more enjoyable. Here's how to do it: Print off the free printable (at the bottom of this post). Place it on a clipboard with a writing utensil and give to your child in the car. Have your child make an X on the boxes once they see … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Printables, Winter Activities Tagged With: Christmas, road trip

« Previous Page
Next Page »
about teaching mama
sensory play crafts printables fall winter spring summer

Search Teaching Mama

Archives

Copyright © 2021 Teaching Mama · Privacy Policy · Disclosure

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkRead more