This is our second year decorating ice cream cone trees and it is one of our favorite activities. Turn a cone upside down and cover it in frosting. Decorate it with candy and sprinkles and then eat or display. These trees would be a cute addition to a gingerbread house.
Today we are going to play the Christmas Tree Board Game from Activity Village. We are going to play the simple way and just use dice and the game board (shown above), but they also have game cards to go along with it that make this a fun game for older children as well.
Today on Day 10 of our Activity Advent Calendar we are going to be counting and matching with this Nutcracker Counting and Number Match printable from PreKinders.
Print this Candy Cane Matching/Memory from Activity Village and you are ready to join us in Day 9 of our Activity Advent Calendar. You can match the candy canes or play Memory with them. (To introduce your child to Memory, start with 4 cards, 2 pair).
This I Can Color printable is a fun way to work on colors or sight words. B colored his this morning and then wanted to cut it and staple it into a book.
Print these Christmas Dominoes from Activity Village and you are ready to join us in Day 6 of our Advent Activity Calendar. How WE Played: Draw 1 domino from the pile and put it in the middle. Draw 6 to have in your hand. When it is your turn try to match it to …
Today we are sorting snowflakes (day 5 of our Activity Advent Calendar). All you need is this Snowflake Sort printable and then you can join in the fun. Sort by size (small, medium, and large) and by snowflake type.
I found this Popsicle Stick Ornament idea at Activity Village. Materials: 2 green pipe cleaners, 1 craft stick, beads*Cut the pipe cleaners into 4 pieces, each a different length. *Color or paint the craft stick green. *Starting with the smallest pipe cleaner piece, wrap it around the craft stick and twist. *Put the ornaments/craft beads on the …
Today we made handprint/footprint reindeer. Instead of using the paint like I originally planned, we traced and then decorated. I’m going to put their names and ages and laminate them. What a fun keepsake! Thank you to Activity Village where I originally found the Handprint/Footprint Reindeer idea!
You can download and print this Snowman Writing Practice activity from Confessions of a Homeschooler along with plenty of other awesome wintery activities!
We used these Alphabet Tree Mats from PreKinders for Day 1 of our Activity Advent Calendar. I added a sentence at the top of the 3 we worked on (J is for Jesus, C is for Christmas, and S is for Santa).
I’m SO excited to start this new tradition, Christmas Countdown with Books! I wrapped all of our Christmas or winter books that we already own and put them in a basket under the tree. Each night, the kids will choose one present/book to open and read. I saw this idea last year at The Shafer …