Christmas Action Cards (printable) Day 22 – Activity Advent Countdown These printable Christmas action cards from Oopsey Daisy are so awesome! Put them face down in a pile and take turns drawing one and acting them out. Older children can play charades with these.
Day 21 – Activity Advent Countdown – Paper Christmas Tree Craft Cut green strips into different lengths. Arrange them from longest to shortest to make a Christmas tree. Decorate (not shown). This craft was inspired by Elsie Marley.
Candy Cane Letters (printable) Day 20 – Activity Advent Countdown The candy cane letter matching activity that we did today is from the Christmas Tot Pack at 1+1+1=1. Head over to download and print your own copy!
Ice Cream Cone Trees is one of our favorite Christmas traditions! Day 19 – Activity Advent Countdown To make an ice cream cone tree, spread green frosting around a cone and decorate with candy. These would make a cute addition to a gingerbread house! I couldn’t resist including these pictures of N (23 months) doing …
Roll a Snowman is a great game for one-to-one correspondence, counting, and number awareness. Day 18 – Activity Advent Countdown We had so much fun today with this Roll a Snowman Game from Teaching Heart Blog!
Same/Different Christmas Sort (printable) Day 17 – Activity Advent Countdown Print the Same and Different Christmas sorting page. Cut the pieces apart and have fun sorting!
Day 16 – Activity Advent Countdown Handprint Reindeer Ornament Materials: brown cardstock or sandpaper pipe cleaner for the antlers mini red pom pom, sticker, or glitter for the nose google eye or marker for the eye ribbon to hang the ornament Directions: Trace your child’s hand (or have them do it) and cut it out. Punch …
Snowman blocks are a fun motor skills activity to enjoy during Christmas and Winter. I saw this snowman blocks idea at No Time for Flashcards and couldn’t wait to make it for N! Fill three empty spice containers with cotton balls and draw on the details with a sharpie. The snowman is so fun to …
Christmas Puzzles (printable) Day 15 – Activity Advent Countdown Print these Christmas puzzles, cut into pieces, and let your child have fun putting them together. Keep the pieces of each puzzle separate or for more of a challenge, put them all into the same pile.
Day 14 – Activity Advent Countdown The idea for this Candy Cane Ornament Craft came from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman. I cut a candy cane shape out of red craft foam and both kids glued buttons onto it to make an ornament. I will attach a ribbon to the back after they dry. To eliminate …
N (23 months) has been showing a lot of interest in matching, sorting, and basically anything her brother is doing. So I set up a few of my Christmas Activity Tray ideas that she could work on. I do the activity with her a few times and then she is usually able to do it independently …
Color the Shapes Snowman (printable) Day 13 – Activity Advent Countdown Today we colored this Shape Snowman from 1+1+1=1. B’s snowman is on the left and N (23 months) is coloring away on the right.