Christmas looks a little differently when you have little ones running around. We keep the decorating to a minimum (the 10 month is crawling and eating EVERYTHING and the 2 year old has an affinity for throwing balls that crash into things). But, that doesn’t mean that you can’t establish some super fun Christmas traditions …
Christmastime is here! I’m loving doing Advent activities with my daughter these days, and especially being able to share with her the story of Christmas. We haven’t quite jumped into shapes yet, but she is curious about them and loves playing with her shape puzzles. I originally intended this to be a craft …
I want my daughter to have as many chances as possible to explore the Christmas story this year. She loves playing with her Little People Nativity Set as well as a magnetic refrigerator Nativity set I found for her. Another way I can share the story with her is through a Nativity sensory bin! I …
A kids’ gift wrapping station is the perfect way for children to be a part of wrapping, decorating, and creating this holiday season. My kids love making and wrapping little notes and pictures for their friends and family so I organized an area for them to put the finishing touches on their gifts. What to …
Christmas Craft: Construction Paper Wreaths This Christmas wreath craft is easy and fun, and it will also keep hands busy for a while. We’ll be able to show kids how wreaths are circles, and how circles are very important to our faith, especially at Christmas time. Materials • Green construction paper, 1 sheet for …
The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg has become one of our family’s favorite Christmas books! Here are several Polar Express Activities and Crafts that young children will love to go along with this wonderful book. About the Book The Polar Express book is a magical story with a little boy as the main character …
Download and print the 5 Little Turkeys Printable Cut out the turkeys and glue them to craft sticks or plastic spoons. Use your puppets to sing or tell the story of the 5 Little Turkeys (below).
This Thanksgiving sorting activity is a fun way to introduce sorting as well as share about Thanksgiving with your child. Be sure to check out the variations to modify it for an older toddler! This Thanksgiving Sorting Printable is free to download, print, and cut. We used them for sorting with my 18 month old …
This is a simple and fun activity to practice matching with your toddler, or use the variations described below to play with your preschooler! Turkey Feather Matching Download Two different turkeys are included depending on the concept you want to practice with your little one. Download, print, and cut out the pieces …
The Turkey Game is perfect for all ages because it can be used to practice almost anything! Download and print the turkey template (below). Cut it out and tape it to the top of an empty tissue box. If you cut around the turkey’s body and leave his feet off it will be the right …
Your toddler or preschooler will love this beaded turkey craft! Roll a ball of play dough. Draw (or print) a turkey face and stick it onto the top of a toothpick or food pick. Use pipe cleaners as the turkey’s feathers. Thread beads onto the pipe cleaners. We decided to sort the beads and …
My 2013 Christmas Activity Advent Countdown is targeted towards preschoolers (although toddlers and Kindergartners still enjoy it). B (1st grade) still wants to join us for the countdown after school and during Winter vacation. Although he would be more than happy to do the same countdown with N (and still might), I wanted to give …