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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.

Christmas Alphabet Book (printable) Day 4 – Activity Advent Countdown Today we are decorating and reading our Christmas Alphabet Books that we printed from Tip Junkie. Tip: Color before cutting and making into a book.

Christmas Lights Color Matching (printable) Day 1 of the 2011 Activity Advent Countdown This Christmas lights matching printable activity from Tons of Fun was the perfect way to kick off our Christmas Countdown! If you don’t have pom poms you can use beads, blocks, toy cars, or crayons to match to the lights. To make the …

Roll and Trace is a great game for number sense and fine motor skills!     Yesterday, I posted a Roll a Rainbow printable from Kids1234Count and this Roll and Trace printable from the same site goes right along with it.   How to Play: The numbers 2-12 are on the printable ready to trace. …

I’m so excited to bring you my annual, printable Activity Advent Countdown! I used ideas, printables, and resources (list below) found around the web to make counting down to Christmas fun and educational!   2011 Activity Advent Countdown   1.       1. Christmas Lights Color Pom Pom Matching (scroll down) 2.       2. Make a Paper Plate …

How many in a dollar? That is a tricky question for young children. Whether you are working with nickels, dimes, or quarters, here is a printable to help visualize this concept.     Yesterday we sorted coins so I decided to help B figure out how many of each coin are in a dollar.   I …

We’ve been playing with words! Building sentences, sorting words, and answering questions with the word magnets. Fun!       I printed dolsch words and common nouns onto magnetic sheets (found at an office supply store) and then cut them out.  Here’s page 1 and page 2 of the dolsch word printables if you’d like to make your own. There are a few …

B and I played this “Melt an Ice Cube” game from My Montessori Journey and loved it!  Roll the dice, refer to the chart to see what to do with your ice cube (things like hold it in your hand, drop it in water, sprinkle salt on it, etc.), and whoever melts their ice cube first wins. So …

Do you have one of these Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Cookie Jars? If so, then you will love this Cookie Jar Shape Matching printable! I love how it gives your little one a new way to play and learn with these pieces.         With this free printable, you can match the cookie …

Today’s countdown activity is the Whose Present? Maze printable from Activity Village.  I’m so excited to try this with B. For younger children who might not be ready for this maze yet, trace the paths in different colors ahead of time. Then have them follow a color with their finger.

  Day 17 of the Activity Advent Calendar is Ornament Sorting and Tree Mat from PreKinders. Sort the ornaments by color or by design.

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.