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Preschool activities for Christmas
I am all for helping out other teachers, we need to stick together, especially at this point in the year. Right now, it’s extra difficult to keep the kiddos’ attention, and I fully believe that the best way to handle the holiday season is to embrace it fully. Christmas is all they want to talk about, so why not use that theme to sneak in some learning. I thought I’d share all of my holiday freebies, along with the other great holiday resources from my store to give you all kinds of holiday activities to choose from right in one place. There are a lot, so be sure to scroll…
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Almost there!
I don’t know about you, but I am struggling to stay motivated! The closer that we get to Christmas, the less I want to do any actually work. I’d be completely content to bake cookies and watch Christmas movies right about now, but I’ve got 8 more actual work days to get through, so I figured I’d share some holiday motivation with all of you, just in case you need it too! Here are a few quotes that are keeping me going while giving me perspective and helping my sense of humor! Paperblog Bring Joy Palettes and Passports Someecards Cooke Family Blog The best thing about being so close to…
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My Favorite Holiday Things
I love posts that let me get a little personal and share some of myself with all of you, so I was exstatic to see this fun holiday linky from Southern Fried Teaching. Here are some of my favorite holiday traditions: I love pop Christmas music, my favorites are Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays by NSYNC, Mariah’s All I want for Christmas is You, My Only Wish This Year by Britney Spears, and Cold December Night by Michael Buble. I’m a huge fan of seasonal coffee, I cannot get enough Starbucks during the month of December! I always watch a Muppet Christmas Carol while I’m frosting sugar cookies. I still have…
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Friday Freebie – Christmas Kindness
Happy Friday! Every Friday brings us just a little closer to Christmas, just two more weeks, can you believe it?! This freebie is perfect for getting your class into the holiday spirit! This freebie from Whimsy Workshop Teaching includes an adorable santa that has twelve acts of kindness written on his beard. Each day trim off an act of kindness to complete as you count down to Christmas. There is also a blank version included so that you can write your own acts of kindness if you want. What a great way to teach your students what the season is really about! You still have time to start this, you…
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Holiday Apparel for School
Do you wear holiday clothing to school? I generally try to keep at least one Christmas shirt on hand just to wear on party day. The last few years we’ve had a holiday pj party, so I’ve been able to use my Christmas pajama, but this year I have multiple holiday events and my old Christmas tee doesn’t fit anymore. One of my coworkers had on the cutest holiday sweatshirt last week, and I loved the idea of a Christmas sweatshirt. It can be festive without being too dressy. I’m not an ugly sweater kind of person, I try to avoid looking ridiculous or calling attention to myself in any…
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20 Uses for seasonal ice cube molds
I bought these molds last year on after-Christmas clearance and forgot all about them until I pulled out my Christmas decorations, so now I’m brainstorming a list of different activities that I can do with them. I’m hoping to do a week with the gingerbread molds and a week with the Christmas tree molds. Here are the lists I’ve come up with so far (Amazon links are affiliates): Sort colored buttons into the spaces Use them with Gingerbread Cloud Dough Sort Gingerbread Marshmallows Use them to make cinnamon dough ornamentsPlay with Gingerbread play doughMake Cream Cheese Mints for the holidaysUse letter beads to spell 3-letter words in each spacePractice using eye droppersDo…
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Great gifts for preschoolers to make
You still have time to figure out those family gifts – I know, not my favorite thing either – here are some ideas that preschoolers can actually make, and they won’t break your budget! I’m a huge fan of ornaments, they are a great keepsake, they’re useful, and they don’t take up a ton of space. Here are 5 easy ornament ideas: from Happier Homemaker from Ginger Snap Crafts from Martha Stewart from Fireflies and mudpies from One Perfect Day If ornaments aren’t your thing, or you have a large number of families that don’t celebrate Christmas, here are some other ideas; from Easy Peasy Fun from Mama.Papa.Bubba from the…
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Favorite Things: Teacher Edition
If you’re a parent then somewhere on that shopping list of yours is probably a teacher or two to buy a holiday gift for. Sometimes it’s easy to pick out a great gift for your child’s teacher, other times, it can be really hard. Last year I started a new tradition, to help you out in the teacher gift department I share my favorite products to use in the classroom – along with a few of my personal favorite items too. Here’s my list for this year! (Amazon links are affiliates) A great travel mug is part of my daily life! This year’s selection from Starbucks is ah-mazing and the…
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Friday Freebie – Christmas Cookie Counting
Happy Friday! I must have Christmas cookies on the brain, last week I shared a freebie and activities from the holiday cookie party I threw for my kiddos last year. This week I have a counting activity that you can add to your Christmas cookie theme. With this Christmas Cookie Counting freebie children count the correct number of cookies onto the plate. There are two sets of plates, one with dots that correspond to the number to help children count correctly, and one set without the dots to challenge counters with higher level skills. The freebie includes numbers 1-5, if you want more practice, I’ve included the numbers 1-10 in…
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Gift an Experience
Do you have a special little one in your life? The holiday pressure is real when you want to impress your favorite kid. One more toy that won’t stand out from the pile of other toys on Christmas morning doesn’t seem like enough for a really special kid. This year, try something different, gift an experience that they will look forward to and remember for years to come. Here are a few ideas: Go Ice SkatingTake an art or cooking class togetherVisit the children’s museumGo to a sporting eventMake a special keepsake togetherGo out to dinner, just the two of youSee a movie and splurge on snacksDecorate a Christmas ornamentVisit…
