One for the Kids

Make paper snowflakes and hang them from the window. For instructions on how to make basic snowflakes click here. If you want to try a fancier 3D snowflake, try these.

Dance to Christmas music. My kids LOVE to dance. One of their favorite Christmas songs to dance to is Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.

Color a Christmas picture. There are about a million pictures you can print off and color if you just google Christmas coloring pages. This is the one we colored today. It came from coloring4all.com

Christmas matching game. I found a really cute one on familyfun.com and my kids really loved it.

Make a paper chain. This year we just did the traditional paper chain. But I really like the other type I found last year. They take a little more time but are cuter and I think older kids might like doing it that way vs. the traditional.

If you read my blog you already know I made my own felt advent calendar. Here is the list of activities I have for my countdown. They are all geared towards young toddlers.

Make a paper chain
color a Christmas picture
Decorate Christmas cookies
Make a tree ornament
Salted pine cones
Dance to Christmas music
read a Christmas story
String fruit loops to make a garland
Play a Christmas game (matching)
Have a candy cane
Make a felt snowman
Make a tree out of construction paper and decorate with pom poms, fruit loops, etc.
Make paper snowflakes
Deliver goodies to friends
make a Christmas card and send it to a friend
Make and elf hat
Make a popcorn snowman or santa
Play Christmas matching game
learn a Christmas song
Dance to Christmas music
color a Christmas picture
Make Christmas Cookies
graham cracker ginger bread houses
Drive around and look at Christmas lights

This isn’t the exact order I put them in. I moved quite a few around, and yes, some of them are repeats. I figured my kids wouldn’t really notice or care.

This activity is for toddler aged kids. This one is great for teaching your kids different emotions while reading to them. For more details see click here.

This is probably a project best suited for older kids. I immediately thought my SIL Sarah when I found this one. For instructions click here.

For istructions how to make these cute and EASY finger puppets, click here.

I love these. I can’t wait to make them.

Click here to see instructions on how to make this super cute pencil holder I found on Kaboose.com.