Colors and shapes can be taught throughout the year. Christmas is a great time to work on red and green, squares and rectangles. Here is an activity shared with me by Dina on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group that focuses on squares. Print the Square Christmas Present. Cut small squares of green and red construction paper to glue on the ...
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Helping Kids Express Thanks for Their Gifts
Pin It Hopefully the Christmas season is coming to a nice conclusion for your family. The Christmas decorations are getting put away, gifts have found a home, and life is returning to a normalcy. One of the activities that should conclude your Christmas season is sending out "Thank You" cards. I can hear the moaning ...
Fabric Handprint Christmas Ornaments
My mom made Handprint Christmas Ornaments for us when we were kids. Our kiddos love looking at how small my hand was my first Christmas. Now they enjoy looking at their own hands as well. 1. Draw around the child's hand on a piece of paper. 2. Cut out the print. 3. Trace onto a double thickness of fabric ...
Fun Christmas Activities
Pin It Here are crafts and activities that are fun for your family to do during this month. I have no ideas why this image is upside down! This is a fun craft using dyed noodles to create a shape - star, tree, manger, etc. Applesauce Cinnamon Ornaments are one of our favorite gifts to create. They ...
Recipe: Chocolate Pretzel Bites and Christmas Poem
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Ideas to Teach Your Children the Joy in Giving
Pin It With all of the gifts that children receive during this season, it is no wonder that children develop a gimme attitude. To combat this problem, involve your children in creating gifts for others. Here are a few of our favorites! Create a Handprint and Footprint Calendar. This is a simple gift but is dearly loved ...
Recipe: Christmas Balls
There are a few recipes that make my holiday time complete. Pecan pie is my Thanksgiving have-to-eat. Christmas Balls are one of my Christmas musts. I will share another recipe tomorrow! I always make a batch of these to include in our gift baskets for neighbors, teachers, and friends as well as some extras for us to eat. ...
Christmas Gifts that Don’t Clutter: Curriculum
Pin It Yesterday's post provided you with titles of quality books to share with your family members when you are asked for gift ideas for your children. Christmas gifts are a great way to expand your home library. Today, I want to share another idea. So many of you have shared the desire that you have for the printed form of ...
Christmas Gifts that Don't Clutter: Books
Have you receiving an email like this lately: Will you please send me a list of things your kids want? I need to begin shopping for Christmas. This email may come from a grandparent or other family member. Either way, the writer is looking for ideas to place under the tree for your family members. And when thinking of children, ...
Guest Post: Christmas Countdown Chain for a Classroom
Thank you to Miss Cheryl for this guest post... Christmas Countdown Chain--numbers and counting----AND fine motor skill learning (for the children and the teachers!)--Oh My! I had forgotten about a countdown chain so when I saw the idea in ABCJesusLovesMe, I was so excited! The Christmas Countdown Chain activity was so much more ...