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 ...
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Create a Christmas Countdown Chain
A Christmas Countdown Chain is a fun activity to do with your kiddos for very little expense or effort. The kids love to tear off a chain each day and you can refer to the chain every time you hear the "How many days 'til Christmas?" comment. This activity would also work with the Christmas Countdown Activity shared this week. What You ...
Christmas Countdown of Activities
A childhood friend posted a Christmas Countdown list similar to this on her blog. I loved the ideas she put together and asked to share them with you! Below are example activities to get you started. But don't be bound by these ideas! Make it your own and start new traditions. Use an advent calendar, small boxes, or a ...
Christmas Traditions: A Bed for Baby Jesus
A Bed for Jesus: A Count-down to Christmas Activity for Preschoolers ...
Christmas Traditions: 25 Days of God’s Promises
Today begins our Christ-Centered Christmas Tradition series. A month of ideas to help you keep Jesus as the focus of the month and to create traditions to last a lifetime. This may very well end up being my favorite Christmas Tradition. Not necessarily because it will make profound memories but because I need it. Call it a 100%, totally ...
17 Tips to Prepare Your Child for Holiday Gatherings
Having sensory sensitive, ADHD children has taught me to prepare for every scenario; at least every scenario that I can possibly conceive. Though Bubs is doing so much better about handling the environment around him, there is still need for us to prepare him for new and different situations. And Little Man continues to struggle staying ...
Christmas Traditions: Gift Baskets
A tradition that our family has each December is to create food baskets for our neighbors, many of whom are retired. Instead of just dropping the gifts by, we try to set up a time for the family to come to our home or for us to visit them. With ten families on our list, we start early in December scheduling times to visit. The kids help me ...
Christmas Traditions: Happy Birthday Jesus Party
Happy Birthday Jesus Party ...
Christmas Traditions: Macaroni Christmas Crafts
You could spend all of December doing crafts found on the internet for Christmas. ABCJesusLovesMe.com has several suggestions as well. Macaroni crafts may be one of my favorites. Why, you may ask? Because unlike many crafts, this is one that my young kiddos can do mostly on their own. Ingredients: Macaroni Vinegar Food ...
Christmas Traditions: Silver Dollar City
This post is very unlike me. I rarely ever suggest a place to visit; especially a place that cost a very large chunk of change. But, if you live in the central part of the US and there is a little wiggle room in your budget, Silver Dollar City is a wonderful Christmas Tradition to start. We were able to acquire some free tickets so we took the ...