04

Preschool Christmas Crafts

Oct
Comments Off |  Posted by admin |  Category:birthday party games

Preschool Christmas Crafts

Preschool Christmas Crafts

5 Fun Christmas Activities For Your Preschoolers

Recreating the joy of the festive season by bringing Christmas into your classroom is a brilliant way of engaging your preschool students and encouraging them to learn.

The vivid sights and sounds of Christmas, the anticipation of presents, the magic of Santa - the festive season provides a wonderful opportunity for teachers to engage students and encourage them to learn using fun and easy to organize activities.

Imagining the holiday from a preschooler's perspective, and exploring the sensory experience of Christmas through the eyes of a child, is a wonderful way to foster the development of new skills and experiences.

Research certainly indicates the central importance of play in learning. Many educational studies have highlighted the importance of learning through experience and emphasize that students must be active in the construction of their own learning, rather than passive recipients of information.

There a literally thousands of Christmas activities all of which promote literacy, numeracy, problem solving, teamwork and creativity.

Counting, classifying, categorizing, drawing and painting, storytelling, narrative and recounting, problem solving, relationship building - the possibilities are endless. Here are five wonderful Christmas activities which can be used to encourage your students to learn through play.

1. Glittery Xmas Wish List

This activity develops classifying, identifying and organizing skills using a Christmas wish list to develop and enhance these skills.

Materials: Colored paper, glue, glitter, scissors, toy catalogues and magazines.

1. Supply students with large sheets of colored paper.

2. Ask students to trace glue around the border and use glitter to decorate the border.

3. Color in the heading 'My Wish List'

4. Tell students to hunt through the toy catalogs and select and cut out toys that they like.

5. Students can glue images in order of size, value, shape or color.

2. Candy Cane Hunt - Outdoor Activity

This activity is great fun and develops team building and problem solving skills using an outdoor treasure hunt. Rug your little students up and brave the cold!

Materials: 6 identical treasure maps of the outdoor play area, clue sheets, candy cane, a whistle.

1. Divide students in to groups of four or five 'Elf Teams'

2. Provide each team with a treasure map.

3. Hand out clue sheets and instruct students to find the hidden Christmas treats.

3. Christmas Music and Art

Enhance your students' art, design and creativity skills using a range of fun craft activities.

Materials: CD Player, Christmas CD, art supplies, cookie decoration kit

1. Play Christmas CD's to the class while they make and decorate Christmas cards for loved ones, create Christmas ornaments or decorate gingerbread cookies.

2. Encourage students to sing along to jingles as they create their artwork.

4. Creating Christmas Stories

Read a wide range of classic Christmas stories to your class to inspire their imaginations. Watch Christmas DVD's and share favorite Christmas experiences in order to develop narrative skills, recounting skills and collaborative learning.

Materials: DVD's, stories, DVD's, colored pens.

1. Divide students into groups of four and ask students to create a Christmas story.

2. Each group storyboards the tale on large pieces of cardboard.

3. Have students present their storyboards and share their Christmas tale to the class.

5. Christmas Clues

1. Make a list of people, places or objects related to Christmas. Examples - snowman, reindeer, elf, star.

2. Students ask up to 15 questions about the item and answer 'Yes' or 'No' depending on the relevance. For example: Snowman - 'Does he melt?', 'Does he love the snow?'

Merry Christmas!

Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Stringing Beads with over 200 beads
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Wooden Stringing Beads with over 200 beads
List Price: $16.99
Sale Price: $11.85
You save: $5.14 (30%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
See Reviews For This Product

Description

Open up your own jewelry-making factory with this Wooden Stringing Beads set. This conveniently packaged, brightly painted set contains more than 200 wooden letters and beads. There are also eight colored cords to make necklaces and bracelets that you can keep or give as gifts. Stored in a durable, handy wood tray.

Features

  • Over 200 wood letters and beads
  • Stores conveniently
  • Brightly colored
  • Great for gifts
Raffi's Christmas Album
Raffi's Christmas Album
List Price: $14.98
Sale Price: $12.78
You save: $2.20 (15%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
See Reviews For This Product

Description

RAFFIS CHRISTMAS ALBUM CD

Features

  • Satisfaction Ensured
  • Design is stylish and innovative.
  • Functionality that is Unbeatable.
Melissa & Doug Deluxe 50-piece Wooden ABC/123 Blocks Set
Melissa & Doug Deluxe 50-piece Wooden ABC/123 Blocks Set
List Price: $14.99
Sale Price: $12.68
You save: $2.31 (15%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
See Reviews For This Product

Description

Stack, spell and count with these 50 colorful blocks, each featuring a variety of pictures, letters and numbers. Comes in a see-through storage box with handy carrying handle. Measures 6"L x 6.5"W x 3'D.

With all the high-tech electronic toys available for kids today, it would seem that the basics would be long forgotten. However, often the classic toys are the ones children want to play with the most. This classic block set includes 50 solid wood 1-inch-square blocks that are ideal for stacking or building. Two sides of each block feature carved letters or numbers in bright primary colors for teaching the alphabet or counting during play. The other four sides feature stamped letters, numbers, or pictures for additional practice in identification. Blocks come in a hard plastic storage case with a cord handle for easily transporting to Grandma’s house. This block set will most likely become the most used toy in the playroom. --Cristina Vaamonde

Features

  • Building developmental skills is simple with our wide selection of blocks.
  • Promote motor skills and creative development with cardboard and wooden blocks.
  • Teach animal, letter and number recognition with ABC and nesting blocks.
  • 8.7 x 7.7 x 2.7
Preschool Art: It's the Process, Not the Product
Preschool Art: It's the Process, Not the Product
List Price: $24.95
Sale Price: $16.47
You save: $8.48 (34%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
See Reviews For This Product

Description

Anyone working with preschoolers and early primary age children will want this book. Over 200 activities teach children to explore and understand their world through open-ended art experiences that emphasize the process of art, not the product.

Features

  • 200 open-ended projects
  • Activities use a variety of materials
Crafty Kids Art & Activity Snacking Care Package Gift Box
Crafty Kids Art & Activity Snacking Care Package Gift Box
List Price: $69.99
Sale Price: $49.99
You save: $20.00 (29%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
See Reviews For This Product

Description

Calling all crafty kids! We've designed a gift box full of fun activities and tasty treats to make your day extra special. Open the lid of this colorful gift box and let the crafts begin with a Brights paint set with brush, box of color crayons, activity book, colored craft paper and drawing book, 4 play dough colors in green, pink, orange and purple, paddle ball game and a Genius put together puzzle creature. For snacking, enjoy chocolate chip cookies, Crack Jacks with a surprise in every box! Gummi bears, Skittles, M & M candy and a multi color swirl lolli-pop. Each gift is tied with ribbons and includes a personalized gift message from you. Manufactured by Art of Appreciation Gift Baskets. When will my gift ship? When will my gift be delivered? Please review the shipping rates and policies link provided below for important information regarding the shipping and delivery time for your gift purchase. Product Notes: This gift is shipped in a closed box with lid, then tied with ribbon. Gift Box Size: 12 x 8 x 10

Features

  • Calling all crafty kids! We've designed a gift box full of fun activities and tasty treats to make your day extra special
  • Lift the lid off this colorful gift box and let the crafts begin with paints, crayons, play dough and more
  • Each gift is tied with ribbons and includes a personalized gift message from you
Family Fun Easter Activity Collection - Easter Recipes, Crafts & Games - A Completed List You MUST Own !! AAA+++
Family Fun Easter Activity Collection - Easter Recipes, Crafts & Games - A Completed List You MUST Own !! AAA+++
List Price: $0.99
See Reviews For This Product

Description

Easter is a time for celebrating rebirth and new beginnings. Celebrate this Easter in style with the fun recipes, games and craft ideas.The ebook gives you instructions to make mouthwatering dinner recipes such as Easter Roast Lamb with Apple Tartlets, classic Hot Cross Buns and Maple-Glazed Roast Turkey Breast with Cornbread. Or how about some great confections like Easter Bunny Cake, and the World\'s Best Chocolate Easter Eggs. You will also find easy to make craft ideas for your child as well as puzzles, coloring book pages and games for hours of Easter activities. With over 200 pages of family fun, you will find an array of tasty confections and simple craft projects that will put your family in the Easter spirit.

Elmer's Education KinderReady Eric Carle Go Wild
Elmer's Education KinderReady Eric Carle Go Wild
List Price: $19.99
Sale Price: $16.65
You save: $3.34 (17%)
  Eligible for free shipping!
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
See Reviews For This Product

Description

Elmer's Kinder-Ready series features the eye-catching artwork of Eric Carle, the popular author and illustrator of much-beloved children's books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Each activity has great visuals, tons of fun and loads of learning-perfect combination to help children get ready for kindergarten!

Features

  • Elmer's kinder ready series features the eye-catching artwork of eric carle
  • Each activity has great visuals tons of fun and loads of learning
  • This multi level activity has a variety of game formats that encourages physical movement creativity math and social skill building
  • It comes with 2 jumbo inflatable dice and 24 animal species to help your child go wild
  • For ages 3 and up
Make Your Own Christmas Card (Little Golden Book)
Make Your Own Christmas Card (Little Golden Book)
Sale Price: $9.95
See Reviews For This Product

Description

16 full-color Christmas Tree shaped cards to address, decorate with 30 jewel stickers and 20 + flat stickers, and color on the backs.

Share and Enjoy:
  • Print
  • Digg
  • Sphinn
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Blogplay

Comments are closed.