I don’t know if any of the winter holidays are really associated with fireworks (New Year’s maybe?) but this is a fun science experiment to do with kids when you want to have a little STEM celebration.
Jingle Bell Activities for Kids
My daughter has a huge bag of jingle bells. I’m sure we needed a couple for a project or something (I think it was for an ugly Christmas sweater?) but you can’t just buy one or two jingle bells
, … Read More ...
Giant Printable Coloring In Christmas Poster
Here’s a great collaborative art project for a classroom or a family. Hattifant has a Christmas tree winter activity printable that’s a whopping 18 pages.
Inside the tree is an elf factory with a bunch of elves getting set for … Read More ...
Christmas Pattern Block Templates
I love those little pattern blocks that kids can use to make different designs. They’re great for color and pattern recognition as well as differentiating shapes.
Add a holiday spin to your pattern blocks
with these printables from You Clever … Read More ...
Creative Gift Idea: smART Pixelator
I love gifts that are also activities, because they keep kids occupied, help them focus and give them a goal to work toward. The folks at Flycatcher sent me and the girl a smART Pixelator to try out, and I … Read More ...
How to Make a Christmas Tree from a Piece of Paper
This is a fun STEM challenge that isn’t much of a challenge because it comes with a printable that shows you how to do it, but did you know you can make a 3D Christmas tree out of a single … Read More ...
Gum Drop STEM Challenges
I don’t know if anyone actually eats gumdrops, but if you happen to have some lying around (you could also use mini marshmallows) you can challenge your kids or students to these STEM challenges with a holiday twist.
You’ve Got … Read More ...
Nature Ornaments for Kids to Make
Of course this is a great project for the holidays, but you can do this same idea any time of year with whatever natural materials you have around.
Little Pine Learners has the tutorial for these cute nature ornaments that … Read More ...
Printable Christmas Coupons and Activity Sheets
This printable Christmas coupons are so cute and a great thing to tuck into your advent calendar or have your Elf on the Shelf share with your kiddos.
They include things like going for a walk or a drive to … Read More ...
Christmas Memory Game for Preschool
This Christmas memory game from Homeschool Preschool is so cute and little ones will love to play with it all season long.
It has 36 images so you can use just a few for younger kids or the whole set … Read More ...
Menorah Candles for Kids to Make
Little kids obviously shouldn’t be using real fire or making candles that burn, but they can still get in on the menorah-lighting
fun with these cute chenille stem candles from Moms and Crafters.
If you have really little kids you … Read More ...
Free Thanksgiving Printables for Kids
I’m still a little in denial that Thanksgiving is next week, but it’s never too late to pull out some good printables, whether for the classroom or to entertain kids at home for the holiday.
This pack from Natural Beach … Read More ...
Thanksgiving Lesson Plans from a Native American Perspective
A friend of mine shared this resource on Facebook recently and I think it’s great, whether you are in a classroom teaching about Thanksgiving or just want to give a broader perspective to your kids.
This PDF is from the … Read More ...
Hanukkah Sewing Project for Kids
I always love projects that incorporate fiber arts since I’m a knitter and sewist and a mom who wants kids to learn these skills.
This project from Coffee and Carpool teaches kids basic sewing skills by stitching a dreidel design … Read More ...
Roll a Turkey Dice Game
Thanksgiving games are fun for the classroom, parties or if you have a group of kids at your house on Thanksgiving waiting for the food to be done. If you have leftover M&Ms from Halloween you’ll be in even better … Read More ...