Fun Christmas Learning Activities for Kids
Make the most of the upcoming holidays and bring Christmas into your teaching with these fun Christmas learning activities for kids. No worksheets necessary, use the engaging activities to get your kids excited about Christmas, as if they needed any help.
Use the December to enjoy the holidays, bake cookies, read Christmas books and have fun with school. It doesn’t have to look like it always does like the rest of the year.
If you want your kids to have more fun while learning this Christmas season, you have to try these awesome Christmas Activities for Kids.
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Famous Christmas Traditions
Christmas is a holiday celebrated by Christians around the world to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. The word Christmas comes from the Old English words “cristes maesse”, meaning “Christ’s mass”. The day is typically observed with special church services, gifts, family meals, and decorations.
There are a number of different traditions associated with Christmas, and these vary from country to country. In the United States, for example, many families put up a Christmas tree in their homes and exchange gifts on Christmas Eve. In the UK, meanwhile, it is traditional to eat a roast dinner on Christmas Day and to give each other presents on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas).
There are also many fun activities associated with Christmas, such as decorating gingerbread houses, making paper snowflakes, and singing carols. For children, one of the most anticipated parts of the holiday is receiving presents from Santa Claus. No matter what traditions you celebrate, Christmas is a time to enjoy spending time with family and friends.
Recommended Christmas Books for Kids
Bring the spirit of Christmas into your home with any of these memorable Christmas books your kids will love this holiday season.
Snuggle up on the couch and enjoy a good book with hot chocolate to create new memories.
Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas ForeverMr. Willowby’s Christmas TreeChristmas FarmThe Night Before Christmas Hardcover: The Classic Edition, The New York Times BestsellerA Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels)Cranberry Christmas (Cranberryport)
Recommended Christmas Activity Kits
Little Learners Print & Go Activity Kit: Christmas
Bring Christmas into the schoolroom and make it a part of every day in December.
Christmas Tree Decorating Craft
Kids will enjoy decorating Christmas trees with this Christmas Tree Decorating Craft. A great way to practice hand and eye coordination, too.
Fun Christmas Learning Activities for Kids
If you want your kids to enjoy the Christmas season while learning. These fun activities are what you need. Kids will love them!
Decide how you’ll decorate your own felt Christmas tree using your imagination.
Grab your supplies from the kitchen and create your own Christmas trees and see what happens.
Have a grand old time with this slime recipe that your kids can create together.
Have fun decorating your favorite rocks in a fun Christmas theme.
With this Christmas math game, practice color, number recognition, and counting by telling your child to roll the dice and cover the number on the board.
Watch how the candy canes dissolve in different solutions in this Christmas science activity.
Teach kids how to write and recognize their name with these puzzles. Write each letter of their name on a reindeer.
Practice letter recognition with this Christmas tree activity. Use paint to draw or trace over letters.
Cut out a snowman, and use buttons in this counting activity. It’s great for pre-K, and is great for number recognition and fine motor skills.
Practice basic math and estimation with this activity! Use jars and fill with candy, leaving one empty, and have kids guess how much candy pieces are in there.
Practice counting with this simple math game – Christmas style! Get little bells and dance along to “Jingle Bells” with this activity.
Use STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math) to create a circuit Christmas tree.
Learn about catalyst while making toothpaste! This Christmas-y toothpaste has a minty flavor, and a reindeer twist!
Make cookies and place different types of cutouts. Then have them count the different types of cutouts.
From emergent readers to gross motor skills, use gingerbread men to learn. These activities are great for preschool!
Grab the Christmas-colored LEGOs in this activity! Practice estimation in this red, white, and green activity.
In just a few minutes you will have green stretchy growing slime, great for the Grinch! Use it with Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas if you’re feeling grumpy!
Have I inspired you to bring the holiday spirit into your homeschool this December? You’ll love any of these fun Christmas learning activities.
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