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December 2024 Newsletter
Winter is the season on wonder. From the holidays, to the weather, and everything in between – the awe and whimsy envelopes children and adults.
The activies below will help you harness the excitment and curosity your child is feeling and channel it into learning!
Cardboard Creations – If your house is anything like ours, you have no shortage of boxes (hello, holiday shopping!), coupled with tape, the sky is the limit for the creations that your little one can dream up. Don’t have tape, no worries, check out our tape-free templates and ideas below.
Winter Sensory Bins – Create a holiday sensory bin that your little one will love, or let them play barista with a hot chocolate themed bin. All the ideas and tips below for the sensory bin of your little one’s dream
Nature Is Calling – Nature walks, scavenger hunts, and cloud gazing are all activities that will get you and your little one outside and enjoying all that nature has to offer this time of year.
Winter Sensory Play
Christmas Sensory Bin
Red, green and white rice or pasta, pompoms, mini ornaments, jingle bells, small Christmas trinkets, and scoops.
Winter Sensory Bin
White rice/beans/salt, mini trees or small branches from your Christmas tree, construction vehicles, rocks.
Hot Cocoa Sensory Bin
Mini marshmallows, Cascading Farms Brownie Crunch cereal, cups, measuring spoons, whisk.
Cardboard Creation
A dash of imagination is all your little one needs to turn your empty boxes into a magical world of play. Work together to create an elabortate design or have your child work independently while you tackle your to-do list!
- Cut – cut up your boxes and give your kiddo a roll of tape. They can build their own creations.
- Crush – let your little one help with recycling. Give them whole boxes to stomp or crush for you – a great way to work our energy or frustration.
- Tunnel – line up your boxes and let you little one create tunnels to explore.
- No tape? No problem – use this template to create a tape free gingerbread house.
- Decorate – use this template to create tape free Christmas trees your little one can decorate.
- Tips – Use cookie cutters to trace various shapes for your kiddo to color or cut out, peel tape and stick to your counter/table for little hands to grab and use!
We’re on your side this holiday season with activities your little one can do with you or while you tackle your to-do list!
Click any circle below to download the corresponding activity sheet.
Nature Activities Your Little Explorer Will Love...
Christmas Tree Wreath
Pair cardboard, christmas tree scraps and ribbon to make your own wreath! Don’t have a real christmas tree? No worries, head outside and collect leaves, sticks, flowers and berries.
Nature Walk Tree
First, draw a tree outline or make one with tape. Then have your little one arrange the nature walk treasures they found to create a decorated Christmas tree!
Stick Stars
Head our for a short walk to collect as many small sticks as you can find. When you get home, use those items to create your own stick stars! Use a hot glue gun to make it a keepsake!
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