20 Christmas Activities for Preschoolers
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A calm December at home: light, baking, giving and counting, for ages 2.5 to 5. These are the 20 activities in our Lights and Giving theme. They're about light and giving more than the holiday itself, so they fit whatever your family celebrates.
What's in the theme
Every activity has three levels, Begin, Build and Stretch, so one plan works for a toddler and a preschooler. Spanish words and a short song are part of the day, and there's a Survival plan for the busiest weeks of the year.
The full theme has step-by-step cards, printables and a four-week plan. Here's the list, so you can see what it covers.
The 20 activities las actividades
- Science1. Light and shadowHow light travels, and what it can and can't pass through.
- Practical life2. Wrapping a giftFolding, taping and finishing a real job.
- Kitchen3. Baking to giveMeasuring, stirring and the joy of giving it away.
- Senses4. Day and night sortSorting by what happens in the day and at night.
- Math5. Counting lightsOne light on each spot, counting 1 to 10.
- Practical life6. Serving a guestPouring and offering, with please and thank you.
- Senses7. Winter smell jarsMatching pairs by smell: cinnamon, orange, pine.
- Math8. More lights, fewer lightsComparing groups and the words more and fewer.
- Math9. Shape sortCircles, squares, triangles, stars and hearts.
- Language10. Light wordsNew words for light: glow, shine, sparkle, dark.
- Language11. Sandpaper letters and I SpyTracing letters and hearing first sounds.
- Language12. Our giving bookA small book about who we give to, in their own words.
- Spanish13. Palabras de luzLight and giving words in Spanish.
- Spanish14. Lucecita: sing and countA short song in two languages, with counting.
- Nature and science15. Ice lanternWater freezes, a light glows through, then it melts.
- Art16. Light catchersTissue paper color and light in the window.
- Music17. Shaker pairsListening closely to find the matching sound.
- Movement18. Flashlight freeze danceMoving and stopping on cue.
- Movement19. Carry the lightSlow, careful walking with something to carry.
- Heart20. Thank-you lights jarNaming who they're thankful for, every evening.
Start with three free activities empieza aquí
A few calm activities to try this week, with all three levels, Spanish words and printable cards. Then one short, useful email a week.
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