Merry Christmas!

We celebrated Christmas just 1 day this year, instead of a whole 2 weeks! Trying to keep things fresh and new :) Here's a quick run down of what we did:

Dramatic Play Area
Trains! 2 different kinds I have. This was busy all day, building and driving.


Blocks:
Christmas bean bag toss. The bean bags also became Christmas presents, being delivered as toys throughout the day.


Art:
Christmas stamps


Small Manipulatives:
Gingerbread men decorating

Christmas ornament counting

Santa magnets


Writing:
Christmas cards. This was the busiest center all day long. Cards were being made and delivered to each other constantly. It was fun to watch them make sure they made one for all their friends, and no one was left out! Everyone got a card from someone. A few lucky family members may have had cards come home too.


Snack:
We had a Polar Express Theme to the day, and wore our pajamas to school. So, we read the book before we ate snack, then we drank hot chocolate and had cookies, like the kids on the train.

Small Group:
One group decorated sugar cone Christmas trees. Frosting them was quite the challenge, but a doable one that took a little time. Adding the candy was the fun part!
The other group was making jingle bell necklaces by adding beads in a pattern. They did a wonderful job creating and repeating their patterns! They definitely have that skill down and ready for Kinder.

Large Group:
We had already read together, so we sang a few Christmas songs, then it was already time to go home! We had a fun and busy day!