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Salt Dough Gingerbread Man
We loved making these and it was an activity that we worked on over a couple of days. Great for fine motor practise: kneeding, cutting, threading, drawing. I lovely keepsake so we wrote their names and the year on the back. Memories...
Fork Painting
A great activity for focus as well as developing those fine motor skills. Simply dip the fork in and make the shape of the tree. I used finger prints to decorate my tree but you could use anything ; pompoms, sequins, Christmas sparkles. Could be an opportunity to talk about home and traditions and how families celebrate in different ways. As well as why Christmas trees are still green at Christmas time. Enjoy!
Paper Strip Christmas Cards
Children can be as creative as they wish and great for developing those fine motor skills.
Pointilism Baubles
Very simple, but very effective. A wonderful activity which as well as being creative, is soothing and excellent for wellbeing.
Dish Brush Wreaths
A great activity that was lots of fun; always great to step away from the normal and create using the not so obvious. Good activity for developing focus, fine motor practise and an opportunity to talk about shape and just talk. A very satisfying activity.
Alternative Christmas Tree
Lots of fine motor practise in this activity; painting, cutting and threading. It's also a great activity to revisit shape. Always discuss the differences between 2D and 3D and always try to talk about the properties of shapes; corners, vertices, sides, faces and symmetry if you can.
That's not my Christmas Tree!
This was a great way of encouraging talk, developing vocabulary and for the children to be creative finding different materials. Indoor or out, a great activity for keeping the Christmas theme going. Have fun!
Christmas Tree Threading
A lovely Christmassy fine motor activity.
Crafty Christmas Trees
My children always love this activity. Not only do they get to be creative with whatever is in the cupboard, they get to construct the tree and work out how to make it stand. Enjoy! 🎄🎄🎄
Christmas Tree Fork Painting
We love all these creative Christmas makes and here it's a great opportunity to have another go at fork painting. With baby cutlery, it works if you want to create a Christmas card. Be creative and enjoy! 🎄🍴🖌️🎨
Smashing Rudolph
Lots of excitement when the children saw the masher and the paint. And the children remained excited as they created their Rudolph faces. This could easily be adapted to make a Christmas card. A round masher would be a little better, but as always, I use what I have. Enjoy!
Recall Jar
My children love this idea and at the moment, they are asking for a question from the jar every spare moment. A great way to keep recalling previous learning; simple and easy to set up. Give it a go
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