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Christmas activity ideas for kids

Christmas literacy activity : CVC words blender

Today’s post is about a simple booklet I have created to teach my preschooler to blend  CVC words. I  made a very similar one for my elder daughter when she was showing interest to read. Because everything is festive at this time of the year, I made the booklet in the Christmas light shape and …

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Crafts for Christmas

Homemade Christmas Ornaments : Shiny Candy cane

Homemade Christmas Ornaments are always special. My preschooler and I created these shiny candy cane ornaments with aluminium foil and yarn. We love to use Aluminium foil in our activities.  This simple activity improves her fine motor skill too. Affiliation links are used: Materials needed to make these homemade Christmas ornaments : Aluminium foil Cardboard box. …

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Christmas card ideas for preschool

Christmas card idea for kids : Eric Carle inspired art

Today, I am sharing a very simple Christmas card idea for kids. As my preschooler wanted to give cards to all the teachers in her preschool, I wanted the idea to suit my preschooler too. This idea is very simple and creates a batch of cards in one shot. This painting idea is inspired by Eric …

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Simple Christmas craft

Super easy Christmas tree painting – simple Christmas craft

My preschooler and I did the snowman painting when my eleven year old was at school. When she returned, she was upset about leaving her in the painting fun.  As we used kitchen scrubbing pad for the snowman painting, we used the same to paint our Christmas tree. After I explain the process, I am sure you all will accept …

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snowman arts for kids to make

Snowman painting – Winter craft idea

I mentioned in my Christmas wreath painting post that we used a kitchen stainless scrubbing pad to paint the wreath. Since the wreath painting  turned out so beautiful, I wanted to try some more painting ideas with scrubbing pad. Snowman painting seems to be a perfect winter craft idea to try with scrubbing pad.  This idea suits kids of …

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snowman games for preschoolers

Snowman sight words learning activity

As my preschooler shows a lot interest to read, I want to introduce her to more sight words. This snow man sight words learning game is easy to set up (Bonus!). She enjoyed playing again and again (Another bonus!). As we are in the middle of Winter with more snowy days, setting up a snowman sight …

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Letter recognition game

Snowman letters matching : A letter recognition game

My preschooler shows a lot of interest to read but not write. I believe her tiny fingers need a little more strength to make writing a pleasure. So I use every opportunity to strength her fine motor skill. Drawing and coloring are her favorites and we have all possible writing medium in her reach. She can …

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Free Mandala Coloring pages

FREE Mandala Coloring pages

We all know that coloring is a stress free activity and relaxes the brain. It helps fine motor skills too. My daughters love coloring and love to color complicated designs. Adult coloring books is complicated for them. So I created these Mandala Coloring pages. These Mandala coloring pages are simple enough for kids to color …

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Simple Christmas Ornaments to make

Sparkly Christmas Ornament for Kids to make

Today’s post is about  simple but fun ornament made by my daughters . Aluminum foil and sequins are interesting factors in this ornament. This Sparkly Christmas ornament is simple enough for kids to make. Materials needed: Aluminum foil (US) or Aluminium foil (UK) A thick card stock ( We used Pasta box) Sequins Glue A …

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