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*21st
Hanukkah
I Have a Little Dreidel( song)
I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay,
And when it's dry and ready,
Then dreidel I shall play.
(Refrain)
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of clay;
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
Now dreidel I shall play.
It has a lovely body,
With leg so short and thin,
And when it gets all tired,
It drops and then I win.
(Refrain)
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
With leg so short and thin,
Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
It drops and then I win.
History
of Hanukkah
Learn about the history of Hanukkah.
HanuKat offers a playful, interactive way to celebrate
Hanukkah and Passover.
Make your own dreidel with a easy to follow pattern.
Star
of David Window Ornament
Make your own wrapping
paper and gift containers for Hanukkah. Craft ideas for eight nights
Hanukkah Activities
Print games, crafts, color pages, and more.
Tzivos HaShem:
Chanukah color pages, games, puzzles, crafts, and more.
Hanukkah
Coloring Pictures
Hanukkah
Coloring Pages
Happy Hanukkah color page
Chanukah Coloring Pages
Shema Yisrael: My Favorite Chanukah Coloring Book
*21st
First Day of Winter
*Bulletin Board
Classy Snowpeople
Have each child cut out a large white paper snowman. Ask them to draw
in facial features. They may like to add items which depict their
interests(birthday snowperson, rollerblade snowperson...). Line the
snowpeople up along a class bulletin board and place a banner
"Classy Snowpeople" across the top of the bulletin board.
Doily Snowman
Need: coffee filters, silver glitter.
Have children fold and cut coffee filters to make snowflakes. Place
small dots of glue onto the snowflakes and sprinkle silver glitter
over the snowflakes.
Glue the coffee filter snowflakes into1 small circle and 1 large
circle to create a snowman. Add face and a scarf (red) with
construction paper.
Hang on the wall or on a large bulletin board.
*Art
Decorate Mitten Shapes
Cut out large mitten shapes. Have the children drizzly glue onto the
mitten shapes. Sprinkle glitter onto the glue. Makes a bright shiny
bulletin board display.
Frosty Pictures
Have the children draw outdoor pictures of pieces of colored
construction paper. Make a solution of half Epsom salts and half
water. Have the children paint their pictures with the mixture. As
the mixture dries, it will leave sparkling crystals on their papers.
Turn any picture into a snowy masterpiece.
Need: boiling water, Epsom salts,paintbrush pictures -- old Christmas
cards or wrapping paper work well.
Mix equal parts of boiling water and Epsom salts. Let cool. Pour into
a small container and use a paintbrush to cover the picture. As the
picture dries, crystals appear making sparkly pictures.
Contributed by BG LTD
Snow Flakes {use coffee filters}
Show the children how to fold coffee filters in half and then in half
again. Have them cut small triangles or other shapes out of the
folded edges. Unfold to see the snowflakes. Could add silver glitter
or colored glue to them to make them shinny)
Beads Snowflake
Need: assorted beads and pipe cleaners
Cut pipe cleaners in half. Choose 3 pieces. Join the 3 pipe cleaners
together by twisting them in the center. Then lay flat and spread out
the arms (gently).
String the beads on each arm. Place a drop of glue on the last bead
of each arm. When dry use fine wire or invisible thread to hang your
creates across the top of a bullentin board.
*Science
Snow Gauge
Need: a large empty coffee can, ruler, marking pen (permanent ink).
Tape the ruler inside the can. When it snows, place the can outside
in a clear place. When it stops snowing, bring the can inside and
note which mark on the ruler the snow has reached.
*Cooking
Snowman Salads
Need: Cottage cheese, lettuce leaves, raisins, small carrot sticks.
Place lettuce leaves on plates and top with round scoops of cottage
cheese. Then let the children make snowman faces on their scoops of
cottage cheese, using the raisins(eyes & mouths) and carrot
sticks (nose).
Edible Snowflakes
Using the same technique as cutting out paper snowflakes, make
snowflakes out of flour tortillas. Put a touch of oil in a pan and
fry tortilla until it is crisp. Sprinkle it with powdered sugar.
Make tortilla snowflakes as above. Spread butter on one side of the
tortilla and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon and sugar.
*Other Sites
Preschool Winter Papers
Winter
Counting
Ice
Fort Counting
Which
Snowman is Different
W is for Wintertime color page
Snowman color page
Franklin Sleeding color page
Skating
Bear Coloring Page
Snowmobile
Cloring Page
*25th
Merry Christmas
*Story
A to Z Kids Stuff: The
Christmas Rose
A to Z Kids Stuff: The
Flower of Christmas Eve--A Mexican folktale
*Art
Quick and easy Christmas gift tag ideas:
1. Father Christmas – potato print
When dry draw in features
2. Robin / bird – finger prints
When dry draw in features
This is one the kids can do on their own and add their own “stamp” of distinction. Contributed
By: Meg
Paper Chain Tree
Need: red and green construction paper
Cut strips of red and green construction paper. Have children glue or
staple together; one red, one green etc. Place the paper chain on the
bulletin board. Start at the bottom of the bulletin board. Each new
row added is shorter than the last row. Makes a wonderful bulletin
board tree.
Contributed by Wendy Alexander
Graham Cracker House
Need: Packages of graham crackers, frosting, trims (raisins, nuts,
candies, small marshmallows, red hots), 1/2 pint sized milt
containers(size that comes with child's school lunch). Styrofoam
plates or heavy paper plates.
Glue the milk carton onto the Styrofoam plate. Use the milk carton as
the base, the frosting as glue, and graham crackers as the walls and top.
Have children place frosting on the sides and top of the milk carton.
Stick graham crackers to the sides of the milk carton for walls.
Place two graham crackers on top for the roof.
Frost the crackers on the milk carton and decorate with trims.
It is best to put all glue bottles away as some children may use them
to glue the candy trim onto the graham cracker house.
Can add cotton balls and a frosting sidewalk(outline with candy
trims) on the plates.
Handprint Christmas Tree
Cut a large triangle out of butcher paper. Let the children dip their
hands in tempera paint to fill the triangle with handprints.
Tree and ornaments. Have older children paint a large Xmas
tree on paper. While they are painting have other children use
variety of construction paper and wallpaper to create tree ornaments.
*Other Sites
Christmas Themed Math Worksheets (pre-5)
Christmas Coloring Pages
Santa At Home
Activity Pages
Color pages, puzzles, mazes, connect the dots, and more.
German
December Celebrations Unit (Grades 2-6)
Contains printable activities for teaching about German holiday
traditions for celebrating Christmas, Advent, and St. Nicholas Day.
Make a Paper
Cornucopia
To celebrate a French Christmas make a decorative Bûchede
Noel.
Christmas
Village
Print and create a Christmas Village.
At North Pole site
stories, games, and much more.
NORAD Tracks
Santa Claus
Santa and his elves color page
*Downloads
Willie Wonka Holiday Treats Game
Requirements: Win95/98/NT, MAC, Size: 514k, Free
Site: Wonka
To deliver the special holiday package to Mr Wonka you must climb a
maze mountain, sled downhill, and cross a river. Collect the candy
you find along the way to get more time.
PC Download: Holidayv95.exe
Mac Download: Holiday68.sea.hqx
*26th
National Whiners Day
*Teach about feelings!
Song: Teach the children *If You're Happy and You Know It.* No room
for whiners here!
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.
If you're happy and you know it,
Then your face will surely show it,
If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!
Other verses:
If you're angry and you know it, stamp your feet.
If you're sad and you know it, wipe your eyes.
If you're excited and you know it, shout hooray.
*26th Kwanzaa
Everything About Kwanzaa
Facts and Information.
African Crafts
Great for celebrating Kwanzaa.
Kwanzaa Recipes
Kwanzaa Arthur Color Page
Kwanzaa Color Pages
Kwanzaa Candles Color Page
Kwanzaa Family color page
Kwanzaa Kinara Color Page
Kwanzaa Symbols Color Page
Kwanzaa Crossword Puzzle
Kwanzaa Cryptograms
Kwanzaa Word Search (easy)
Kwanzaa Word Search
Kwanzaa Word Scramble
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