Countdown To December 25, 2011, at 12:00:
Want to get in the holiday spirit while working at your computer?
(a commercial plays first before the music begins)
SUNY104.3 -click on "Listen Live" on the right
B101 -click on "Listen Live" on the left
NORAD Tracks Santa
http://www.noradsanta.org/
This fun site uses Shockwave, Flash and RealVideo.
What is the chance of having a white Christmas?
http://www.stormfax.com/whtexmas.htm
Reindeer Food and Reindeer Paper Bag Puppet
Jan Brett's Secret Santa Selections
http://www.janbrett.com/secret_santa_selections.htm
Jan Brett's Trim a Tree
http://www.janbrett.com/trim_a_jan_brett_christmas_tree.htm
Glitter Ornaments
http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/christmas_crafts__2.htm
Cinnamon Ornaments
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/cinnamonornaments.shtml
Ornament Poem
to include with a baggie of child-made ornaments
Put these precious ornaments
Upon our family Christmas tree.
Each Christmas put them away
To keep them all safe for me!
I'll want them one day
For MY own family tree.
When I am all grown up
For my children to see!
Free Printable Tag of the above poem:
http://kellyskindergarten.com/Christmas/xmascrafts.htm
Make a Candy Cane Reindeer
http://organizedchristmas.com/article103.html
Candy Cane Story Starters
http://mrsjonesroom.com/pdf/christmas/candycanestorystarters.doc
Print a 7x9 Frame that fits a 5x7 Photo
http://www.janbrett.com/christmas_gifts/christmas_picture_frames.htm
Countdown Poem
staple a paper chain to a paper bell:
Each night before Christmas
Before you lay down your head
Take off one loop
Then hop into bed.
When Christmas will come
'Tis easy to tell
For that is the night
You come to the bell.
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Christmas Day will soon be here,
And I can hardly wait.
I've made this little paper chain
to help me celebrate.
I'll cut one loop off each day;
Please help me to remember.
'Til I reach the golden loop on
that happy day--the 25th of December!
(Use shiney gold foil paper for the final loop.)
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Each night before Christmas after goodnights have been said,
Tear off one loop then hop into bed.
When Christmas will come it's easy to tell,
For that is the night you reach the bell!
***
From December 1 till Christmas
Is the longest time of year.
Seems as though old Santa
Never will appear.
How many days till Christmas
Is mighty hard to count
so this little paper chain
Will tell you the exact amount.
Take off a link every day.
It isn't very hard.
Christmas Day will be here
When you reach the star.
Printable Activities
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/print.html
http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/kid-christmas-arts-and-crafts.html
Christmas Winter Holiday Patterns
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/cp_christmas/patterns.htm
Christmas Words to help with writing
http://www.pre-kpages.com/docs/xmaswords.pdf
Lots of Activities With Snowflakes!
http://www.papersnowflakes.com/
Make a Christmas Light Necklace
http://www.prekfun.com/prekfunPrintables/ChristmasFreebies/lightNecklace.pdf
Make a Kid Made Book: Reindeer Instructions
http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/seasonal_related.html#Reindeer
MiniBooks at Little Giraffes
Brown Reindeer, Brown Reindeer, What Do You See?
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/Brown%20Reindeer%20-revised.pdf
Christmas Lights
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/christmas%20lites.pdf
Here is Santa
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/Here%20is%20santa.pdf
I Can See Christmas
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/I%20Can%20See%20Christmas.pdf
The Twelve Days Christmas Coloring Pages
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/coloring/12dayscolor.htm
Make a 3-D Construction Paper Christmas Tree
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas/papertree/
More Christmas Projects, Cards and Ornaments from KinderCrafts
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/christmas/
Literature, Art and Math Ideas
http://www.prekinders.com/christmas-theme/
Writing Prompts, Book and CD List, Math, Bulletin Boards,
Poems, Christmas Activity Sheets and Resources
http://www.teachingheart.net/christmasteacherresources.html
BlackDog's Christmas Fun and Games
http://www.blackdog.net/holiday/christmas/
Write to Santa, Games and Activities
Lots of Christmas Learning Activities and Craft Ideas!
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/christmas.html
Roll a Christmas Tree Dice Game
http://www.littlegiraffes.com/Roll%20a%20Christmas%20tree.pdf dotted tree
Christmas Time at Kid's Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/index.html
ECards, Crafts and Online Games
Bonus.com's Online Holiday Games
http://www.bonus.com/bonus/list/n_making_merry.html
Say Merry Christmas in 123 Languages
Christmas at Alphabet Soup
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/christmas.html
Many Christmas Activities
Billy Bear says...Merry Christmas
http://216.90.96.108/holidays/christmas/christms.htm
Check out the stationery, crafts and print and play paper pages.
Santa's Secret Village
http://www.northpole.com
Stories, Write to Santa, Postcards, Games, Recipes, Activities and more
Christmas Crafts with Illustrations
http://www.imagitek.com/xmas/crafts/
Christmas Crafts and Gifts
http://www.rats2u.com/christmas/christmas_crafts.htm
Plus links to many kinds of Christmas websites!
Claus.Com Christmas
http://www.claus.com/
Games, Crafts and Activities
Christmas Cookie Recipes
http://www.christmas-cookies.com
KinderArt for December
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/dec.shtml
Make Santa, an Angel or an Elf
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/conefriends.shtml
Cuckoo's Clockworks
http://www.meddybemps.com/clockworks/toyshop.html
Christmas Corner
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/holidays/christmas/christmas.htm
Crafts, Gifts, Games, Books, Tags, Coloring Pages, Recipes, ECards
Advent Calendar
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag74.html
Christmas Alphabet Book
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag75.html
A Holiday for the Senses
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag116.html
Holiday Gift Tags
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag120.html
Make a Gift Box Pattern
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag171.html
Fill Up Santa's Sack
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag172.html
Christmas Dominoes
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag174.html
Christmas Sheet Music
http://www.operationlettertosanta.com/Music/Christmas_carol_index.htm
Christmas Lyrics and Midi Files
http://www.xmasfun.com/Lyrics.asp
Absolute Grinch
http://www.everwonder.com/david/thegrinch/
Rexanne's Christmas Activities, Games and Printables
http://www.rexanne.com/xmas-kids.html
Virtual Vine Ideas
http://www.thevirtualvine.com/christmas.html
Mars Bright Ideas Christmas Treat Recipes
http://www.marsbrightideas.com/christmas/recipes/index.jsp
Links to the history of the Christmas celebration and the variety of ways
in which Christmas is celebrated in different countries and cultures.
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/christmas.htm
Shy Santa
Isn't it the strangest thing,
That Santa is so shy? (hide face with hands)
We can never, never catch him, (make fingers run)
No matter how we try.
It isn't any use to watch, (hold hand to eyes and look)
Because my parents said,
"Santa Claus will only come
When children are in bed!" (shake finger)
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10 LITTLE ELVES
10 Little Elves
Jumping in the sleigh
One falls off and.... slides away
Santa calls the reindeer and the reindeer say
"No more jumping in Santa's sleigh
9 little elves jumping in the sleigh...
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Christmas Presents
See the many presents by the Christmas tree,
(Point to eye; sweep hand in wide half-circle; form tree with hands.)
Some for you,
(Point to others.)
And some for me.
(Point to self.)
Long ones,
(Spread hands wide apart.)
Tall ones,
(Hold hands high above head.)
Short ones, too.
(Hold hands close together.)
And here is a round one
(Make circle with arms.)
Wrapped in blue.
Isn't it fun to look and see (Point to eyes.)
All the presents by the Christmas tree?
(Sweep hand in wide half-circle; form tree with hands.)
Hanukkah Activities
Hanukkah begins at sunset Nov. 29 to Dec 7.
Billy Bears Hanukkah
http://216.90.96.108/holidays/hanukkah/hanukkah.htm
Chanukah at Kid's Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/chanukah/index.html
Torah Tots
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanuk.htm
Coloring Pages
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanclr.htm
Chanukah Activities
http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/
Hanukkah Word Find
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag71.html
Hanukkah Menorahs
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag73.html
Kwanzaa is a seven day celebration.
It begins on December 26, the day after Christmas, and lasts until January 1.
Kwanzaa Fun from Billy Bear
http://216.90.96.108/holidays/kwanzaa/kwanzaa.htm
Kwanzaa Kinaras
http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag72.html
Kwanzaa Time at Kid's Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/kwanzaa/index.html
