Poinsettias

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Large Poinsettia

Materials:  Large, medium and small leaf templates, red, pink, white and green construction paper, brad, yellow hole punches, single hole punch tool.



1. Make enough leaf templates for students to share.

2. Students will choose to make a red, pink or white poinsettia.

3. Each poinsettia needs 4 or 5 small, 4 or 5 med and 4 or 5 large leaves of the chosen color. The flower also needs 4 large green leaves. Students trace and cut out the leaves they need for their flower.

4.    Punch a hole at the end of each petal.

5.Put brad through each petal going from smallest to largest so the
       brad opening ends up at the back.

6.    Spread out the leaves

7.    Glue a few of the yellow hole punches in the center.
        into the gingerbread man through the open side.



These look beautiful displayed around the room during the holiday season.

Click here for directions and pattern.


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Gingerbread Man

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Stuffed and Spicy Gingerbread Man

Materials:  gingerbread man template, large brown paper bags (have the kids bring them in), glue, spices (ginger, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, or any other spice you have that smells like yummy cookies, small pieces of scrap paper.

1.  Copy patterns heavy card stock or lightweight cardboard to use as a tracing template.  I usually had one template for every 4 students to share.  You can use the templates for many years.
2.  Students trace and cut out two gingerbread men from the brown paper bag.  It’s okay if there is printing on the bag.  It can be on the inside of the gingerbread man.
3.  Color one side of the gingerbread man.  You can also glue
       on ribbons, glitter, sequins or any other decorations
       you have on hand.
4.    Put glue around 3 sides of one gingerbread man piece.
5.    Place the other gingerbread man piece on top and let the pieces dry for 10-15 minutes.
6.     Crumple the scrap paper and use it to put the stuffing into the gingerbread man through the open side.
7.     Sprinkle in a few of the spices.
8.     Glue the open side together.


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Stitched Stocking

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Stitched Stocking


Materials: stocking and cuff pattern, construction paper, yarn, cotton balls
Steps:
1.Copy stocking and cuff pattern on construction pattern.  Or have stocking patterns available as templates and let students trace and cut them out.  Each student will need two stockings and two cuffs.

2.With both stocking pieces together, punch holes around sides and bottom.  Punch the holes about ¾” apart, and at least ¼” from the edge.

3.Cut 3’-4’  piece of yarn.  If the yarn unravels easily you can put masking tape around one end.  You may need more or less yarn, depending on the number of holes.

4.Start lacing at the top.  Lace around the two stocking pieces and tie the string at the end.

Cuff options:
1.Write student name with pencil and then trace with a thin line of glue. Sprinkle glitter on the glue line and gently shake off.  Let this dry for at least 15 minutes. Glue the two cuff pieces to the stocking.


2.Or . . . Fluff up the cotton balls and glue to the cuff.




Click here for directions and pattern.


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Paper Strip Trees

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Paper Strips Tree
  



Materials: Strips of paper ½” wide.  For younger children you can use wider strips.

For hanging tree:  ribbon, bell

For card:  8 ½ X 11” piece of white card stock folded in half.



This easy craft is super cute.  The uneven layers make it even more adorable.

1.Cut ½” strips of paper.  You can use paper with a printed design or plain, colored paper. 

Hanging Tree:

     Plan the layers by putting two strips back to back.  The next layer should be slightly smaller, keep going until you reach the top.

When you’re ready to glue the tree together, tie the bell on the end of the ribbon.  Lay the ribbon on a flat surface.  Take the longest pair of strips and put glue on one piece.  Place it under the ribbon and put the matching strip on top.  Make sure the strip is centered on the ribbon.  Continue gluing the strips up the ribbon.  Tie the extra ribbon at the top to form a loop.



Card:  Glue the longest strip at the bottom, continue gluing shorter strips up the front of the card to form a tree shape.  Draw a star, cut it out and glue it to the top of the tree.



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Paper Strips Ornament Ball

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Paper Strips Ornament Ball



Materials: 8 strips of paper (1” X 6”) for each ornament.  You can use printed paper, or plain paper and let students color or decorate the pieces. Two brads, 8” thin ribbon, bell, hole punch.



1.Cut the strips and punch a hole at both ends.  It might save time to have the holes punched before you give them to the students.

2.Put the brad through the bottom holes for all 8 pieces.

3.Make sure the brad will open on the back side of the

          paper strips.

4.     Put the bell on the ribbon.  Put the ribbon ends through

         the top hole so the bell stays on the back of the strips,

         which will be the inside of the ornament.

5.Put the other brad through the hole with the

        opening on the inside,  by the bell.



6.     Spread out the strips to form the ball.





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Rudolph Race

Reindeer Race

This is a fun game that can be played with 2 to 12 students.  The best number of players is 3 to 5.

Materials:  Reindeer Race game board, two dice, one marker for each player. Small buttons or 1 cm cubes work well for the markers.

1. Students choose a number from 1 to 12 and place their marker on that number at the bottom of the game board.

2. Someone rolls the two dice.  Add the numbers on the dice and move that reindeer up one space.  If there is no reindeer for that number, no one moves. No matter who rolls, the reindeer with that number gets to move up one space.

3. Let the next person roll, add the numbers on the dice and move that reindeer.

4. Keep rolling and moving until one reindeer crosses the finish line.

5. The reindeer who was in last place gets to be the first to choose their number for the next race.

Students soon learn which numbers have the greater probability of being rolled with two dice.


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Christmas Craft: Cinnamon Dough

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Cinnamon Dough Ornaments

sample image from Pinterest: 
http://notelr.com/TheCreativeTimeBandit/Non-Edible-Cinnamon-Ornaments-6977


I love, love, love this craft activity.  I always had the kids make these early in December because our room would smell wonderful for the next few weeks.  I think my mom originally found this recipe in Southern Living magazine years and years ago.  Now you can find it all over the web.
One recipe will make enough dough for three or four students.  I let them mix it up themselves in small groups.  Here's what you need:
1 cup ground cinnamon
1/2 cup applesauce
2 tablespoons white glue
Optional:  you can also add any other ground spices you want; nutmeg and cloves work well
The measurements are approximations.  If the dough is too wet add more cinnamon, too dry, add a little more applesauce.
Give each student a piece of waxed paper for their work surface and a paper plate (with name written on it) to place their finished ornament.
Students can flatten out the dough and use small cookie cutters to cut out shapes.  Or they can make a shape of their own.  Caution students not to get the dough to thin or it will crack and break as it dries.  Keep it at least 1/2 inch thick.

Set the finished shapes on their own paper plate to dry for a couple of days.  If you want hang them don't forget to make a small hole before they dry.



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Dreidel

Make a Dreidel
I've found two web sites with great patterns and directions for making dreidels. 
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/make-a-dreidel
http://www.tcpnow.com/holidaykit/part2/dreidel.pdf

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An Orange for Frankie

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An Orange for Frankie
Book Chat and Craft
Patricia Polacco has several wonderful books that are perfect for the holiday seasons.  She draws on her childhood memories to share heartwarming stories about Hanukkah, Christmas and Epiphany.
This activity is a sample from my Holiday Reading with Patricia Polacco. The full version is available in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_TeTuAvino-cmt2RTRhOW8zU00/edit

 (Click on the picture to download the sample.)
 In the sample you get the story chat chards, the mini-folding book and directions for making an orange/clove holiday decoration for the book An Orange for Frankie. 


Click here to see the Holiday Reading in my TpT store.




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