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December, 01 2018 Play

Make, create and celebrate JOY this holiday season!

Happy Holidays!

Though the holidays are all about family and love and togetherness, they can certainly bring a lot of pressure and stress! This holiday season, take some time out to *BREATHE* and *PLAY*! Scroll for some fun (stress-free!) ways to get into the holiday spirit!

MAKE: Baking + Gifts

Baking

Some of our favorite family memories happen in the kitchen, especially while baking yummy holiday treats! Cooking together is a great way to share family recipes and stories, while also working on skills like measuring, mixing, and simple chemistry. Latkes, cookies, or grandma’s super special pot roast recipe – what will you make together this year?

Cookies

Gifts

Homemade keepsakes are a great gift from your children to your family. Salt dough is a great way to get messy and craft unique creations. Pro tip – when making handprint ornaments, use a toothpick or metallic pen to write “2018” so you’ll remember just how tiny that hand was, when!

 

CREATE: Decorate

decorating christmas tree

Decorate

Give your home a bit of extra holiday cheer by having your kiddos assist with decorating! Preschoolers can work on their fine-motor skills helping cut wrapping paper and tape packages together. Decorating a tree or hanging lights together makes for a great bonding time. Older kids might work on crafting paper chains both as a garland and as a countdown to the holidays!

Carols

“The best way to spread cheer is to singing loud for all to hear!” The benefits of singing together with your child are well-known, and the holidays are a great time to enjoy singing along to some of your childhood favorites.

Working on counting? Try “The 12 Days of Christmas” or a Hanukkah counting song to the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”:

I am lighting all the candles
On this Hanukkah night.
I am Lighting all the candles
To see them shining bright.
Flicker, flickers little candles,
Fill me with your glow.
Now the time has come to count them,
Ready, set and go
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.

CELEBRATE: Loved ones

Celebrate lights

Celebrate

Celebrate with a little bit of calm, quality time together. Between holiday parties and school plays, shopping, and running around, remember both you and your kiddos could use a little family alone-time this holiday season. Snuggle up with some hot cocoa and remember that just being together is often the greatest gift.