Day 7 Tradition of Love and Kindness The Little Match Girl This is kind of a heavy story but a classic Anderson tale beautifully brought to life by Rachel Isadora. The topic may be too much for some little ones (it makes me cry every time I read it) but I believe it’s also an […]

 Day 6 Snow Snow Wonder We’re Friends Sensory Play Fake Snow 1/2 c white conditioner 3 c baking soda Add waterproof taillights & glass ice cubes for extra sensory fun A Magical Christmas Snow Craft These simple snow jars are incredibly cute and  can pull double-duty as a Calmdown Jar! There are only a few supplies […]

Day 5 Music Invitation to Make Jingle Bells: Simply string bells onto pipe cleaners, twist to close. You can turn them into bracelets, stick bells, or make more elaborate bell sculptures. What you need: Bells of different sizes Pipe Cleaners This Bell Sticks are cute via RockAbye Butterfly I LOVE these Magnetic Sensory Bottles from […]

Day 4 Cookies Mama May i Little Boo’s Bakery in-a-box Pretend Play If you don’t have a set like this you can make a Baking Sensory Bin. Use oatmeal as a base or flour or cornstarch. Add  Measuring cups Measuring spoons Whisk Wooden spoon Cupcake tins Cookie Count After we read this book we looked […]

Day 3 All things Fancy Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas Fancy Nancy is a favorite in our house because we enjoy getting all fancied up! We joke that Layla is Ooo La Layla because she can often be found adding sparkles, boas, tiaras, glasses, to her outfits for “performances” or decorating for a party she planned. […]

The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving Day 2 The Joy of Giving We used this book to talk about what it FEELS like to GIVE. Is Giving Happy or Sad?Warm or Cold?How does it make you feel? heart Then we used this printable from Tatertots & Jello to add to care packages we made for […]

Our Christmas Countdown is begins with … Christmas Countdown books! Curious George has been a favorite character in our house since my oldest (now 7.5) was a baby. We are all very curious, like George, so the stories have always been relatable! The Curious George Christmas Countdown board book is an easy read (and now […]

Christmas Sorting! Buga used her wooden tongs to sort some Christmasy objected in a simple divided tray. We had bows, ornaments, shaped erasers, and bells. I put all the objects in the middle and she had to separate them into categories. Next time I will build in some other ways to sort – like bows, […]

Oh Christmas Tree!! Oh Christmas Tree!! How Felt-y Are Your Branches! I recently had the idea for Buga’s room – a Christmas Tree! I used to decorate my room growing up for all the holidays, Christmas in particular and I thought it would be fun for Buga to have her own little place to decorate […]

Highlights High Five magazine came in the mail this week. Buga ALWAYS heads straight for the “Make This” and “Cook This” section. This month they did painting projects with tape – so that when you peel the tape away the negative space shows through. She immediately wanted to do it. And I wanted to make […]