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Category: Winter

Age 2+

Feed Santa! AGES 2+

This activity is great for fine motors! You can also incorporate counting and color recognition. Materials (affiliate links): Santa Face Printable ( 1 Santa face)Tweezers

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Age 3+

Balancing Ornaments! AGES 3+

This game is great for hand eye coordination, cognitive skills and patience! Materials (affiliate links)Golf TeesStyrofoamOrnaments Here is a video of Kysen doing the activity! 

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Age 3+

Candy Cane Puffy Paint! AGES 3+

Smells like peppermint and it’s easy to make! Materials (affiliate link):Shaving cream white gluepeppermint extractglitterfood coloring(only for the red) Candy Cane Puffy Paint! AGES 3+Smells

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Age 3+

Ornament Toss! AGES 3+

Fun gross motor activity! Kids love to decorate trees! How many green ornaments are on the tree?  How many red? Which color has the most?

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Age 3+

Christmas Patterning! AGES 3+

Clothespins are also great for strengethening fine motor muscles. Materials (affiliate links):Pine stem pipe cleanersChristmas clothespins Here is a video of Kysen doing this activity! 

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Age 2+

Can you make a snowflake?

Can you make a snowflake? We had some great conversations in my class during this activity. Did you know that every snowflake looks different? Just

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