10 activities to do with kids 10 days before Christmas
10 days until Christmas! Here are a few ideas for helping kids creatively prepare for the day, without too much extra prep. Counting down from 10....
♾️10-Make a paper chain with strips of construction paper. Pull off one strip each day until Christmas.
🎶9-Teach your kids the words to your favorite Christmas carol. Sing it every night before bed until Christmas comes.
📖8-Stop whatever you are doing and read a Christmas story to your kids. Breathe slowly and savor the moment.
🐻❄️7-Draw polar bears
🕯️6-Create a candleholder. Get an empty jar. With Mod Podge, decoupage tissue all over the jar. When dry, light a tealight and place it inside. Talk about the all the symbols of Light at Christmas.
🎄5-Make homemade cards for grandparents, neighbors, or anyone who needs encouragement
🍪4-Make and decorate sugar cookies
🎁3-Teach your kids how to wrap presents
🎁2-Make homemade wrapping paper with kraft paper, markers, stickers, or stamping shapes with sponges
👼🏼1-Read about the angels in Luke 2:8-15. Show your kids how to draw simple angels to illustrate the story.
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