It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s also a time when the kids are out of school, everyone is staying inside more, and there always seems to be endless things to do! Christmas can be a little stressful, so we got ten great activities listed here to make things a little easier for you around the holidays. There are activities to keep your little ones busy while you can do the important things Santas needs to do, and also festive activities you can do as a family to celebrate the season.
Up On The Housetop – Santa Puzzle
There’s nothing like a festive puzzle to get into the holiday spirit, it’s the perfect cozy activity when the snow is coming down and there is no where to go. Download and print out simple puzzles inspired by our music video for Up On The Housetop for a little family activity, or for some great independent play for your little ones.
Super Simple Draw – How To Draw Santa
The holidays are a great time to practice some skills, like drawing. Check out our Santa episode of Super Simple Draw to learn how to draw Santa! You can follow along during the episode and then keep practicing to perfect your new Santa drawing skills.
Paper Puppet Playhouse – Twas The Night Before Christmas
The holidays are also a wonderful time to cozy up with some classic Christmas stories. Get some blankets and hot cocoa, and turn on our version of Twas The Night Before Christmas. The paper puppets at the Paper Puppet Playhouse are ready to entertain and delight you!
Christmas Carol Sing-Along Book
Let’s sing Christmas carols! Join in your favorite Super Simple Christmas carols with our Christmas Carol Sing Along book! Print, cut and fold to make your own little carol book, perfect for caroling door to door for neighbors, or just around the house!
Fa La La La Language Activities For Christmas
Just because school is out and we are home for the holidays doesn’t mean the learning has to stop. Check out our post filled with tips and ideas to weave in some extra learning into our favorite Super Simple Christmas activities!
DIY Christmas Surprise Ball
This is such a fun activity that keeps on giving. You can make one for your little ones to unwrap and enjoy, or try making some with your little ones for a fun gift for their friends. Watch Caitie unwrap a DIY Christmas Surprise Ball in the live episode of Caitie’s Classroom called Merry Christmas. You never know what the next surprise will be!
12 Days Of Christmas Flashcards
The 12 Days of Christmas is a Christmas carol of epic proportions! Singing along to this amazing song becomes a little easier with our 12 Days Of Christmas flashcards, and you can practice your counting, too!
Christmas Bingo Cards
For a fun Christmas party game the whole family can enjoy, try our Christmas bingo cards! Simply print the cards and have your little ones find the items on the card until they have a row, or you can try to fill in the whole sheet! We also have a blank bingo card so you can make your own and customize it with things you know you have around the house.
Christmas – Word Search
With little ones out of school and lots of Santa duties to attend to, you might go through quite a few of these Christmas word searches! There are eleven in total with different words and for different skill levels, so all the children can have some quiet independent play while you can get some important things crossed off the Christmas to-do list!
Find all our Christmas word searches and more Christmas worksheets here.
Three-Dimensional Christmas Tree Cookies
Baking Christmas cookies are a wonderful tradition, and these 3-D Christmas tree cookies are sure to please the grinchiest of Grinches. Get out the aprons and the cookie cutters, and try making these festive cookies. Little ones will love to help out decorating them, not to mention eating them!
For lots more Christmas songs, episodes, crafts, activities and worksheets, visit our Christmas theme page for all things Super Simple Christmas.
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