With Christmas just a few weeks away, I’ve started putting together Christmas activities for the kidlets during our Christmas/Summer break. It will give them something to do during quiet time when Pixie and Fifi nap and will keep them occupied during the periods where we are lazing inside to avoid the heat. The links below are but a small smidge of what is available online.

Free Christmas Coloring Counting Book, Free Shelf Elf Pack Update! and 12 Days of Christmas Pack from 3Dinosaurs

Santa Paper Toys from Paper Toys

Santa Claus Facts
A name derived from Sinte Klaas, a Dutch dialect form of St Nicholas, the patron saint of children, on the eve of whose feast day (December 6) presents were traditionally given to children, as if from the saint. Belief in Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, is fostered by adults, but confined to children. Santa Claus lives at the North Pole, dresses in a red fur-lined robe, travels in a sleigh pulled by reindeer and on Christmas Eve, goes down chimneys to distribute gifts by placing them in stockings which are specially left out. Countries vary widely in the way they act out these traditions.

100+ Free Christmas Printables for Kids from iGame Mom

The beauty of these printables is you don’t need much prep time. All you need is to print them out, and kids usually know right away what need be done. If you don’t have access to a printer, or just don’t want to print on paper, you can have kids work on the PDF files on iPAD directly.

Color by Number Santa from Maria Manore at Teachers Pay Teachers

Get into the Christmas spirit while working on color words with this cute color by number Santa page. A quick, cute, fun way to review color words; this 8.5×11″ printout separates into 2 coloring pages to conserve paper and coloring time without sacrificing any of the fun or skill practice.

Christmas PreK/K Pack {Updated and Expanded!} from This Reading Mama

The Christmas PreK/K Pack Includes (There are 16 printable activities in all):
1 emergent reader
Phonological awareness activities, such as rhyming and counting syllables
Letter sounds and phonics activities
Fine motor activities, such as lacing cards, tracing pages, and poke page
Math activities for numbers 1-20, dice games, and introduction to addition

Christmas Preschool Activity Pack from Free Homeschool Deals

Counting, Number Cards, Pre-writing practice, Lacing cards, Cutting practice, and more!

Polar Express from A Day in First grade


Christmas Around the World (Instant Download) from Free Homeschool Deals

Sew a Christmas Tree, Gingerbread Man Playdough Mat, Christmas Spot the Difference, Christmas Shadow Match, Santa Advent Calendar and Note to Santa from Busy Little Bugs

Bright Ideas This Holiday Season Math Color By The Code Puzzles from Irene Hines at Teachers Pay Teachers

Christmas Math Color By The Code Puzzle Printables
~ This pack includes 2 FREE Color By The Code Puzzles To Practice Addition and 2 answer keys.
~ Puzzles Are Aligned To The CCSS. Each Page Has The Specific CCSS Listed.
~ A detailed list of the CCSS used is also provided.

Label Christmas Kids from Lita Lita at Teachers Pay Teachers

I have created these worksheets for my Christmas center but they can also be used as a group activity or fast finishers. Every worksheet is done twice (English and Spanish) for bilingual classrooms. There are 11 different scenes and 2 extra worksheets that contain all the activities: Baking cookies, writing cards, sleeping, decorating the Christmas tree, drinking hot cocoa, singing carols, building a snowman…
I have added some extra worksheets for:
– ABC order.
– sentence writing.
– decorate a Christmas tree (fun worksheet).
You’ll find the answer key for the ABC order at the end.

Christmas Printables from Kids Activities Blog

This is just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. If you have children who love to bake and cook, this is the perfect set to print for pretend play. I’ve made a set for each of my girls for their Christmas stockings this year.

Santa’s Reindeer, 12 Days of Food Storage, The Nativity Play, Don’t Eat….., Silent Night Bingo and Christmas Memory Game from Prepared NOT Scared!

25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop! Day 22 Freebie from Colour me Kinder

25 Days of Christmas Blog Hop! Day 22 Freebie from Criss Cross Applesauce

This game is super simple to prepare. All you need are 20 M&Ms per player and a copy of the printable

HOLIDAY HAPPENING: Preschool Party Activities from Pre-K + Saring

This time of the year is the best time of the year, especially for children. For the past several years I have been invited to tell stories at an Early Childhood gathering of three schools. Each school has a special group of teachers who dedicate extra time to put this event together.