What are we doing in Dolphins, Starfish and Seahorses for December? ...Well? It's a jolly good time to get festive!!!
During December, with the Christmas season upon us we will be having a focus on Christmas, Hanukah and we will also be focussing on thinking about others and ways we can help and look after those who are sick or in need.
Some of the activities we will be doing this month to support our celebrations will be:
• Reading stories about Christmas and Hanukah.
• Learning Christmas carols and songs.
• Making Christmas cards and presents for our families.
• Decorating the nursery including Christmas trees.
• Discussions about what we are doing for the holidays; who we will be visiting, how we will travel there, etc.
• Wrapping presents and making our own decorations.
• Reflecting on the year with the children and remembering events, talking about favourite parts of the year and what they would like to do again.
• Thinking about others and way that we can help and support other children in need.
Some ideas for home:
• Help your child to wrap their own presents they are giving people.
• Make your own Christmas cards with them.
• If you are writing a Christmas letter, ask them to contribute by telling you the best thing about the year.
• Go for a night walk to look at the lights and decorations.
• Go to a local school Christmas fair and for older children talk about the kinds of things the school children might be doing Christmas.
• Go shopping for and decorate a Christmas tree.
• Take your child shopping for a special Christmas tree decoration that they can put on the tree.
• Save your wrapping and cards for plenty of post Christmas collage- children love to keep the spirit going and it's a perfect mid winter indoor activity.
• Do some lounge dancing to some Christmas music. Turn the lights down and dance round the glowing Christmas tree. Babies love dim rooms with sparkling lights.
• Come to Carols by Candlelight on the 10th December at 6pm!
During December, with the Christmas season upon us we will be having a focus on Christmas, Hanukah and we will also be focussing on thinking about others and ways we can help and look after those who are sick or in need.
Some of the activities we will be doing this month to support our celebrations will be:
• Reading stories about Christmas and Hanukah.
• Learning Christmas carols and songs.
• Making Christmas cards and presents for our families.
• Decorating the nursery including Christmas trees.
• Discussions about what we are doing for the holidays; who we will be visiting, how we will travel there, etc.
• Wrapping presents and making our own decorations.
• Reflecting on the year with the children and remembering events, talking about favourite parts of the year and what they would like to do again.
• Thinking about others and way that we can help and support other children in need.
Some ideas for home:
• Help your child to wrap their own presents they are giving people.
• Make your own Christmas cards with them.
• If you are writing a Christmas letter, ask them to contribute by telling you the best thing about the year.
• Go for a night walk to look at the lights and decorations.
• Go to a local school Christmas fair and for older children talk about the kinds of things the school children might be doing Christmas.
• Go shopping for and decorate a Christmas tree.
• Take your child shopping for a special Christmas tree decoration that they can put on the tree.
• Save your wrapping and cards for plenty of post Christmas collage- children love to keep the spirit going and it's a perfect mid winter indoor activity.
• Do some lounge dancing to some Christmas music. Turn the lights down and dance round the glowing Christmas tree. Babies love dim rooms with sparkling lights.
• Come to Carols by Candlelight on the 10th December at 6pm!
