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Every family and culture has their own\u00a0Christmas<\/strong> traditions. Try some of these ideas with the children:<\/p>\n Art Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n Books to Read<\/strong><\/p>\n A Fingerplay for Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n Merry Christmas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[27,28,51,81,174,188,279,380,444],"class_list":["post-1766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-books","tag-christmas","tag-fingerplay","tag-fredericksburg","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-reading","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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Five Little Bells
\n<\/strong>Five little bells hanging in a row
\n(Hold up 5 fingers)
\nThe first one said, “Ring me slow.”
\n(Move thumb slowly)
\nThe second one said, “Ring me fast.”
\n(Wiggle index finger)
\nThe third one said, “Ring me last.”
\n(Move middle finger)
\nThe fourth one said, “I’m like a chime.”
\n(Move ring finger.)
\nAnd the fifth one said, “Ring us all. It’s Christmastime!”
\n(Wiggle all 5 fingers)<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"