{"id":2028,"date":"2018-12-25T18:32:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T18:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=2028"},"modified":"2019-06-15T18:33:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T18:33:40","slug":"merry-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2018\/12\/25\/merry-christmas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/16\/Giorgione_014_crop.jpg\/220px-Giorgione_014_crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"164\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every family and culture has their own\u00a0<strong>Christmas<\/strong>\u00a0traditions. Try some of these ideas with the children:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On a BIG piece of paper draw a fireplace and a mantle. Make a paper stocking (two halves stapled together) decorate with glue and glitter, write the children\u2019s names on them and \u201chang\u201d them on your fireplace mural. Use catalogs to cut out toys to put in the stockings.<\/li>\n<li>Cut out a tree from green construction paper. Decorate your tree with colored ornaments, glue and glitter. Pieces of ribbon or wrapping paper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Books to Read<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cranberry Christmas<\/strong>\u00a0by Wende and Harry Devlin<\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s Really Christmas<\/strong>\u00a0by Lillian Hoban<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Christmas Doll<\/strong>\u00a0by Wendy Parker<\/li>\n<li><strong>ABC Christmas<\/strong>\u00a0by Ida DeLage<\/li>\n<li><strong>Santa Claus Forever<\/strong>\u00a0by Carolyn Haywood<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Forest Christmas<\/strong>\u00a0by Mayling Mack Holm<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Christmas Party<\/strong>\u00a0by Adrienne Adams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Fingerplay for Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Five Little Bells<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>Five little bells hanging in a row<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>(Hold up 5 fingers)<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>The first one said, \u201cRing me slow.\u201d<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>(Move thumb slowly)<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>The second one said, \u201cRing me fast.\u201d<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>(Wiggle index finger)<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>The third one said, \u201cRing me last.\u201d<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>(Move middle finger)<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>The fourth one said, \u201cI\u2019m like a chime.\u201d<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>(Move ring finger.)<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>And the fifth one said, \u201cRing us all. It\u2019s Christmastime!\u201d<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>(Wiggle all 5 fingers)<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every family and culture has their own\u00a0Christmas\u00a0traditions. Try some of these ideas with the children: Art Activities On a BIG piece of paper draw a fireplace and a mantle. 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