Preschool Holiday Activities
From LoveToKnow Kids
If you have a young child in your house, finding a variety of preschool holiday activities is a must! Depending on the holiday, crafts and projects can provide plenty of opportunities for fun activities to do together.
Age Appropriate Activities
The first priority when choosing preschool holiday activities is to match your child’s skills with the level of difficulty for the activity. If the activity requires cutting, for instance, and your child has not yet mastered that skill, a parent will likely have to take on that part of the project. Look for activities that will allow you and your preschooler to share quality time together and create something they can be proud of.
Preschool Holiday Activities Online
Preschool holiday activities are abundant online. Whether Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter, Halloween, or other celebrations, there are certain to be activities to accompany the holiday of the season. Finding just the right site can often take more time than you bargained for, so LovetoKnow Kids has provided a number of suggestions to make your search a little bit easier.
PreschoolRock.com
Designed for teachers and parents of preschoolers, PreschoolRock.com provides a wealth of crafts, projects and specific preschool holiday activities. A section devoted just to holiday crafts may be just what you’re looking for, with suggestions for activities that involve clay, felt, miniatures, household items, and more. As holidays come up, each section of the site provides plenty of inspiration! For instance, you’ll find ideas such as:
- Stuffed Tummy Teddy Bear
- Hanukkah Scavenger Hunt Preschool Activity
- Preschool Fabric Christmas Wreath
- The Preschool Snowy Stocking Cap
- The Polar Express Hot Chocolate
- Christmas Cobwebs
- Sloppy Santa Miniature Holiday Craft
- Gingerbread Man Ornaments Using Fabric Paint
- My Holiday Book
- Terra Cotta Pot Holiday Bell
- Trinket Box Holiday Craft
Best of all, difficulty levels are marked with hand prints to indicate how easy or complicated the crafts are. Some activities are noted “Grandparent Friendly,” so grandma or grandpa can easily find activities to share with their preschooler.
Today’s Parent
The Craftivity Corner of Today’s Parent features a “Craftivity of the Month,” as well as a search function that allows visitors to search specifically by age or by season/occasion. Find a variety of fun preschool holiday activities, including:
- Heartfelt Holiday Decorations
- Gingerbread Sandman
- Beadiful Snowflake
- Snow Flakes Keep Falling on My Head
- Soft (Yet Sticky) Snowman
- Hats Off to the Holidays
- Rainbow Snowflakes
Kids Domain
You'll find a variety of fun preschool holiday activities at Kids Domain. For the winter holidays, ideas include:
- Polka Dot Ornaments
- Angel Pin
- Rudolph
- Never-melt Snowman
- Gift toppers
- Stick Ornament
- Dreidel Magnets
- Menorah
- Milk Carton Dreidel
- Crafts to Make as Gifts
Additional Holiday Activity Sites
There are plenty of kids’ Web sites that include holiday activities as well. The following sites also provide fun activities to enjoy with your children during the holiday season.
DLTK’s Growing Together
The DLTK Growing Together site provides fun preschool holiday activities for a variety of holidays. With coloring pages, recipes, crafts, games, and puzzles, the DLTK site provides a great resource for holiday activities.
FamilyFun.com
FamilyFun.com is brought to you by the place that defines fun – Disney. Choose the arts and crafts or featured holiday link, or use their search function to find something specific. You can also search for age-specific activities for loads of fun projects, activities and recipes. Some activities even include video instructions to illustrate how to create the project.
EnchantedLearning.com
Explore the many holiday ideas that EnchantedLearning.com has on its site – they’ve got every holiday covered! Click on any holiday to see a variety of crafts and activities, with plenty of ideas to keep your little one busy. There are even holiday-specific books to print and color, as well as worksheets that are relevant to each holiday. Some of the ideas may be a bit older than preschool-age, but there are certain to be activities that you and your child can enjoy.
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