Christmas

Washington’s Crossing: Learning about the Battle of Trenton

The day after Christmas we got out our replica Continental Army figures from Safari Ltd. to talk about the Battle of Trenton. Luckily, this year, …

I love festive and colorful wrapping paper. The Christmas wrapping paper I buy the kids usually features fun characters. As I was …

My almost 5 year old and I put together a Christmas sensory bin for my 17 month old today. It came about …

The past month we have been focusing on kindness: being kind to each other, to our friends and family, to those who …

I set up a wrapping paper creation station for my sons last night, to surprise them when they came downstairs. The saw …

We’ve been making very simple wreaths to decorate our home. I cut the rims of the paper plates. Sometimes the kids just …

For a Christmas-y spin on math practice, we played a Christmas counting game, using red and green felt numbers and Christmas stickers. …

Yesterday’s unseasonably warm weather meant we spent most of the day outside, without so much as a jacket. This gave us lots …

I wanted to make the boys seasonal lacing toys. I tried a couple of things- cardboard was too hard to put holes …

My boys loved our Chanukah bath so much that we continued the holiday fun with a Christmas tree bath. I got out the …