Learning that's Fun at Christmas

On our Pinterest page we have been collecting loads of learning activities for Christmas time, so we thought we would share some of them with you. There is so much fun to be had, but we often get caught up in the end of the school year, the food, the parties and the gifts, and overlook the things we can learn during the holiday period.

It doesn't have to be boring, it doesn't have to be like a classroom, it doesn't even have to called educational...if you are all having fun they won't even know that they are learning!

• Christmas Cards - get crafty and make your own cards, practice their neatest hand writing on the cover and then write personal messages to friends and family.
• Christmas Books - spend time together reading Christmas stories, they are fun and relevant and great for filling in waiting time until Santa comes.
• Christmas Carols - grab a carol book with the words and music and practice playing the songs on the keyboard and singing the proper words. You'll be surprised how kids make up the funniest things in their mind when they don't quite know the words. (Little Old Jesus? don't you mean Little Lord Jesus?)
• Merry Christmas in other languages - make posters or decorations or cards and learn to write Merry Christmas in as many different languages as you can. Google will be your friend here. Merry Christmas, Sretan Bozic, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad...
• Advent Calendar Ideas - make your own advent calendars with clues to find a treat around the house (math problems, questions, word scrambles etc), wrap up books and unwrap one each night to read leading up to the big day.
• Christmas Scrabble - have a round of scrabble with Christmas related words only.
• Baked Gifts with Hand Written Recipes - make your own baked goods as gifts for friends and family and include a hand written recipe by the kids.
• Write a letter to Grandma - practice their best handwriting and spelling and write a letter to grandma or aunt or long distance friend who they haven't seen for a while and fill them in on the year's juicy details.

For lots more ideas like these visit us on Pinterest or Facebook!