Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
Christmas in the Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Dinosaur vs. Santa by Bob Shea
Merry Christmas, Big Hungry Bear! by Don & Audrey Wood *
Samurai Santa: A Very Ninja Christmas by Rubin Pingk *
The Three Bears' Christmas by Kathy Duval *
What Could Be Keeping Santa? by Marilyn Janovitz
Craft: Lace-Up Candy Cane
Children colored a cardstock candy cane cutout that was hole punched all down the center. They then laced white yarn through the holes to make stripes. A cardstock bow was then colored and glued onto the candy cane. (Template below)
Literacy Extensions:
- Practice "writing skills" with your child by having them "write" thank you cards for their Christmas presents. This can be as simple as drawing a picture of what they got and then writing their names.
- Learn about how different people celebrate Christmas. There are several books available at the library about how Christmas is celebrated around the world.
Notes:
The candy canes could be laced in many different ways. Each kid did it differently. Some sewed it straight up the center. Some alternated stripes from the different sides. Any way they did it, it was great hand-eye coordination practice.
Templates --
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