Halloween decorations are put away and Thanksgiving and fall decorations are all the craze at my house at the moment. With that being said, BAM!
If you ask anyone who knows me, they will tell you I LOVE the Christmas season! I try not to rush through the Thanksgiving season, but truth be told my Christmas tree is up before Thanksgiving begins! So, you know I was excited to be joining in my fellow Florida bloggers with Holidays Around the Blog Linky. Thank to Amy at Learning Lessons with Mrs, Labrasciano for organizing this linky! I have to say I am a bit late to the party, but better late than never!
One of my favorite parts of the holiday season is crafting homemade gifts with my students! Students love to create homemade ornaments for their tree! The hardest part is keeping them in the packages and not telling their parents what they made!
Fingerprint snowman ornaments are another tried and true favorite. After I use their thumbprint to make 3-4 snowmen around the ornament, we let them dry for a day or two. Students are then able to add snowmen details like eyes, a carrot nose, mouth, stick arms and a scarf to their snowmen with different colored Sharpie markers. They turn out adorable:)
And what kind of teacher would I be if I didn't pull out a little sequins and glitter during the holiday season? That in itself make this the top pick for my students!
This Santa handprint is a favorite from one year to the next! I love pulling out my son's project from year ago and seeing how he's grown.
And what kind of teacher would I be if I didn't pull out a little sequins and glitter during the holiday season? That in itself make this the top pick for my students!
So what do we do with all this cuteness? Why we take a walking field trip to our local Christmas tree farm of course! We walk about a mile up the road (which feels like about five miles to my firsties on the way back!) and enjoy a hayride, a petting zoo, a maze and we cut down our own classroom tree! There is nothing like the smell of a fresh tree in the classroom in December!
In the spirit of giving, I have teamed up with some blogging buddies for a super fun giveaway including a HUGE Amazon gift card!! Remember I said I am late to the party?? Well, hurry up and enter the rafflecoptor! It ends at midnight on Sunday.
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You can check out other holiday ideas in the linkup below!
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