Holiday Activities to Keep Kids Busy Over Break
Winter break can be a stressful time for parents. Balancing the holidays with entertaining kids home from school is a lot of work, but it doesn’t have to make you crazy! Check out these easy activity ideas to keep your little ones busy while you deck the halls. No screens, no squabbles, and no stress for a happy holiday break!
Printable Holiday Playdough Mats
These printable playdough mats are easy to use and provide hours of entertainment with a variety of holiday themed activities. You can use craft clay that you already have or make your own with this festive recipe. You can also add clay tools or kids safe kitchen equipment to make your playdough workshop come to life.
Christmas Coloring & Activity Sheets
These printable coloring and activity sheets are a fun, festive, and mess free way to keep kids busy. Use the crayons, markers, or colored pencils you already have at home, and challenge kids to gift their creations to friends, family, and neighbors when finished.
Sensory Snow
You don’t need cold weather to have a snow day this holiday season! Make your own sensory bin for hours of entertainment using this easy sensory snow recipe. Add sand toys or kid friendly kitchen equipment to extend play and keep kids engaged.
Christmas Story Time
Need a quiet activity to engage your child’s literacy muscle? Build a simple blanket fort and pull out your favorite holiday picture books to create a cozy reading nook for your kids. You can also visit your local library and bring home some new storybooks to add to your holiday library.
Play Pretend Cocoa Shop
Does your little one love dramatic play? Set up a pretend cocoa shop with these festive printables and play kitchen equipment to spark their imagination. Pull out dress up clothes and dolls to complete this easy center set up and engage your kids in independent play.
Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Looking to add some mystery to this merry season? Send your little detectives on a holiday scavenger hunt with this printable activity sheet. They will be active and stay busy while they search for each of the festive Christmas items on the list.
Frozen Friends Holiday Rescue
This easy to make STEM challenge is a surefire way to keep your kids occupied. Gather small figures, place them in a deep Tupperware bowl, fill the bowl with water, and freeze. Then, pull out your block of ice, and challenge kids to rescue their frozen friends using child safe kitchen tools. Contain the mess of this fun activity by placing your frozen creation in a larger bin, or make this an outdoor activity.
Christmas Card Station
Want a creative activity for your kids? Use construction paper and craft supplies such as crayons, markers, stickers, and stamps to create a card making station for your kids. Give your little ones a list of family and friends to make cards for or give them a chance to send their letter to Santa Claus. You can make letter writing easy by downloading this adorable Santa letter template.
Use these fun and festive winter break activity ideas to keep your little ones busy over the holidays. Then, drop a comment below to let me know what you think!
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