B.I.
Hi L.,
I know the Winter parties vs a Christmasd Hanukkah Party can be tuff.
The things I did when I taught in Day care were some of these. A Wreath with cut out candies for the kids to decorate. The 12 days of christmas song... cut out all the "things" and have cut out trees to doecorate... a Menorah with the 8 candles.
I did green paint and white paper for hand print wreathes and then red paint for the berries of the children's finger prints. Very cute. can do this for a tree as well.
you can also do hand prints to create a Menorah. Play games with a dreidle. Have a cookie decorating station.
Cut out Santa shapes and have the kids add the cotton balls and the "face" for Santa. Elves also work well for this idea.
Pin the tail on Rudolph
A pinata is a way to add the Hispanich community.
a cool punch to make could be Sprite, orange juice, pineapple jiuce all mixed together and no caffeine.
You can freeze the juices and have a "ring" that slowly melts if you buy some extra juices.
It's hard to separate the TRUE meaning of Christmas from the commercial part of Christmas, but I would read the Night Before Christmas and find a story about the Menorah and why Hanukkah is also celebrated.
I hope this helps.
B.
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