A Christmas Book Activity to Delight Kids
Are you looking for a fun way to get into the Christmas spirit with your kids? Why not read a Christmas book together and make an ornament?
A Christmas book activity is a great way to spend quality time with your little ones and create lasting memories. Plus, it’s a fun activity that the whole family can enjoy.
So, pull out the sparkles and get ready for some fun.
Most kids love stories, don’t they? They also love crafts, so combining the two activities was always a win.
What could be better than enjoying a lovely Christmas book with your child and then making a special ornament together?
Christmas Book Activity Step 1
Find A Beautiful Christmas Book
You can really use any Christmas book your kids love, but I have chosen one of my favorites.
The Gifts by Regina Fackelmayer
Mia is all set for Christmas. She has everything she needs for Christmas dinner, gifts for her dog and cat, a hat for herself, and a Christmas tree.
On her way home, Mia stops to help an older man who has slipped on the ice, and she leaves her tree behind. Later that day, Mia goes out searching for her tree and gives away her new hat to a little boy who has lost his.
Alas, Mia cannot find her tree anywhere, and as she observes, “Christmas without a Christmas tree just isn’t the same.”
However, all is not lost because later that night, the people she helped earlier appear at her doorway with her Christmas tree, decorated and lit with candles.
This is a lovely Christmas story to read, and I appreciate the focus on giving.
The illustrations are beautiful, and preschoolers are captivated by the hunt for Mia’s Christmas tree. It’s a beautiful book to read with your children.
While You Are Reading
Take your time to enjoy this book, and try not to speed through the story. Point out the details in the pictures that interest you and encourage your child to do the same. Ask a few questions, such as
- Where do you think Mia left her tree?
- How would you feel if we lost our Christmas tree?
- What do you think will happen next? (Do this several times as the story progresses).
- How could we help others at Christmas time?
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Christmas Book Activity Step 2
Make a Simple Christmas Ornament
You will need
- Green Popsicle sticks (or paint some plain ones)
- glue stick
- card stock or craft foam
- small decorations (such as small pompoms, buttons, sparkles, sequins, and stickers)
- ribbon or baker’s twine
- hot glue gun
Instructions
If you have a young children, do the first two steps ahead of time.
- Use hot glue to create a triangle with the Popsicle sticks.
- Cut a trunk out of card stock or craft foam and hot glue it to the back of the tree.
- Provide a variety of small decorations and invite your child to decorate the tree to their heart’s content.
- Buttons will probably have to be hot glued on, but if you are nervous about using a glue gun with your preschooler, try using glue dots instead. They work really well.
- Help your child add a hanging loop.
Have fun!
This post is part of my Christmas Activities collection. You can find all my Holiday & Seasonal Activities here, or head to the Kids Activities resource hub where you’ll find hundreds of fun ideas all in one place.
We hope that you enjoy this simple Christmas book activity. It is one of the simplest things to do and will create memories that last your children a lifetime.