Planning ahead
What you need you to bring (if you can)
A Christmas storybook
A Christmas themed outfit
A Christmas teddy
Any Christmas themed fabrics
Christmas dress up items
An apron
A bumbo chair / mat
Resources you will use
Paint/paper/ card
Musical instruments
Christmas sensory tub
Salt dough
Cookie cutters
Ribbon
Sensory checklist
Sight: sensory tub that has lots of vibrant colours. Christmas lights.
Hearing: use of musical instrument and singing. Songs played by Christmas decorations . Listen to Christmas carol cd .
Taste: babies old enough could try Christmas food. The little ones could lick a candy cane, try some chocolate. Although my baby son has a cow's milk allergy so he can't have the chocolate.
Touch: feel the Christmas teddies. Feel the objects in the sensory tub.. Touch paint and print onto paper/ card . Touch cinnamon salt dough.
Smell: make cinnamon salt dough , put Christmas smelling candles on. Have real pine and other typical Christmas scents like cloves and peppermint.
Art/craft: hand/footprint xmas cards, salt dough ornaments
Messy play: painting with pine cones
Role play: dress up as xmas characters
Explore & discover: Christmas objects , smells and songs.
Physical activity: action sounds about xmas, playing instruments
Book club: read xmas books
Follow up ideas- go see Santa
Sarah
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