There are lots of great ways to entice children to help decorate the house for the holidays. There's music and baked goods, but they'll really love decorating the house with something they made themselves.
Holiday countdown rings are a fun and easy way to get the kids in the spirit of the season.
What you'll need:
- Colored construction paper--enough for the number of days there are until your holiday
- Stapler or glue stick
- Holiday scissors (like this cute ginger bread cookie)
- A special topper made from heavier card stock paper. It can be a drawing or a holiday word
Have your children use the colorful construction paper to cut out strips of paper 6 inches long and 4 inches wide. They'll need to cut out enough to equal the amount of days until your holiday.
They can glue the links together alternating colors or making a fun pattern. Glue the final ring to the special topper you made. Now you have a holiday countdown! You can tape it to a wall or just above a door and your children can rip off a ring each day until your holiday.
Comments