I don't know about you, but I haven't even started shopping yet! I know that Christmas is only 15 days away, but my “financial advisor,” AKA, my husband, told me I needed to wait until the 15th. EEEKKK!! That is cutting it really close. Let's hope we can get it all done. I am thinking that we will divide and conquer! He is home way more than me, so he will have to do most of the shopping. We don't get out until December 21st this year from school. I am thinking I will take off a day before then to get some shopping done. I kinda think it is crazy that we get out that late. I'd rather have off more time before Christmas than after Christmas. But, it is what it is!
Last year I got everyone on my 2nd grade team hand soaps. Bath and Body Works was having a big sale, and I stocked up! I made these cute tags to attach to everyone's soaps. I wrote their names on the back so I would know who I already gave them to! Grab this Blog Exclusive FREEBIE by subscribing to my email list! They come in 2 sizes, and I have also included a full page size as an extra!
And you are looking for some fun things to do during the week before winter break? You may enjoy these fun activities with your students. One of our favorites is bingo! I like to play this the day we get out for break. It is a a time filler and the students have a blast!
These are the cutest headbands ever! They come in color and blacklines. I love the blacklines because the kids get to decorate them as they wish! They are fun to wear to a Christmas party. I have even printed these up and had them available for my personal kids and their friends decorate at a cookie decorating party!
I love that our PE does a fun Reindeer Camp the couple of weeks before winter break. They incorporate some fun activities and games. To get the kids pumped up, I print out some of these fun Reindeer Camp activities. They have so much fun and get so excited!
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They also make a cute reindeer craft and a reindeer antler hat! We have displayed these out in the hallway before along with some writing pieces.
The day before winter break, I give the students a cute pencil and this little Christmas and Winter Fun activity packet as a gift. It is a time filler and the kids have so much fun on it. They can color, solve a crossword puzzle, do a word search, and much more! It includes fun math and literacy activities.
Do you have a classroom elf? I love to use this activity book to track our classroom elf and have some fun! I don't know about you, but our elf can be a little naughty. But, he also likes to give us reminders of how to treat our friends. My students love this and love to come to school to see what he may do next! Below is when Jingle dumped out a supply caddy and wrote us a little note on the desks!
Here is another freebie in my TPT store. I love this one because we like to teach our kids the real meaning of Christmas. Yes, we love presents, the idea of Santa and an elf, but Christ is the center of this holiday for us. Head on over to my store and grab this today!
From my family to yours, Merry Christmas! May God bless you and keep you healthy and safe this next year!
