Christmas

Christmas

2’s and 3’s, 4’s and 5’s

Storytime – Welcome Song and Storytime is Starting song.

Read first story Dinosaur Christmas, A moose in a maple tree: the all-canadian 12 days of Christmas, Santa retires

Song: Hat and whiskers, belt and boots

Hat and whiskers, belt and boots, belt and boots, belt and boots.

Hat and whiskers, belt and boots,

Twinkling eyes and a cherry red nose.

Song: Old St. Nicholas (sung to the tune of "Old McDonald Had a Farm") (this is a good one to use on a flannel board)
Old St. Nicholas had a tree (form tree with arms) Ho, ho ho ho ho!
And on that tree he had some horns (blow horns) Ho ho ho ho ho
With a toot toot here and a toot toot there
Here a toot There a toot Every where a toot toot
lights-------flash flash
candy canes-------yum-yum
drums-------boom-boom
bells---------ring ring

birds------peep peep
stars------twinkle twinkle
snowflakes-------flutter flutter

Read second story Dinosaur vs Santa, Pete the cat saves Christmas, or A Bad Kitty Christmas

 

Song: Rudolph

Rudolph, the red nosed reindeer...... (Hands up like antlers)
Had a very shiny nose.... (Point to nose)
And if you ever saw it... (Woo, woo!)
You would even say it glows....(hands out around face "glowing")
All of the other reindeer...(hands up like antlers)
Used to laugh and call him names...(make "raspberries" with mouth)
They never let poor Rudolph...(boohoo...use hands to wipe tears while saying it)
Join in any reindeer games...(slap legs, clap, hands out, clap)
Then one foggy Christmas eve,
Santa came to say: (we use deep voices now)
Rudolph with your nose so bright, Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?
Then all the reindeer ... (hands up for antlers) loved him
as they shouted out with glee... (Rah-rah, ziss-boom-bah!)
Rudolph the red nosed reindeer (hands up for antlers)
You'll go down in history!

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Read third story How do dinosaurs say merry Christmas?, Turkey Claus or Scaredy Squirrel prepares for Christmas

Song: Reindeer Pokey (Sung to: "The Hokey Pokey")
You put your antlers in. You put your antlers out.
You put you antlers in and you shake them all about.
You do the Reindeer Pokey and you turn yourself around.
That's what it's all about!
You put your hooves in....
You put your red nose in....
You put your fluffy tail in...
You put your reindeer body in...

Craft:      Accordion fold Christmas tree

Materials: folded green construction paper Christmas tree with holes punched through center, stir stick, tiny pompoms, ribbon, small decorations, glue, and ribbon.Thread stick through holes, decorate tree. Tie ribbon hanger on top.

Ideas from Krokotak.com