Homeschool: Christmas Fun

Degen's unit folder. He said the design in the middle was "the Christmas Spirit."

Our last two units of the year are both related to Christmas, and our first one is all about Christmas fun! The house is decorated, and our family starts to busy itself with various holiday tasks. This unit is filled with tales of Santa as we open advent doors, glue on cotton ball beards and countdown the days until Christmas. We make ornaments, cards and cookies and write our letters to Santa during this unit. We sing Christmas songs at home, in the car and the kids play books filled with Christmas music on the piano. A fun unit that gets a little caught up in the busy-ness of the season with lots of errands and a HUGE trip to the post office, and this year (as is often the case) a trip to the doctor's office to treat some Christmas germs. 

Every year, we make an ornament for our tree and to send to family. I like for the kids to be responsible for making something to send as a gift. This year, the kids made angels using doilies. They did a great job! 

Degen with one of his finished ornaments.

I spent a whole day in the kitchen baking Christmas treats for our family and for Darren to take to work. The kids love decorating sugar cookies every year. I love to see how they get more thoughtful and careful with this project each year!

Degen's snow globe.

This was our first year making snow globes, and as with many firsts it was a time to learn. Next year, we know that we will use bigger jars and find some nice glitter for the insides. Still, the kids had fun making these! (I found the little scene pieces at Dollar Tree.)

Kyrie's snow globe.

I got this sticker advent calendar in the mail this year, and the kids have really enjoyed taking turns placing a sticker on the tree each day. 

Kyrie working on a Christmas card.