Below are a few ideas with links to crafts and recipes you can create with your children this December!

Create with your children

12/8  National Brownie Day: Each year on December 8, brownie lovers across the nation enjoy one of their favorite baked goods on National Brownie Day.

12/12 Hanukkah  Which is called The Festival of lights, falls every year in late November or December on the secular calendar and lasts for eight days and nights

12/13 National Hot Cocoa Day: It’s national hot cocoa day! How do you like your hot cocoa? With little marshmallows, whipped cream or both???

12/15 National Ugly Sweater Day

12/17 Wright Brothers Day

12/21 Winter Solstice Winter Solstice Marks the start of winter and is also the shortest day of the year!

12/24 Christmas Eve: Do you have a Christmas Eve tradition with your family? What is it we’d love to hear about it!

12/25 Christmas: What does Christmas mean?

12/31 New Year’s Eve: Do you have any plans for New Year’s Eve?

 

December Snacks

Bring out the inner chef in your child. Try your hand at these recipes with your children!

Gluten Free Christmas Tree Brownies

Marshmallow Dreidels

Homemade Hot Cocoa

Reindeer Popcorn

New Years Eve Snacks for Kids

Please take pictures of your activities and share them with your classrooms! We would love to see what you create!!

This is a great website that details fun FREE things to do in New Jersey every month! Call ahead and make sure the activities are happening before you head out for your day!

http://www.njfamily.com/Free-Things-to-Do-in-NJ-in-December/