Gingerbread Man Treasure Hunt

One of the many great parts of working with children during the holidays is how imaginative you can be with them. There's Elf on the Shelf, book fairies that bring special holiday stories, crafts and games galore! This month at The Academy we've stuffed so many wonderful activities for our students to explore, discover and enjoy every single day! Today we did a Gingerbread Man Treasure Hunt, each class got the first clue and it took them all throughout our center! One clue had them on the playground, the next on the stage, up to see Ms. Rachel and on and on until our silly Gingerbread Man got tired and had to go lay back down in the classroom! When we returned he had hidden a special treasure, cotton candy for each child! Hearing their exclaims and ideas on how he had ran past them to beat us to class was the highlight of the day. As the Holidays are approaching our doorstep don't forget that nurturing a child's imagination is the best gift to give! Enjoy some pictures from our hunt today!

Holiday sensory play

The children had so much fun playing with their Holiday sensory bags and baskets. They got to play with snow mixed with different Holiday things. Here are just a few pictures of some of the children playing with their sensory bags or baskets.

The younger children had sensory bags filled with snow and pom poms to play with:

Our older children had sensory baskets filled with snow, pom poms, and Holiday bows to play with:

Fun festive Christmas recipes for children

Here is a link to some fun and festive Christmas recipes that you could do with your child/children this holiday season. 

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/christmas-recipes-for-kids