Activity Ideas:
SHY SANTA
Isn't it the strangest thing,
That Santa is so shy?         
(hide face with hands)
We can never, never catch him,
(make fingers run)
No matter how we try.
It isn't any use to watch,     
(hold hand to eyes and look)
Because my parents said,
"Santa Claus will only come
When children are in bed!"     
(shake finger)

SANTA FINGER PLAY
Here is the chimney      
(make fist, enclose thumb)
Here is the top           
(place palm on top of fist)
Open the lid              
(remove top hand)
and out Santa will pop.
(pop up thumb)

SANTA'S LOVE
Using store-bought sugar cookie dough, cut out heart-shaped cookies. Bake cookies according to
package directions. When cookies are cool, turn the heart shapes upside down. Use white frosting to
cover the two lower rounded parts of the heart. Top the frosting with shredded coconut to create Santa's
beard. Fashion Santa's hat by using red tube icing to fill in a triangle-shaped area that comprises about
the top third of the cookie (including the pointed area at the top of the cookie, which was the bottom of
the heart before you turned the cookie upside down). Trim that triangle with more frosting and coconut.
Add two chocolate chips for eyes. Use a dot of red icing just above the beard to make a nose. Copy this
rhyme onto squares of paper and include with cookie for gift giving or as a place setting at dinner.

Waiting for Christmas
December 1st 'till Christmas, Is the longest time of year.
Seems as though old Santa, Never will appear.
How many day 'till Christmas? It's awfully hard to count.
But our class Christmas counter, Will tell the exact amount.
Take off one link every day, If you're behaving well,
And Christmas Day will be here, By the time you reach the bell.

Hand Print Santa
Paint tip of thumb white
Paint the thumb and base of the palm red (Santa's hat)
Paint middle of palm peach (Santa's face)
Paint upper palm and fingers white (Santa's beard)
This is upside down when you press to paper.
When dry go back in with a marker and make eyes and a nose.  

Pine Cone Christmas Tree
Materials:  Dry Pine Cones, Green Glitter, Glue, Sequins
Directions:  Paint the pine cone with glue. Before the glue dries, sprinkle with green glitter. Top with a
paper star. When it dries you can glue on sequins or tinsel. Stand on the base for a Mini- Christmas Tree
or hang by adding a tie.  

Candy Canes
Materials:  This will make 1 candy cane: 12" white chenille stem 18 clear translucent
tri-beads(non-translucent beads may be used), 16 red translucent tri-beads(non-translucent beads may
be used)and Wire cutters
Directions: Cut the chenille stem in half. Put on one clear bead, turn end of chenille stem around the
bead. Feed next clear bead on the chenille stem all the way down to cover the sharp end. Feed the rest
of the beads, starting with two red beads, followed by two clear beads, until all the beads are used. After
the last clear bead is added, bend the chenille stem around the bead. Feed the stem back through the
second clear bead to cover the sharp end. Hang and enjoy!
Christmas DAZE
c. Marcia Arpin
www.alltheDAZE.com
established July, 1,
2002
Words of Wisdom

Fear is Overcome With Action
One of the greatest surprises you'll
experience, is when you discover that you
can do what you were afraid you couldn't
do. Your obstacles will melt away,if instead
of cowering before them,you make up your
mind to walk boldly through them. Do the
thing you fear and fear disappears.
Confront your fears, list them, get to know
them and only then will you be able to put
them aside and move ahead. When you
face the things that scare you, you open
the door to freedom. The only thing you
have to fear, is fear itself.
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