Holiday Book Inspired Crafts and Activities: Christmas Around the World

I’m joining in with a few of my friends to bring you a collection of holiday themed books and some inspired crafts and activities!

December is always an exciting time of year, full of joy and wonder for young children.  To capture this, I recently read the pop-up book “Christmas Around the World” to my first graders!

“Christmas Around the World” is a pop-up book covering many different customs around the world.  The illustrations are beautiful, and it is full of informational tabs about each country.  My firsties were so engaged! I think the book is wonderful for kids because it exposes them to some traditions while painting a visual image at the same time.  I read each informational insert as we went through the book.

After reading “Christmas Around the World”, we made some gingerbread candles for parents.  I collected baby jars and spray painted them brown.  We used Q-Tips to paint the faces onto the jars.  I had my kids paint the tops red with a sponge paintbrush.  We finished them by wrapping the top with a green ribbon.  They loved doing this, and it will be a great parent-gift!

Since gingerbread is primarily associated with Germany, we left the Germany page open while making our gingerbread craft.

Students also enjoyed my “Holidays Around the World Unit.”  This resource includes 9 close reads and activities from different countries around the world.  Take a look at the pictures below to see all the featured countries available in this pack!

To celebrate all things Christmas, I am giving a FREE copy of my “Holidays Around the World Unit!”

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    For more great resources and ideas, be sure to visit the “Holiday Book Inspired Crafts and Activities” Linky below!  

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