Bear Stays up for Christmas

This week we read one of our favorite books and had some help with visuals from 1 + 1 + 1 = 1. Here is a reading of the story:

We also had our very own lair in the playroom to go along with our story:

We had a great time with peppermint scented colored rice. The sensory bins had some changes throughout the week and the Chubby vehicles we opened for Christmas were a great addition as well.

We had time this week to decorate the tree and use Christmas items in our home center as well. We were inspired by our Santa mailbox to write our own letters to Santa.

Some of our table activities for the week included Montessori inspired transfer and opening activities.

Other activities included paper clip patterns and candy cane matching folder games:

 This week we also completed our gifts to parents and prepared for our Christmas open house. I was inspired by the pine cone painting activity found here.

Here are some activities that are available as fill-in activities whenever the children take them from the shelf. The pegs have also been used to build long "snakes."

I am currently working on new labels and containers for the playroom as well as a book nook inspired by a Pinterest post. Until my next post, I wish you a very merry Christmas and a promising New Year.