Holiday Party ideas

Hi, friends! Only 13 days til Christmas!! This month is flying by!!! 

Our holiday party is next week! Would love to hear what you will be doing in your rooms!

We have one hour for our party. I like to do stations! I have done a gingerbread theme the past few years to go along with our Flat Gingerbread project! 

We will have 4 {15 minute} stations:

Station One: Gingerbread Cookie Decorating

Pretty standard!  Cookies and kids! No brainer :)

Station Two: Pin the Nose on the Gingerbread

OLD SCHOOL! My kiddos absolutely loved this last year! Good ole blindfold, spin your partner round and round, and let them have at it! Lots of laughs at this one!

Station Three: Gingerbread Sticker House

This is the BEST party craft, hands down! No hot glue guns, never ending 0.00001 inch foam pieces that DON'T STICK with Elmer's glue!! Love, love these from Oriental Trading!

Station Four: Book Exchange

I ask each student to bring a wrapped $5.00 book marked TO BOY or TO GIRL. I have my groups in groups of girls and groups of boys. The kiddos sit in a circle. A parent reads a gingerbread book and every time they say the word gingerbread, the kiddos pass the book to the next person. At the end of the story, you keep the book you have!

What are your tried and true party tips? 

Festive Photos

Our month in review - festive photo style!!! 

{Our jungle themed tree}

 Pardon the glare! :)

{Kiddos Craft Bags}

These bags contain their 'gifts' to their parents: reindeer handprint ornament, candy cane fingerprint ornament, and The Greatest Gift is My Family book

{Merry Mail mailboxes}

The kiddos write letters to each other the whole month of December. By the end of the month, their mailbox is stuffed full of letters from each friend in the class! 

{Reindeer Food tags}

FREE printable from Amanda's Parties to Go

{My gifts to the kiddos}

  The Gingerbread Girl for the girls and The Gingerbread Man for the boys, complete with a yummy Gingerbread lollipop from Oriental Trading!

{First Grade is Merry and Bright Bulletin Board}

Our flat gingerbread project is below!! :)

{Reindeer Craftivity from the 

fab Teri at Cupcake for the Teacher}

{WAFFLES! Phonics Focus this week: final syllable -le}

We are loving the story of Mable and can't wait to make waffles on Friday! Loving this FUN way to teach final syllable -le! {Waaay yummier than my jungle idea! HA!} Super presh idea, Sarah!! :)

I am off to enjoy the remaining two days with my sweet angels! We will rotate to the other first grade classrooms for a book and fun activity, and end the week with Polar Express Day on Friday! 

Happy, happy holidays!!! :)

12 Days of Christmas ~ Day 2

On the second day of Christmas, Castles and Crayons gave to me…

a Gingerbread Measurement activity! :)

Please click on the picture above to download a copy for FREE! We are ALL about some gingerbread in our room! Stay tuned for a non holiday freebie tomorrow for Day 3!

*Please pass this on to a friend if you can’t use it in your classroom! The more, the merrier! :)* Please follow or leave a comment if you download!

Merry Christmas!