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A KINETIC CHRISTMAS: Santa Says!

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Day 12


Santa Says


FROM JUMPING
TO SKIPPING (Approximately 3+ years)










I just couldn't do this series without
including one of my all time favorite classroom holiday traditions.





Of course, you can do this at home. And with a
little interpretation, you can apply this to any special occasion.





Anyway, here's my Christmas take on the classic
Simon Says.





Have fun!











SANTA SAYS


The object of the game is to listen carefully
to the instructions and only respond when "Santa Says." Of course,
feel free to add your own merry moves or adapt these ideas to the maturity and abilities of your child/ren. 





So let's listen close see what Santa Says...





RING THE BELL


Lift your arm up and down.





STIR THE COCOA


Make a stirring motion with your hand.














TWIST LIKE A CANDY CANE


Plant your feet and twist your torso back and
forth.











MAKE A SNOWBALL


Pretend to pack snow with your hands.





THROW THE SNOWBALL


Pretend to throw your snowball.




















TURN ON RUDOLPH'S NOSE


Touch your nose.

















FLY LIKE A REINDEER


Twirl around.

















FLY THE SLEIGH


Hold the reins in front of you and bob up and
down. For older kids, sit on the floor, lift your feet and rock.














CLIMB DOWN THE CHIMNEY


Crouch down slowly.





CLIMB UP THE CHIMNEY


Stand back up slowly.





STUFF THE STOCKING


Push down with your hands.





TWINKLE LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE


Shake your hands in the air.





LAUGH LIKE SANTA


Hold your belly and Ho! Ho! Ho!





LEAP LIKE A REINDEER


Jump or leap in the air.







Wishing you a happy, healthy, and active holiday season!




























































































































































A KINETIC CHRISTMAS


BLOG SERIES








24 DAYS OF ACTIVE HOLIDAY PLAY!












DAY 1: A KINETIC CHRISTMAS











DAY 2: CANDY-CANE-GO-ROUND











DAY 3: BE THE TREE 















DAY 4: REINDEER REINS 














DAY 5: CHRISTMAS CRAWL












DAY 6: ROCKIN' AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE


















DAY 7: WALRUS WORDS











DAY 8: CHIMNEY TRICKS!









DAY 9: CANDY CANE HOCKEY








DAY 10: JINGLE RINGS








DAY 11: THREE HEADED GINGERBREAD MONSTER








DAY 12: SANTA SAYS! 








DAY 13: SANTA CLAUS WAY








DAY 14: INDOOR SNOW!










DAY 15: MAKE YOUR OWN BLIZZARD







DAY 16: FROSTY STACKS






DAY 17: REINDEER RELAY

















DAY 18: LITTLE DRUMMER KIDS







DAY 19: TINSEL TOES








DAY 20: JINGLE TAG 
























DAY 21: NUTCRACKER JIG








DAY 22: SANTA'S SACK






DAY 23: PASS THE PRESENTS






DAY 24: MAKING MAGIC

Day 11


The Three Headed Gingerbread Monster!


FROM HOPPING
TO SKIPPING (Approximately 4+ years)







TEAMWORK TAKES A TEAM


So much of early childhood is a journey of self
that begins with understanding "me" which unlocks the foundations for
understanding others. We call that the sense of "otherness." But with
so much developmental stuff on their plates already, "otherness"
doesn't come naturally to most kids at first.





Here's a really silly game that gets little
ones working together (so long as they don't fall over from laughing)! Like all
of our Kinetic Christmas activities, this can be done any time of the year, but
just so you know, folklore holds that it all began when Santa decided to meddle
in the kitchen...





BAKING UP TROUBLE


A few years back, Santa was inspecting the kitchen operations, and
discovered that Mrs. Claus had instructed the bakers to make each Gingerbread
Man one at a time. With a keen eye for efficiency, Santa exclaimed, "If we
can make one at a time, we can make three at a time!"





The elves tried to explain but... but... but... Santa was gone in a
flash.





The elves did as Santa asked, but... but... but...





It turns out, when you bake three Gingerbread Men at once, you get
something altogether unusual... a three-headed Gingerbread Monster!





What do you think that monster did?










THE MAKING OF A GINGERBREAD MONSTER


Use an old men's zippered jacket and put three
kids inside. Zip it up as far as you can so they stay close together.
(Alternatively, you can use a towel or any other soft material that keeps the
kids tucked in together.) And note, this can be one with two kids as well.





Be sure the kids are looking outward, away from
each other so they have to feel and react to the others' movements.





Now comes the fun!





GINGERBREAD GAMES





WARM UP. Begin by just having the kids circle
around. This gives them an intuitive sense of which movements are possible, and
which are restricted.





THREE-HEADED WALKING. Next, pick a spot in the
room about 5-10 feet away, and encourage them to walk to the spot. Stay with
them to keep them steady as they get the hang of it. (Remember, it's likely one
child will be walking forward, one to the side, and one backwards.)





GO FETCH. Once they get the hang of it, assign
them a simple task, such as can you please cross the room, pick up a pencil,
and bring it back to me. Be sure to give the kids plenty of room to move, and
plenty of time to figure out how they're going to work together as a team to
achieve their goal! Guide and support as needed.





MONSTER PLAY. Now it's their turn. Open up the
play to anything they want to try. Who knows, you might just discover that a
Three-Headed Gingerbread Monster can do!










Wishing you a happy, healthy, and active
holiday season!





























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