| School systems try to be politically correct during | | | | some creative Christmas stories individually or as a |
| December and honor all cultural celebrations. Some | | | | group. These will be a way parents can motivate the |
| systems choose to totally ban all celebrations to avoid | | | | students to get some journal writing in over the |
| antagonizing one group or another. Sometime kids | | | | Christmas vacation. |
| Christmas activities must only be referred to as | | | | 5. Math worksheets provide lots of choices for kids |
| "holiday activities". Parents are left to search for quality | | | | Christmas activities with quality, fun exercises that |
| educational games for Christmas they can use at | | | | motivate students These worksheets might include |
| home. They can search for free games on line, or | | | | riddles, or a Sudoku puzzle using current math skills to |
| purchase Christmas printable games to store on their | | | | be effective. Parents searching for these sorts of |
| computers for use now and in the future. | | | | educational yet fun games for Christmas will be better |
| Here is a helpful list of the sorts of educational games | | | | off if they find one or two products that have quality |
| kids love to play and parents will love because of their | | | | activities spanning several grade levels. That way |
| educational value: | | | | everyone in the house can use the same resource, |
| | | | and there will always be brand new activities available |
| 1. Mazes are a super problem solving activity. | | | | each year. Before purchasing any product it is |
| Christmas mazes might have problems to solve or a | | | | important to see if there are enough activities available |
| chance to pick up letters that will end up being a | | | | at each skill level so they can be used several times |
| secret word or phrase. | | | | during December and over the long Christmas |
| 2. Game boards with a Christmas theme give families | | | | vacation. |
| a break from their normal games they use. Finding | | | | If your local school system bans kids Christmas |
| Christmas printable games that tap into school topics, | | | | activities and you love celebrating the Christmas |
| math, vocabulary, problems solving make it even more | | | | holiday in a variety of ways, then finding fun quality |
| enticing for parents.. | | | | games for Christmas to use at home will be a perfect |
| 3. Word Puzzles are always fun activities for children. | | | | thing for your family. Christmas printable games also |
| They can be used in the car, while waiting in the | | | | make great gifts for neighbors, or nieces and |
| orthodontists, or on a snowy, icy weekend afternoon. | | | | nephews. Print them out in color and laminate them |
| Word puzzles might be be word searches, | | | | and you have a professional looking Christmas game |
| unscrambling words, or mix and match sentences | | | | to share with others. |
| 4. Writing prompts can challenge the family to write | | | | |