![]() I wanted to make this rainbow scavenger hunt so super simple. And all those colors just scream scavenger hunt. Plus, rainbows are such a fun, simple way to work on colors. It’s getting to be spring, which means rainbows! They’re so cheerful and happy. As expected, she absolutely loves it!! We set it up on a wooden tray in the living room.We love scavenger hunts! I took this one a step further than we usually do and made it a rainbow scavenger hunt with clues! I gave Fern, her 4 yo daughter hers on Thanksgiving, so she could enjoy it throughout the entire season. I love this!!! I decided to get my niece’s children their own nativity sets for Christmas this year. It really helped explain the story of Jesus’ birth to my 6 year old and the Lego photographs were a great novelty.įiled Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Christmas, games, Nativity | 66 Comments ![]() Now it doesn’t sugar coat much so if you don’t want to read about mean old King Herod and how he ordered babies to be killed then skip it. I grabbed it at Costco because my son is all about Lego but I have read it over and over to my kids because it is a great telling of the Christmas story. The Christmas Story: The Brick Bible for Kids by Brendan Powell Smith is actually one of my favorite Christmas books this year. I like the book because it doesn’t make the rest of the traditions out to be wrong or bad but explains that the holiday’s Christian origin in a simple matter of fact way. ![]() It touches on all the fun and cultural aspects of Christmas in a positive way but reminds the readers that really it’s about Jesus’ birth. What Is Christmas? by Michelle Medlock Adams is a great board book for little children about Christmas. Keep going until the nativity scene is complete.It was adorable and really great early literacy learning! My son read the clues but my daughter mimicked him much to my total pleasure. Place them back in the manger and pull the next clue.Ask your kids who they are and why they are important. Have your children tell you who is missing. Put the basket of clues in the manger.My favorite was the Angel on the soup can in the pantry. Next send the kids away and hide the figures.Let them identify the figures in the scene too. I find that reading it first is the best way to create a connection with who each figure is. Read the story first ( see below for the story we read).My messy handwriting completely frustrated my son while he was reading. I hand wrote mine because as always I decided to do this spur of the moment. ” Adjust the info about each person based on your child’s age and knowledge. Mine were super simple like ” I am the Son of God. You will need some paper, pen, a basket, a nativity scene with figurines and a book about the Christmas story. Kids play to learn so making it a game was just what we needed. I decided it was time to learn more about who these people were and the roles they played in the Christmas story. My 2 year old refuses to call the angel Gabriel anything other than the Tooth fairy. I have tried to teach my son and now my daughter about who everyone is in it but it didn’t really stick. Every year since my son was 1 we have put out our Little People Christmas Story Nativity Scene Playset and played with it. We are a church going family and even though I am quite private about our faith I wanted to share this simple nativity activity with you. Since this post was written this game has become a holiday tradition! This nativity scavenger hunt is a Christmas favorite.
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