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Family Fun: 11 January Activities for You and Your Kids

Little January tapped at my door today and said “put on your winter wraps and come outdoors to play.”- Winifred C. Marshall

January is a great month to start new and enjoy some winter fun! Enjoy these 11 activities I found that are fun for kids:

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January Activities

  1. Drink Hot Chocolate: This delicious drink is easy to whip up, but make a ritual out of it and go slow to enjoy the process with you little ones. Adding whip cream to the top is my favorite part!
  2. Make a Puzzle: Dig out an old one or grab a new one from the store, this tactile activity is a great activity for group or single playtime.
  3. Examine Snowflakes: When it snows, chill some black construction paper in the freezer. Catch snowflakes on the paper and examine them with a magnifying glass!
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Organizing: It’s an After Christmas Plastic Sale!

I’m sure you’ve noticed that the stores we shopped at for holiday gifts have replaced the stocking and wrapping paper with rows and rows of plastic containers.right This seems to imply we have so much stuff – we need to buy more stuff – to put our stuff in. The good news is, with all this plastic for sale, its a great time to organize our kids ‘stuff’. When our kids were young, we spent some time before the holidays cleaning out the old to make room for the new. Together we decided what was old, broken and ready for the trash. We reorganized and tidied up the keepers and donated some old toys as seed for the new to come.

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Family Fun: 11 December Activities for Your Kids

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”

December is a great month to enjoy the holiday season and all the joy they bring! Enjoy these 10 activities I found that are fun for kids:

  1. Make a Gingerbread House     gingerhouse
  2. Craft an Ornament
  3. Build a Snowman
  4. Go Christmas Caroling–“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!”- Buddy the Elf
  5. Make Snow Angels
  6. Go Sledding
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Holiday Letter Writing

Did you know this Saturday, December 7th, is Letter Writing Day?!left

What better time of year than the holidays, to have your little ones practice their writing then by writing a letter to Santa!  Child’s handwriting is precious, especially seeing it drafted as a letter to Santa expressing their holiday wishes. Writing letters to Santa is a great way for your children to practice their handwriting but also a way you can build into your families holiday traditions.

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Developing Visual Organization Skills: Legos

Tonight Brayden found out he was ‘so smart’ when he put his Lego plane set together – all by himself.santa2010lego2

Well, it wasn’t exactly all by himself. Uncle Matt was nearby directing and encouraging.

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Creativity Requires Quiet

quote_QuietDo you want to be more creative?  Have the next million-dollar idea?

Do you want to be in the ranks of Einstein, Picasso or Steve Jobs? Then it’s time to get creative… and quiet!!

Creativity is an internal process that requires time spent in imagination. But today’s world is busy; so many things demand our time, attention and energy. That generating original ideas can sometimes feel more like work than play.

Thinking creatively is an internal process. It’s about finding and connecting thoughts to arrive at new conclusions and new ideas. This kind of thinking comes naturally to the right side of our mind, but we need to slow down and “tune in” to hear it. We can all be creative, but we have to get quiet enough to hear ourselves think.

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Boost Creativity: 10 Quiet Activities for Kids

Creativity is a thought process but to hear our thoughts, we need to turn off the noise and tune into what our mind can imagine. Being comfortable 10QuietActivitiesin the quiet needs to start in childhood. Here are 10 ways to help your kids enjoy being quiet.

10 Quiet Activities for Kids

  1. Building with Legos – Legos and other construction toy sets provide hours of quiet focused activity. While your child is deep in thoughts assembling pieces, their mind is learning to see and imagine, three dimensionally. Prepackaged sets help kids learn to see and follow directions, while independent pieces allow for more creative assemblages. Provide a balance of both.
  2. Drawing and Coloring – Crayons, markers and sketchpads provide endless opportunity for time spent in quiet reflective thought. Be sure to stock up on lots of different drawing and coloring supplies for your child. A package of copy machine paper and set of washable markers, is a low cost investment with a high return.
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