Read The History of the Christmas Tree

Read The Legend of the Christmas Spider

Notebook Pages –

• older (p.43) write about tree history, and draw a pic in the box to go with the spider legend
• younger (p. 39) trace/write tree, green, decorate

Craft: paint & glitter Pine Cone Trees

You can find instructions for a beaded spider HERE and HERE and HERE. I am too creeped out by spiders to have those on my tree, but I think I’m going to have to get the supplies to make this cute spider!

See all of the Symbols of Christmas HERE

(My nephew, Dancerella, and Sweetpea in last year’s Nativity Play)

History of the Creche read & discuss

Notebook Pages older-write in own words; younger – trace/write creche, nativity, manger, Mary, Joseph

Craft: We made stained glass windows by melting crayon shavings between 2 sheets of waxed paper. The kids chose a picture to color and glue in the middle of their window.

They chose from these pictures:

• pic 1
• pic 2
• pic 3
• pic 4
• pic 5
• pic 6