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Christian Christmas Symbol Printables

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christmassymbolsprintablesChristmas can be overwhelming…..and the true message of Christmas can often get lost in all the “Holiday” festivities.  On our sister site we provide many free printables that teach children about the true meaning of Christmas.  We also have snow and candy cane themes you can use to point children to Christ during the Winter activities.

Today we’ve added a new section on the website that covers Christmas Symbols and their Meanings.  This is a great way to show children that all of the activities that take place during the Christmas holiday are intended to point back to Christ and the sacrifice he made for us.

  • The Tree points to heaven and reminds us that God is eternal.
  • The Wreath is a circle and reminds us that God’s love for us is also eternal.
  • The Candle shines brightly, showing us that Jesus is the light of the World
  • The Bells ring out a celebration to announce the coming King.
  • The Baby in a manger shows the birth of the Jesus, the Lord and Savior of the world.
  • The Candy Cane is shaed like a shepherd’s staff, reminding us that Jesus is our shepherd.
  • The Star was placed in the sky for the wise men to follow.
  • The Holly is sharp like the crown of thorns, the berries are red like the blood he shed.
  • The Cross reminds us of the sacrifice that Jesus made for our sins.
  • The Presents remind us of God’s gift to the world

 

Print Christmas Symbols Booklet Free Here

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Printable Christmas Mazes

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Christmas is right around the corner and I’ve got some fun new Mazes and Activity Pages for you!  Mazes are a fantastic way to build small motor control, logical thinking, and even perseverance.  Plus they are just plain old FUN! Each worksheet features a fun Christmas shape maze with a follow up activity for children to complete.  Some pages include copywork, others have drawing or writing prompts.  Either way, this collection of activity sheets are sure to keep your little ones entertained this Winter.

Print Free Christmas Mazes from BrainyMaze.com

More Free Holiday Mazes

Christian Christmas Mazes and Activities

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Geography Mazes

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Christmas Bible Verse Cards

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Yesterday, I shared some adorable new Christmas Bible Verse Coloring pages you can use to teach children the story of Christmas.  Today, I wanted to follow up with full color versions of these same verses to make teaching these key scriptures a breeze.  Christmas Scripture Cards for Kids. Each verse prints out crisp and clear on an 8.5 x 11 ” sheet of paper, making these verses just the right size for circle time or classroom display.  Alternatively, you can print these with multiple pages per sheet to make hand held flashcards you can send home with your students.

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Looking for fun Christian Crafts for Christmas?  Check out our Christmas Activity Pack

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Don’t Miss this Free Printable Advent Calendar for Kids!

Each ornament represents a special Name of Jesus and they fit perfectly on these wooden craft ornaments.

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Find More Christian Christmas Freebies Here

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Christmas Bible Coloring Pages

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With Christmas around the corner I thought I would update and create some new Christian Christmas Coloring Pages.  Each page features a different part of the Christmas Story alongside a key Bible verse for children to memorize.  (Scripture references come from KJV or ESV)

Print Christmas Bible Coloring Pages Free Here

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Looking for fun Christian Crafts for Christmas?  Check out our Christmas Activity Pack

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Don’t Miss this Free Printable Advent Calendar for Kids!

Each ornament represents a special Name of Jesus and they fit perfectly on these wooden craft ornaments.

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Find More Christian Christmas Freebies Here

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Color Through The Christmas Story

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Christmas is right around the corner and you may bee looking for simple coloring pages that will work for your younger children.  Today I’ve got some adorable Christmas characters children can color in as they read through the Story of the First Christmas.

Color Thru Christmas  features easy color images alongside the Christmas Story written in an easy to read format for children.  This is a great way to encourage your beginning readers to learn a few new words this holiday season!

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This is an exclusive Subscriber Freebie and can be printed from here.

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Christmas Story Sequencing Cards

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If you are looking for a fun table side game for children this year, try out these fun Christmas Story Sequencing Cards. 

This set is full color and prints 9 cards to a page which is just the right size for little hands.

I’ve included a Christmas Story Mat so children can organize the cards into the correct order and you can read to the child what is happening in each picture.  This game would be great when printed on cardstock, laminated and played tableside during quiet time.

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Multiplayer Game Extension:  To turn this into a multiplayer game simply print up enough mats and sets of sequencing cards for each player.  Turn all sequencing cards over in the center of the table and take turns drawing the cards an placing them in the correct spot on your board.  First one to fill up their board with the complete story wins!

Print Christmas Story Sequencing Cards & Mat free from Christian Preschool Printables!

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Adorable Christmas Clipart from Kari Bolt

 

Christmas Counting Cards

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Christmas is just over a week away, Winter is upon us and it’s a great time to add in a little hands on fun to your preschool math program.

These adorable Winter Mugs are piping hot and ready for children to add in just the right amount of candies.  (Use mini M&M’s, RedHots or even mini Marshmallows for extra sweetness).

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This set prints with a matching addition board so children who are showing mastery can begin to move on to simple addition problems.   Children choose two cards and place them on the addition board.  Then children place the correct amount of goodies above each mug.  Once they are placed children can swoop them all over together to count up how many treats they have all together.

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Print Christmas Counting Cards free from Preschool Mom.

While your there look for all these Free Preschool Christmas Printables!

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Christmas Cards Kids Can Make

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Children love to make gifts for friends and families at Christmastime.

Today I’ve created a simple art project for kids, that will provide them with stunning prints they can use to make Christmas cards or wrapping paper this year.

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Materials:

Printing Plates (or styrafoam tray….ask your butcher for extras)

Paint & Brush  (brayer if you have one)

Round Object to Trace

Paper and Pencil

 

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First, find a round object to trace.  Use your pencil to press into the printing plate (styrafoam) so that your picture shows….don’t press too hard or you’ll go through to the back.

The circle will be your ornament, and the line will be the string.
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Decorate your ornament with different designs.

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Paint over your design, trying NOT to press large amounts of paint into the grooves of your design.  This is where a brayer comes in handy!

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Turn your stamp over and press onto your paper.  Gently press all areas without wiggling it around :)

Ornament5Carefully remove your stamp and you’ll be left with a beautiful inking on your page. Allow the stamp to dry before trying other colors.
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The printing plates are beautiful as well.  We always save ours for later use:

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Tip: If you’re putting words on your ornament you’ll need to write the letters backwards.  You can write the word you want in marker on a piece of printer paper.  Turn the paper over and you can see through the paper how you should write your letters on your ornament.

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Looking for more Christmas Activities?

Try our Christmas Activity Pack today, it’s filled with almost 50 pages of crafts, activities, worksheets and games!

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Christmas Art Projects for Kids

Christmas is the perfect opportunity to get your children involved with some hands on art projects!  Children love to give presents to their friends and family and these projects are designed to help children create something they can be proud of.

 

 

 

DIY Christmas Ornament for Kids

This ornament is made with Crayola Air Dry Clay. Give kids cookie cutters and lace or ribbon for the textures. Don't forget to make a hole for the ribbon, and add a little glitter when dry.

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DIY Christmas Gift Sign from the Kids

These DIY wooden signs are great for older children who want to make something custom for friends or family members. Adult supervision is required for this project, but the end result is something children will be excited about.

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Christmas Activity Pack

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I know many of our readers are getting ready for the Christmas season so I wanted to share  our brand new 40 page Christmas Activity Pack.  This pack has been designed to keep your printing costs to a minimum, while still providing children with hands on fun!  There are 40+ pages of games, worksheets, crafts and activities for children to learn about the very first Christmas.

When I created this pack I wanted to be sure to give our readers the best bang for their buck so I’ve priced this pack at $5 in our Teachers Pay Teachers store.

This pack is filled with crafts, games, activities and worksheets you can use with K-5 children.  We’ve designed this set to include resources for multiple ages so you can really put it to use in your homeschool and small children’s ministry.  Let me show you a peek inside:

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The Story of Christmas Wheel Craft

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Christmas Bingo Four in a Row

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A Christmas Journey Game

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Christmas Mazes & Activity Pages

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Christmas Characters Game

Tracing

Bible Verse Trace & Color Pages

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Christmas Crossword, Wordsearch & Scramble Sheets

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Christmas Story for Little Hands

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Includes a Take Home Christmas Story Bracelet

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Printable Christmas Story Ornaments

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Christmas Song Sheets for Kids

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Christmas Story Copywork & Color Pages

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Christmas Story Copywork & Color Pages in Cursive

Over 40 pages of reproducible Christmas activities!

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Purchase our Christmas Activity Pack Here

Don’t Miss our latest eBook:  Names of Jesus Advent

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Color Through Christmas Bible Coloring Pages

Christmas Bible Story Verse & Coloring Pages

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Christmas Story Bible Coloring Pages

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If you’re looking for a way for little ones to learn the story of Christmas, we’ve got some fantastic free printables you can use!

Christmas Story Bible Coloring Pages

These would be great alongside a larger curriculum over the next six weeks, starting with the Road to Bethlehem and ending with the Wise Men.

Children could even make their own Christmas Story book with these coloring sheets and design a cover page to take home.

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Christmas Bible Coloring Pages

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Christmas is such an amazing outreach opportunity for Children’s Ministry.

Many new students will be coming to your classrooms this Winter, and I wanted to make a few resources you can use or send home with children next month.

These are simple special reminders to children that God has created them unique, and loves them eternally. The pages are designed for little hands to color in, you might even add a little sparkle with some glitter or glitter gel pens.

There are some great books you can pair with these coloring pages if you want to make a theme in your classroom as well.

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God Made Me Unique Snowflake Coloring Page

SnowflakeBentlySnowflake Bentley From the time he was a small boy in Vermont, Wilson Bentley saw snowflakes as small miracles. And he determined that one day his camera would capture for others the wonder of the tiny crystal. Bentley’s enthusiasm for photographing snowflakes was often misunderstood in his time, but his patience and determination revealed two important truths: no two snowflakes are alike; and each one is startlingly beautiful.

 

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The Spirit of God Snowman Coloring Page

FrostySnowmanFrosty the Snowman is such a beloved tale around Christmas!  Children love the magical story of a snowman come to life for a day and I thought it would be fun to make a Bible Verse coloring page you could use to tie in with this Winter story.

 

 

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Jesus Loves Me Candy Cane Coloring    

CandyCaneThe Legend of the Candy Cane is such an amazing resource book around Christmas!  I love books and tangible objects that can point children to God and serve as a reminder of his everlasting love for them.  If you haven’t yet picked up a copy of this popular book, I highly recommend it, there is a Kindle version as well making is simple to add this book to your holiday collection.  J is for Jesus is another sweet holiday story for children that uses the candy cane to represent the gospel message.

 

 

Printable Christmas Labels

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Christmas is right around the corner so here are some last minute printables!

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Nativity  Christmas Labels.

These labels are so beautiful, and best of allthey each focus on a piece of the Christmas Story.  From Mary’s Good News, to the Visit of the Maji, these labels will enhance your Christmas presents while reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas.

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We printed ours on Avery Shipping Labels (8 1/2 x 11)

(Product ID# 8165)

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Then after we cut them out we could easily peel off the backing

And stick them on a gift.

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I also made a set without the “to” and “from” to be used as Christmas Tags.  Tie the tags on with a string and write that information on the back.

Blank Nativity Christmas Labels

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I even thought these would make beautiful ornaments if you added glitter to them Like we did with our Christmas Card Craft.

Either way, with these labels you’re sure to encourage people to think about the true meaning of Christmas.

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Printable Christmas Tags

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It’s getting close to Christmas!

Do you have all your presents labeled?

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Download: ChristmasTags

These are extra large so children (and adults) can have room to write.

They have easy cut lines for younger children as well.

TIP: Print these on Shipping Label Paper for a sticky back

or just glue stick them on, that’s easy too!

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Siggy

Christmas Preschool Printables

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We’ve just released a new set of Nativity printables you can use with your children or students this Christmas season.

 

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 If you have slower internet speeds you can also download as individual components here:

 

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More Christmas Printables and Resources:
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Scripture Memorization:
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Christmas Card Crafts for Kids

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This is a simple and easy Chrsitmas Card project for kids.

In fact, this come from my own childhood.

My best friends Grandmother would save her Christmas Cards from the previous year,

and we’d decorate them with glitter and repourpose them as ornaments and gift tags.

I thought that would be the perfect project to do with my own kiddos this year.

But, of course that all takes planning, and saving the cards from last year.

I didn’t do that.

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Instead, I decided to print up a set of pictures that would be perfect for adding glitter to.

Then we can make our own cards and ornaments together.

And I just know that you’re going to love this project with your own kiddos,

so we’re offering our Subscribers these free Christmas Card download.

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How To:

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Materials: 

Printed Card on Cardstock Paper

Fine Glitter (Here is inexpensive kind)

Glue

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Step 1: Cut the ends off your Q-Tip at a slant.  

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Step :2  Use the Q-Tip to apply glue to highlight areas on the card.

You don’t want to cover the entire picture, we’re just highlighting areas that we want to sparkle.

Less is more :)

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TIP:

Look for places where snow might accumulate.

Use the tip of your Q-tip to make icicles coming off the roof

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All Done:

It’s hard to capture the glitter in a photo, but these are just stunning when they are done!

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Find more Christmas Printables and Crafts  Here.

Be sure you are subscribed for more exclusive downloads and resources.

Siggy

Christmas Printables

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As you plan your Christmas lessons this year,
we’ve got some great printables to help you out!

New this year we’ve added a set of printable Bible Verse Ornaments,
that would make great take home projects for children.

And here are some links to our most popular printables:

Christmas Coloring Pages

Luke 2:11 Bible Verse Printables

Psalm 72:11 Bible Verse Printables

Names of Jesus Printable Ornaments

free holiday printables

Also don’t forget to download your FREE 75 page holiday pack!
This is an exclusive offer for subscribers of Christian Preschool Printables!

Happy holiday planning!

 

A Christmas Baby!!

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>Look what Santa left under the tree this year…..

May I officially introduce to you:

“Freckle”
December 25, 2010
8 lbs 13 oz
21 inches long

He is happy and healthy, and growing quickly!

Just a short Birth Story:
(not as frantic as Monkey’s, but interesting none-the-less)

1. Christmas Eve, Mild contractions….better sleep!

2. Contractions through the night….better get up!

3. Kids are up for Christmas…..trying to smile through contractions as they open stockings.

4. Get through about half our presents before heading to the hospital.

5. Contractions are about 7 min apart.

6. Immediately upon arriving contractions are at 3 min apart, 8 cm,

(Whats that Miss Nurse? No time for an epidural? Whaaa?…Can’t Hear You?)

7. I declare, “I’m not going to do this.”

8. Hubby nods and agrees with me, “Okay, Hunny.”

9. “Seriously. I’m not pushing……Not going to do it.”

10. The nurse is laughing. Too loud.

11. “Just Shusssh” I tell her.

(This marks the first time I’ve “lost it” on a nurse.)

12. I cringe writing that I actually said that, In front of all the other people in the room.

13. In my defense……..well………Sigh.

14. Eventually I am offered a shot…..in a place that I can’t believe and won’t mention.

15. Not happening.

16. Then a Miracle!

17. I almost cried when I saw him.

18. A curly headed brown haired….

19. Anesthesiologist came in the room

20. “Thank You Lord” is all I can say.

21. Immediately after the epidural I pushed for about 5 minutes

22. And another brown haired blessing came into my life!

Here are a few funny shots we got of him this week:

He is just about the cutest thing I ever saw,

But I keep calling him “Monkey”…..You can see why:


We are busy trying to find our “routine” here, and wondering just how exactly we’re going to start up school again in two days….

So I need all your tips and tricks for homeschooling with new baby!
(and bigger baby)

Pretty Please…..?