Materials
colorful, simple holiday pictures
holiday-themed gift bags
seasonal music (optional)
Instructions
1. Purchase a variety of gift bags for different holidays, such as Christmas,
Halloween, Valentine's Day, and birthdays.
2. Cut out a variety of seasonal and holiday pictures that match the gift
bags.
3. Put the open gift bags on a table next to a pile of different holiday
pictures.
4. Invite the children to take turns choosing a picture from the pile and
putting it into the corresponding gift bag. For example, if the picture is
of a heart it will go into a Valentine's Day bag. If the picture is of a
Christmas tree, it will go into a Christmas bag.
More to do Fine Motor: Have the children cut around pictures before placing them in
the bags.
Math: Ask the children to count the pictures.
