Christmas ideas for kids

Kids

Kids like Christmas especially gifts that Santa Claus give them. It is believed that Santa come on his reindeer from North pole on Christmas to give gifts. Christmas is the time in the whole year when kids enjoy the most. The lightening and decoration all around is beautiful.

Kids should be given yummy food to eat. However it should be nut-free, gluten free as these cause allergic reactions. Kids party should be arranged in a manner so that they have a big bash and get gifts. Boys and girls should be given different kind of gifts as their liking are different. Triceratops sit-on dinosaur from Hamleys is the best gift for your kids to be kept in their stockings. The name of the kid engraved on the gift makes it more important. Parents should spend extra on kids gift as they are special and should enjoy the festival. As weather outside on Christmas is very cold so making kids craft sitting inside is best idea. Making a Snowman is the best craft activity.

List of other gifts for kids (Available on Amazon):

1. Syma S107G 3.5 Channel RC Helicopter
2. Magformers Magnets in Motion 83 Piece Power Set
3. FurReal Friends Get Up & GoGo My Walkin’ Pup Pet
4. LeapFrog LeapTV Educational Active Video Game System
5. Fisher-Price Power Wheels Ford F-150
6. Gyrobot Kit
7. Nintendo Wii U Skylanders SWAP Force Bundle
8. Ozobot (World’s Smallest SMART Robot)
9. LEGO Minecraft The Nether Set
10. Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed Unity Phantom Blade

A Surprise Stockings Game will be the best for the children. A number of stockings should have a gift inside it. 

A gift item is picked at random, child will guess it and if he/she guessed correctly, the gift will go into his/her stocking. This is an easy game to adapt for any age. The preparations are simple and remain the same no matter who plays. You'll need stockings for each player and a few simple gifts or candies to put into the stockings. 

Another great thing about this game is that it doubles as party favors and we all know that during the holiday season we can all use anything that does the job of two.

A realistic artificial Christmas tree should be created. It should be decorated with balls, bells, stars and LED lights. Wreaths is the best way to decorate and should be done. It should be based on your favourite theme that should relate to your families personality. Families should come together to celebrate and watch fireworks. We should  visit Christmas festivals in cities that are organized for their welfare. The sounds of carols and Christmas songs should fill the atmosphere.  Christmas is best time of the year for business. Hugh discounts on items so that people can buy in a big way.

How to Teach Children(6 years)

As kids make the transition from toddlerhood to childhood, they grow at a remarkable rate. Their cognitive and language skills develop dramatically during these years, as they transition from simple "why?" questions to enjoying jokes, riddles, and telling stories that follow a sequential order. During these years, children also have rich imaginations, strong fears, and love to play, so it's important to employ educational strategies that are both adapted to their current developmental stage while also challenging them to grow. Whatever your role in a child's life (teacher, parent, or another caregiver), you can make learning productive and enjoyable for both of you. 

Talking with Children

Ask open-ended questions. Because children are developing foundational language skills during this time period, it's important to engage them in communication as much as possible. Asking questions is a great way to converse with your child while encouraging them to think about the world around them. But make sure to use "open" questions that lend themselves to more conversation.

• Examples of open questions are: "Why do you think that happened?" or "What do you think is going on?"
• You can also make "open" statements that will stimulate discussion: "Tell me more about your idea!"
• You can find great resources online that give lists of other sample open questions.
• Closed questions typically lend themselves to one word answers. Asking, "are you happy or sad," can be answered with a single word. Yes/no questions also fall into this category.
• Closed questions can be informative, but you want to ensure that you are also asking open questions that will get children talking.

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Listen to children and answer their questions. Children will naturally come up with questions while learning something new. Take time to listen to their questions and encourage them to think of an answer to their own questions. This can stimulate their cognitive development by wondering aloud with you. Once you've supported your child to think of an answer to her own question, you can also try to formulate the best answer you can think of that directly answers their question."

• Sometimes you might have to ask if you understand their question correctly. You can find out by rephrasing it and saying, "Is that what you're asking?" After you answer, you can ask, "Did that answer your question?"
• If your child asks questions at times that aren't good for you, be sure to explain to tell them why it's not a good time. Be sure to say, "I really want to hear about that (or talk about that), but right now isn't a good time. Can we talk during dinner (or at another specified time)?^[1]
• Be aware that children with communication disorders or delays may not respond well to open-ended questions. Being able to state "yes", "no" or say "juice" or "milk" may be the level the child is at in such a case. We should ask questions from kids, like on Christmas we should ask them Christmas ideas for kids .

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Read aloud to your children. Reading to children is the single most important activity for language development and for laying the groundwork for later literacy. It builds sound-symbol awareness, which is an important factor that influences a child's later ability to learn to read. It also builds motivation, curiosity, memory, and of course, vocabulary. When children have positive experiences with books at a very early age, they are much more likely to enjoy books, see themselves as readers, and have a strong foundation in literacy.

• Find books with pictures for the younger ages (3-6) and allow children to stop and ask questions or talk about the book during your reading times.
• Seek out a diverse array of books that both reflect your child's own life, experiences, and culture and expose them to different ones as well. There are numerous excellent book lists online.^[2]
• Keep a variety of age- and interest- appropriate books around the house or the classroom to foster children's independent reading. Ask children what they like to read and make those types of books available.
• Continue reading aloud to older children. They never really become too old for it! Before bedtime each night or at the end of the school day are great times for this activity.

during this time period, it's important to engage them in communication as much 

4. Speak in a kind and respectful manner. It's important to talk to children in the way you would like children to talk. Kids learn best by imitating. If you want your children to be polite, practice good manners and pay attention to the tone of your voice.

• Be sure to say "please", "thank you", "excuse me", "I am sorry" when interacting with your children or when talking to other adults in front of them.
• Imagine the tone of your voice through the child's ears. Children often pay more attention to tone than they do to what you're actually saying. Have you ever had a child say to you, "Why are you yelling at me?" when you weren't actually yelling? Your tone may sound angry or frustrated without you realizing it.

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Discuss emotions with your child. Children naturally have emotions, but they often have a very primitive understanding of what they are. They can be strong, confusing, and scary because of that. Talk with them to help them make sense of how they're feeling.

·         Remember that children may not fully understand what emotions are. They may not understand that they even have emotions, with labels. They may not fully comprehend that other people have them too. They may not understand personal behavior causes emotional responses in others, either. Do not assume that toddler or preschool aged children have a full understanding of emotions--much less tactics to handle them.

·         Understand children may not really understand what they are feeling. As adults, we tend to be able to mostly label emotions: happy, sad, confused, scared. But children may not have this language and therefore be unable to communicate effectively. A punch to a peer may be the only way a child can use to state displeasure at a cracker being stolen.

·         Use language that help describe and define feelings: "Oh, no! I see Chico has tears in his eyes. I think he's crying and really sad. Are you sad, Chico?"

·         Talk about your feelings as an example: "Oh, my! Listen to me laugh! I must be happy!"

Then try to calm them down by helping them learn ways to cope with feeling upset, or explaining other points of view.