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My Book Tie-Ins of the Week:
I love both of the books from Tiger Tales books. Veronica Vasylenko has beautifully illustrated both books based on Christmas songs with pictures that jump off the page. The books have glitter and raised pictures that really make the pictures pop.
In Jingle Bells, a mouse family is traveling to see their grandparents; in Deck the Halls, the grandparents are traveling to see them.
JDaniel loved it when I read and then sang the books. After a while, he started singing too.
What did we do?
I took the book Jingle Bells to JDaniel’s preschool classes’ Christmas party to read. When we were finished we did a craft and I planned a game to play.
Craft
I passed out foam bells and foam stickers and the class decorated them. I got the bells and stickers at Dollar Tree. The whole craft was $3.
Game
We ran out of time to play the game, but I wanted to share it with you anyway.
Jingle Bell Pass
Supplies:
Two Christmas stockings
Two jingle bells
Directions:
1. Have the class sit in a circle.
2. Put a bell in each stocking.
3. Have the students pass the stockings around the circle while singing “Jingle Bells”.
4. When the song ends the two children holding the stockings, get a prize.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until many or all of the children get a prize.
Disclaimer: I was sent Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls by Tiger Tales Books to review. All opinions are my own.
