Enjoying Winter Activities in the Montessori Classroom

My Montessori school encourages teachers to have monthly field trips planned that enhance the curriculum. December, however, can be a difficult time to plan a trip around the building excitement of holidays and vacation, as well as possible inclement weather. So this year, one of my mothers offered a great suggestion: Why not have a holiday craft day instead? We put our heads together and started organizing this fun and festive day.

We scoured craft catalogs and stores for the perfect crafts. They had to be priced right, not too complicated, appeal to both boys and girls, and there had to be 30 of each! No easy task, I must say. Nevertheless, we came up with 3 crafts: a cooking activity, a decorating station, and a set of coloring pages.