December 20

Prompt: December 20

My darling, you look marvelous!

Have you done something new with your hair?

My goodness, you’re glowing!

Compliments always make me feel fabulous. Let’s make a paper chain and write a compliment for someone we care about on every link. It’ll look quite festive, don’t you think?

Download the prompts for December 17-20 here as a PDF or here as a Microsoft Word Document. If you want to print the next round of prompts, you can download the sheet for December 21-24 here as a PDF or here as a Microsoft Word Document.

An image of the Dec. 20 prompt card, printed on cream card stock with a green border and a gold-colored frog wax seal. The card is nestled in a lit Christmas tree.

Materials

Construction paper, markers or crayons, tape or staples, and scissors.

Activity

This is a fun way to focus on personal kindness and decorate at the same time! If you need a tutorial, I like this one.

1. Use a ruler to cut even strips of colorful paper.

2. With your kiddo, write a compliment for a member of your household on each strip.

3. Twist a strip into a circle, then glue, staple, or tape the ends together. Then put a second strip of paper through the first, form into a loop, and secure. Continue until you have a paper chain of the desired length.

4. Hang your compliment chain in a visible location, so everyone can enjoy some kind words.

December 6

Prompt: December 6

While I’ve been away I’ve had letters from friends

And each one has brightened my day.

I wonder if we could grab paper and pens

And send some good cheer on its way.

Let’s make a holiday card for someone we won’t get to see

in person this holiday season!

Download the prompts for December 5-8 here as a PDF or here as a Microsoft Word Document.  

An image of the Dec. 6 prompt card, printed on cream card stock with an orange border and an orange frog wax seal. The card is nestled in a lit Christmas tree.

Materials

Any art supplies you would like to use to make cards. We’ll use colored card stock, crayons, glue, and some old buttons we have laying around to create Christmas Tree cards like the one pictured here. This year I think we’ll also try making our own envelopes!

A homemade holiday card. A piece of cream card stock is folded in half, and construction paper and colorful old buttons simulate a decorated Christmas tree.

Activity

This was one of my absolute favorite activities from last year, and it’s one my kids still talk about regularly. We’ll make cards to send to some friends and family we’ve been missing just to spread some cheer. As we craft, we’ll talk about the people we miss and what we love about them.