Super Simple Christmas Activities: Fun and Easy Holiday Projects for Kids
4 HAPPY HOLIDAYS Holidays are great times to celebrate with family and friends Many people have favorite holiday traditions Some traditions are hundreds of years old But people start new traditions too such as making holiday foods and crafts
5 CHRISTMAS Christmas is a Christian holiday It is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ Christians celebrate Christmas all around the world Christians in many countries celebrate this holiday on December 25 Some countries use a different calendar Christians in these countries celebrate Christmas on January 7
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS Several Christmas traditions are common throughout many countries Do you celebrate using any of these traditions EVERGREEN TREES Around 1600 German Christians began decorating evergreen trees at Christmas The tradition spread to other countries in the 1800s Today families worldwide decorate evergreen trees at Christmas using ornaments lights and more 6
7 CHRISTMAS WREATHS For Christians the circular shape of evergreen wreaths represents the life story of Jesus Christ Wreaths are symbols of the joy and peace of the Christmas season SANTA CLAUS Santa Claus is known by many names Saint Nicholas and Kris Kringle are two No matter what he is called Santa represents the spirit of Christmas He is a fun holiday tradition for many families
