12 TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS PRIMARY SONG EDITION: A NEW FAMILY CHRISTMAS TRADITION!

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Use these fun Christmas Primary Song cards at home or for Primary Singing Time. They are super easy to use! Read the poem on the card then sing the Primary Songs of Christmas and do the simple, 5-minute activities to go along with each song! 

12 DAYS OF PRIMARY CHRISTMAS SONGS

1st Day: Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus

Activity: Samuel Cup craft - Assemble the craft and use as singing.

What You Need: Samuel printable figure and paper cup

FREE printables in the printables library (under KIDS ZONE column) - login/register below.

Assembly Instructions:

Cut out the Samuel figure. Tape on to a small stick.

Draw a brick wall on a paper cup with a marker. 

Poke a hole through the bottom of the cup with the stick. 

Move Samuel up and down as singing. 

2nd Day: Christmas Bells are Ringing

Activity: Ring a bell as Singing

What You Need: a bell*

*If you don't have a bell, just get a couple spoons and hit them together or get a cup with some rice and shake it. Anything will work! 

These bells and guitar-hero-like dvd game is so fun and a perfect fit for ringing bells! 

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3rd Day: Who is the Child?

Activity: Rock a baby doll as singing (or pretend by holing arms like you are holding a baby then rocking back and forth). 

What You Need: Baby doll or even a stuffed animal

4th Day: Oh, Hush Thee My Baby

Activity: Song with Actions

VERSE 1:

Oh hush thee my baby - finger to mouth "shhh"

A story I'll tell - open hands like opening a book

How little Lord Jesus, on earth came to dwell - fingers make trinagle point held high over head then brought down and trace earth around with hands.

How in a far country, ’way over the sea - point out with finger then make waves with hand

Was born a wee baby, my dear one, like thee - motion over "big belly tummy" up and down then motion out (to "thee")

CHORUS - rock baby in arms back and forth

VERSE 2

The story was told by the angels so bright - arms out like wings move arms up and down

As round them was shining a heavenly light - twirl arm above head in circles

The stars shone out brightly, but one led the way - blinking fingers 

And stood o’er the place where the dear baby lay - trace rainbow left to right side over head.

CHORUS - rock baby in arms back and forth

VERSE 3

The shepherds here found him, as angels had said - pretend to hold staff and move up and down to the beat

The poor little stranger, no crib for a bed - shake head no back and forth with "what" arms

Down low in a manger so quiet he lay - motion arms scoop out and down and bring hands together

This little child Jesus, asleep on the hay - hands to side of head like sleeping & gently rock

5th Day: When Joseph Went to Bethlehem

Activity: Actions with a scarf

What You Need: any type of scarf (or even use a small kitchen or bath towel) 

See the written-out actions in the article here.

6th Day: He Sent His Son

Activity: Match heart puzzle pieces

What You Need: He Sent His son heart puzzle printable (small version - 2 to every 8.5x11 pg)

or get the bigger Primary Singing Time size here.

7th Day: Mary's Lullaby

Activity: Rock Baby 

Pretend to rock a baby (or rock a baby doll or stuffed animal) as singing

8th Day: There was Starlight

Activity: Actions with a flashlight

What You Need: flashlight

Verse 1 - move flashlight around on the ceiling.

Verse 2 - move flashlight up and down to the beat.

then on "Heav'nly hosts..." move flashlight above head in rainbow ark back and forth

Verse 3 - use flashlight as baby and rock back and forth

then on "And the shepherds..." move the flashlight up and down to the beat.

9th Day: Shepherd's Carol

Activity: Ribbon Wands (or scarf) Movement

What You Need: ribbon wand or scarf

ACTIONS

Whip in a circle left (Mary)

Whip in a circle right (Mary)

Circle front (Hush)

Freeze on the floor in front (child)

Snake up (Joseph)

Snake down (Joseph)

Paint the floor to the left (look)

Paint the floor to the right (mild)

(Repeat this whole sequence to the end of the song)

10th Day: Once within a Lowly Stable & Sleep Little Jesus

Activity: Word and picture matching, free printable found here

Activity: Sleep Little Jesus Squiggle Map - free in the library under SEASONAL.

11th Day: Silent Night

Activity: Enjoy a "Silent Night" book to sing 

OR

Sing with simple sign language. 

12th Day: The Nativity

What You Need: nativity figures printable

Activity: Add the printables to make a Nativity scene as singing.

Angel ornament (color)

Star ornament (color)

Bell ornament (color)

Decorate the Christmas Tree (color)

Christmas tree puzzle (color)

Color dots: bell & present (color)

Angel snow globe (b&w)

Cut & glue bell

Star decoration

Candle

Christmas Tree

Poinsettia

Holly

Candy Canes

Present/Bow

Wreath

FOR MORE CHRISTMAS AT-HOME FUN, GET THE TODDLER FAVORITE CHRISTMAS FOLDER GAME (with lots of Christmas games & activities included!)

& WHO STOLE COOKIES XMAS GAME!! 

+ check out all my other fun kids Christmas items too!

December is here and Christmas is coming! Celebrate with this fun 12 days of Christmas, Christmas tableplay! Sing the song as you test your memory & flip the tabs to reveal each day's items, or sing the song with completely new items and lyrics with our Christmas decorations cards, Or, play Christmas "I Spy" back-and-forth, as you sing! There's so much merry fun to be had in this holly-jolly TablePlay!

CLICK THE PICTURE ABOVE TO LEARN MORE! 

Plus, your kids can also play along with the super fun follow-along video! (coming)

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