Ideas for a Simple Christmas

About this episode

The episode discusses ways to simplify Christmas and focus on meaningful activities during December.

Today on The Modern Homeschool Podcast, I'm here for a quick chat about simplifying your Christmas and slowing down this December. Investing your time in just a few activities per day coupled with craftiness to bring the holiday together and give to others, works really well for having a simple Christmas. Some topics covered in this episode and related links are: How to take December off: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/how-and-why-to-take-the-month-of-december-off-of-homeschooling/ Art Supplies find my favorites here: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/art-supplies-for-kids/ Baking, Giving & Bible Study: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/christmas-traditions-for-the-family/ Christmas Books: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/christmas-books-for-all-ages/ Winter Books for the whole fam: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/winter-books-for-your-whole-family/ Sensory Rice & Playdough. Find out how to incorporate this lovely concept into your homeschool and get the recipes here: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/sensory-play-for-homeschool/ Winter Food Ideas: https://themodernhomeschool.com/podcast/getting-organized-with-food-this-winter/ Book…

People in this episode

Host: The Modern Homeschool

Topics covered

• Christmas
• homeschooling
• family activities
• crafts
• baking
• literature

Keywords

• simple Christmas
• homeschool
• December activities
• crafts for kids
• holiday traditions
• baking
• literature based learning

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Little House on the Prairie, Chronicles of Narnia, Penderwicks, Harry Potter

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