December Activity Calendar
❄️ December Everyday Learning Calendar
Play, Learn, and Explore All Month Long
Keep your little one engaged this winter with fun, play-based learning activities you can do right at home! Each day in December offers a simple idea that builds early skills through art, movement, science, and sensory exploration. Families can do the activities in any order—just color in each box when you complete one!
🌟 Featured Activities
This month’s calendar is filled with hands-on winter-themed fun:
Arctic Animal Matching & Charades – Learn about winter animals through movement and pretend play.
Candy-Cane Stripe Painting & Science Art – Build fine-motor skills while exploring patterns and colors.
Winter Sensory Bin & Snow Music Shakers – Create snowy sensory play using water, ice, or rice.
Gingerbread Play Scene & Scented Playdough – Encourage pretend play with cozy, multi-sensory fun.
Snowman Song & Movement, Polar Express Storytime, and Quiet Cozy Reading – Enjoy literacy and bonding time together.
Reindeer Antler Craft & Ice Cube Painting – Express creativity through art and imaginative dress-up.
🎓 Learning Focus
These activities are designed to support early learning and development across multiple domains:
✋ Fine Motor Skills: Painting, cutting, stamping, and molding playdough.
🔢 Early Math & Science: Counting, sorting, and exploring changes in temperature, sound, and texture.
📚 Language & Literacy: Storytelling, rhyming, and winter vocabulary.
💕 Social & Emotional Growth: Pretend play, cooperation, and family connection.
🏃 Physical Development: Movement games and outdoor exploration in the winter season.
🧩 About This Series
The Everyday Learning Calendar series is part of the OberlinKids Community Collaborative, created in partnership with Rising Titans and the United Way of Greater Lorain County.
Since 2014, OberlinKids has been promoting kindergarten readiness by offering free, family-friendly activities that integrate learning into everyday life.
Together, we help all children in the Oberlin City School District enter school healthy, confident, and ready to learn.
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