Hello Red Room Families,

This week in the Red Room, we started preparing the Red Room for Christmas by making different Christmas decorations and art projects. We explained to the children that Christmas teaches us about kindness, giving, and spending time with the people they love. Through stories, songs, and fun activities, children learn the joy of sharing and helping others. They also begin to understand traditions— like decorating, singing, and celebrating together-which helps them feel a sense of belonging. Most importantly, Christmas shows them that small acts of love can make the season bright for everyone. 

We read a few cute and fun Christmas books. The first was Little Red by Will Hillenbrand, followed by Pete the Cat Saves Christmas by Eric Litwin, and A Christmas Wish for Corduroy by Don Freeman. These stories have a lot in common: they teach the spirit of giving, helping others, kindness, resilience, cooperation, and friendship. They also explore colors, vehicles, names, problem-solving, hope, and the idea that even small individuals can make a big difference.

ART

 For art this week, the children had a blast using Christmas cookie cutters as stamps to create beautiful holiday collages. They also painted and decorated a paper square cutout to look like gift boxes, then added a photo of themselves inside so they could “pop” out as the perfect Christmas gift!