Hobbies And Interests
Get the Reindeer to their Sleigh
You will need to prepare the following supplies: straws (one for each child), a sleigh cut out of paper, and nine reindeer cut out of tissue paper. The reindeer should have slight differences like eye color, hair, and antlers, and one should have a red nose for Rudolf.
To play, line children up. Distribute straws. Spread the reindeer out on a chair and then place the sleigh on another chair, located several feet away from the first chair. By inhaling and exhaling on the straw, have the children take turns picking up the reindeer and depositing them, one at a time, into the sleigh. No hands!
Run, Run, Rudolph
You will need to prepare the following supplies: a container of Vaseline, and several circles cut out of red construction paper.
To play, divide the children into two competing teams. Have the first child from each team put a small glob of Vaseline and a red circle on his nose. Start a relay/obstacle race running to the other side of the room and back with each new player applying their red nose before starting their leg of the race. If a child's nose falls off, have her go back, add more Vaseline, and reapply her nose.
Rudolf, Rudolf
Children will be more successful in this game if they know each other's names.
Prepare a sleigh cut out of construction paper. You could reuse the one from the Get the Reindeer to their Sleigh game.
To play, have the children sit in a large circle on the floor. Place one child in the middle of the circle and blindfold her. Quietly give another child the sleigh and by whispering in his ear, help him say:
Rudolf, Rudolf where's your big, red sleigh?
Someone's come and taken it away.
Can you guess who?
Give the child in the center three chances to guess who is holding the sleigh. The child holding the sleigh is the next one to stand in the middle.