Have you ever tried to make a Christmas calendar? No? Have you heard anything about this in general? What, very little? Then let's understand, especially since the Christmas holidays are already on the nose.
Where did he come from?
Let me start by saying a few words from history. There was a Christmas calendar for a long time. In the Middle Ages, among the peoples of the Catholic countries, there was a tradition to paint 24 sticks on the wall, and then every day to wash one. The first stick was December 1, and the last on December 24th. So people saw how many days left before Christmas. Later, the Christmas calendar was improved and with the easy hand of the German Gerhard turned into an elegant gift. Now he began to resemble a voluminous postcard with 24 doors, behind which were hidden little sweet souvenirs. And the card itself was decorated with motives of Christmas.
But it's much more interesting to make a Christmas calendar with your own hands. This will serve as an excellent help in anticipation of the holiday and will teach your indomitable children something. So, let's get started.
And do not build a palace for us?
There are a huge number of options how to make a Christmas calendar with your own hands. We suggest to consider one of them.
We all buy our children juices in small boxes. Juice is drunk, a box in the trash, but in vain. If you collect pieces of 15 such simple containers, you can build your own Christmas Calendar "Castle Princess". To do this, each box must be decorated, pasted with colored paper and foil from the chocolates, decoration tape and bright beads, carved snowflakes or lace. In general, everything that you find at home. In one wall, cut a window, and from the opposite - make a door. Decorate the window with a curtain of tulle or a merry chintz, and put the door with a handle from a button or a rope loop. Here is one segment of the future palace and is ready.
Similarly, decorate the rest of the 14 parts of our Christmas calendar. Do not forget about the fantasy. Let the colors be several, on one "blocks" flaunts "gold", on others - "silver", on the third beads and buttons. Curtains on the windows and knobs on the doors, too, do different, because the princess loves luxury. Finished segments number from 1 to 15. And now we begin a fairy tale.
Tell your child that there is a princess living in the world, and everything would be fine, but an evil sorceress took the castle from her. I ought to help her. And it's necessary to have time for Christmas, and then the castle will remain with the villain. And every day you can get only one room. And for the process to be interesting, ask the child some task: learn the rhyme, clean up the toys, help you in cleaning, decorate the tree, draw a picture for Santa Claus, come up with gifts for your grandparents. Each task can be put in a colorful envelope and present it as a message from the princess herself.
Room content
But tasks, envelopes and boxes are only half the battle. Since the Christmas calendar that is executed by oneself is a kind of gift for the good conduct and works of your child, it must be provided with surprises. And according to the genre of fairy-tale, the palace needs to be equipped. What to take to fill the princess rooms? In the cells of the factory Christmas calendar put small things and sweets, why not follow this example.
Benefits and benefits
And, except for joy, the Christmas calendar executed by oneself will serve you well. First, he will train the baby in the recognition of colors and textures, will introduce the notion of dates and days of the week. Secondly, he will become an assistant in the study of figures and an account. For the best effect of each digit, you can pick up your subject. Thirdly, such a cheerful designer perfectly develops the imagination. After all, the castle can be built every time in a new way. Or maybe it's not a castle, but a fortress or something else. That's great, huh? And what will be the next Christmas calendar, time will tell. Merry Christmas to you!