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    Holiday Activities and Fun Ideas for Kids

    Find fun and easy holiday ideas to help you and your kids celebrate the holidays with out a lot of fuss. You won’t find elaborate holiday crafts or projects here. Instead, you'll discover simple ways to get into the holiday spirit all year round for maximum enjoyment.

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    • New Year
    • Valentine's Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Hanukkah
    • Christmas

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    • Jar tied with ribbon holding words on small slips of paper. More words on papers scattered on green background with text overlay that reads, "Word a Day Advent Calendar"
      Festive Word-A-Day Advent Calendar
    • Collage of book covers with text overlay, New! Christmas Picture Books.
      New Christmas Picture Books (Updated 2025)
    • Rows of pumpkins with text overlay that reads, Halloween Games.
      12 Low-Prep Halloween Games
    • Fabric advent calendar with text overlay, "unique advent calendars for kids"
      22 Fun & Unique Advent Calendars for Kids
    • Passover coloring page in progress of being colored.
      Passover Coloring Page
    • Collage of children's book covers with text overlay, Valentine Picture Books.
      Valentine Books for Kids that Spread Love and Kisses
    • Two tangram hearts made with colorful wooden blocks and text overlay that reads, "Valentine math art."
      Valentine's Day Math Art Ideas -- Without Worksheets
    • Four images of Christmas tessellations.
      Christmas Tree Tessellations (No Printable Needed!)
    • Funny christmas books collage of book covers
      The Absolute Funniest, Funny Christmas Books for Kids!
    • Collage of Halloween printables and coloring pages on orange background.
      Halloween Printables (Free Fun for Kids)
    • Bat tessellation art in progress with one row of tessellations colored in with purple, orange, grey and green colored pencils.
      Halloween Tessellations: Spooky Math Art
    • Lunar New Year dragon coloring page on bokeh background.
      Lunar New Year Coloring Page (Year of the Dragon!)
    • Pine branch decorated with three paper woven heart ornaments.
      "Unwoven" Swedish Heart Ornaments: Easy Christmas Craft
    • Gelt and dreidel
      Easy Hanukkah Paper Craft: Make Your Own Gelt!
    • Collage of holiday books with text overlay, Holiday Books about Interfaith Families and Celebrations.
      Holiday Picture Books about Interfaith Celebrations (Hanukkah and Christmas)
    • Pile of gourds on grass.
      A Unique (and Silly) Thanksgiving Weekend Tradition
    • halloween pumpkin
      Halloween Activities as Alternatives to Trick-or-Treating
    • Collage of STEAM Kids Halloween projects and book cover
      Fun Halloween STEM Activities
    • collage of book covers for Halloween chapter books for kids
      Halloween Early Chapter Books for Kids (Ages 6-10)
    • Side view of child in homemade school bus costume made from cardboard box covered in yellow paper
      The Best Halloween Costume is Homemade
    • Four bunnies playing musical instruments with text "tips for an Eco-Friendly Easter"
      10 Ways to Have an Eco-Friendly Easter
    • The Easiest Holiday Crafts for Kids
    • Crafted Star of David and Menorah candle
      Easy Hanukkah Crafts for Kids
    • Selection of children's Nutcracker books
      Nutcracker Books: Best Versions for Children
    • Boy holding giant paper doll chain hug
      Valentine Hug: A Family Craft Project
    • Paper craft tomten garland.
      Easy Swedish Tomten Garland
    • Three different Sierpinski fractal trees made from green paper.
      Sierpinski Fractal Triangle: Holiday Math Art for Kids
    • Thanksgiving word puzzle printable and riddles scattered on orange background and in glass jar.
      Thanksgiving Puzzles, Rebuses and Riddles
    • Collage of books with text overlay, "Halloween books for social emotional learning"
      Halloween Books about Self-Esteem (Social-Emotional Learning)
    • Halloween riddles on paper with gourd on orange background
      Halloween Brain Teasers for Kids: Rebuses and Riddles
    • Three valentine bookmarks on red background with one sticking out of grey book
      Valentine Bookmarks Coloring Page
    • Square shaped ice wreath embedded with pine needles, handing from red ribbon
      Favorite Winter Craft: Ice Wreaths
    • Collage of LEGO menorah photographs, with text overlay, "LEGO menorah."
      LEGO Menorah: Have a Creative and Flameless Hanukkah
    • Collage of Christmas themed coloring pages.
      Cute Christmas Coloring Pages
    • Child working on making a pomander, holding an orange, dish of cloves and orange stuck with cloves and bound in blue tape.
      Sweet and Spicy: Making Pomanders with Kids
    • Brain teaser advent calendar printable and decorative jar holding slips of paper.
      Make Your Own Brain Teaser Advent Calendar
    • Children in costume looking and the moon with halloween poems for children text
      Scary & Sweet Halloween Poems for Kids
    • Pocket watch set to 11:55 sitting in snow under text, "New Year's Poetry for your family celebration"
      New Year's Poems for Your Family Celebration!
    • Coloring page with carolers and phot insert of same coloring page in progress with some color and colored pencils.
      Christmas Carolers Coloring Page
    • Collage of Swedish-themed children's Christmas books
      Swedish Christmas and Holiday Picture Books

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