KS1 Winter Holiday Pack - Week 1

Looking for fun things to do? We have got loads of games, activities and crafts for you to do over the holidays!

This week you can:

• Make a Christmas angel
• Complete the 12 Days of Christmas Maths quiz
• Explore and make some outdoor winter-themed art
• Watch the story of the first Christmas
• Learn all about snow and how people live in cold places like Alaska and Greenland.

You could find some pebbles and paint them to make Christmas decorations. You can paint patterns on them or paint Christmas designs such as a snowman’s face, Christmas tree or snowflake.

You will need:

• Pebbles (flatter ones work better)
• Acrylic paints or paint pens
• A small brush
• A pencil
• Water to clean your brush

Instructions:

1. Clean your pebble.
2. Choose your design.
3. Draw on your design with a pencil or go straight to step 4 if you're confident.
4. Paint your design on with acrylic paints and a brush or use paint pens if you prefer.
5. Leave to dry.

You could use your pebble as a decoration at home or give it to a friend!

Follow the instructions in this worksheet to turn an egg box into a wonderful winter Christmas tree.

Dance your socks off with Oti Mabus to this Dance Party Mega Mix for the whole family. Then, Chelsea mascot, Bridget the Lioness, to stay active and learn your times tables at the same time with this BBC Teach Super Movers song and dance routine.

Watch this fun 12 Days of Christmas video with the Cbeebies Numberblocks as they get ready for Christmas.

Now you can use your brain power to help solve these Christmas Maths problems.

Although it's colder and sometimes wetter, winter can still be a still be a good time to get outdoors and go for a walk to get exercise, fresh air and sunshine with your friends and family.

• You could gather fallen pine cones and winter greenery to take home and decorate your house with them.

• You could go on a stick hunt with your family and find sticks and twigs to build things with.

Can you think of things you could make?

You could try:

• building a den

• making a wizarding wand or a staff

• playing Pooh sticks

• making outdoor art such as a forest mandala using a mix of sticks, pine cones, stones and leaves

• If you live near a beach, you could use sticks to draw in the sand and make a wintery picture. You might also find shells and pebbles to make outdoor art or a mandala with.

Make sure you're accompanied by an adult and to dress for the weather so you can stay warm and dry.

This week's creative writing challenge is to write a winter-themed story or poem and to include some interesting, weird or silly words

Now try writing about your own scrumdiddlyumptious Christmas adventure.

Think about:

• where your adventure takes place

• who is on the adventure with you

• what happens?

Creative Lab is a primary art and design game for KS1 children that lets you paint, draw, create, build and design!

Discover different art styles and artists. Create pop art like Andy Warhol, design patterns like William and May Morris, collage like Brianna McCarthy and much more. Mix colours to fill your lab with lots of different shades, tints and tones.

Make your own wintery scene and add your favourite Bitesize characters.