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Whats In The Celebration Bag!

We still have one more week of our December Winter Wonderland kit left, but I knew that when my January box arrived I would have get into it to find our celebration kit. The celebration kits are a bonus bag of goodies that Mother Goose Time sends each month. They are fun and helpful when celebrating holidays, and seasons. We always look forward to our little bonus bag and use it to make our celebrations more meaningful.

The January Dinosaur Dig box came with all the supplies for us to celebrate a New Year of Peace and kindness.


I love this celebration kit and the idea of starting off the New Year with a goal of being the kindest person you can be, and this celebration kit comes woth lots of fun activites to help kickstart a year of peace and kindness. We will be using this kit on New Years Day which is still a few days away. I plan on making black eyed peas and corn bread as well as burning a bayberry candle for luck, and setting some goals for the New Year as well as adding in the activities from our Mother Goose Time celebrarion kit. It is going to make for a fun and meaningful first day of the year. Here is a look at the activities included

A song and story complete with story cards to make it interactive


A calendar that has space for the student to place their handprint in the beginning of the year and then again at the end of the year. There is also a snack idea that goes along with the theme!


Games! I love the yoga game!


Fun activity and an art project. Definitely making the tranquility tray.


Happy New Year everyone! Here's to a great and kind 2018!!



*Mother Goose Time has generously provided this curriculum to us in exchange for our stories and honest opinions*






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