Ultimate Christmas Program & Planning Pack
Bring the magic of Christmas into your program with this beautiful collection of sensory play, cooking experiences, craft ideas, learning stories and age-appropriate activity plans. Created for early childhood educators and Teachers, this pack blends Reggio-inspired exploration, Montessori practical life elements, and play-based Christmas learning that supports curiosity, creativity and meaningful engagement throughout the festive season. 🎄✨
 
This is your all-in-one Christmas programming companion — packed with editable forms, planning pages, learning stories, sensory recipes for every age group, and rich play ideas linked to the EYLF, QKLG, VEYLDF and MTOP.
 
🌟 A Massive Collection of Christmas Sensory Recipes
Every sensory recipe listed below is included — giving you ready-to-use invitations to play that are developmentally appropriate and easy to set up:
Slime & Dough Play:
Rudolph’s Jiggly Nose Slime • Festive Treasure Slime • Santa’s Slime Workshop • Snowflake Dough • Gingerbread Wonderland Dough • Build-a-Snowman Dough Challenge
Snow & Foam Play:
Frosty’s Fluffy Snow Foam • Sparkly Snow Dough Party • North Pole Snow Factory
Candy Cane Experiences:
Candy Cane Cloud Dough • Candy Cane Sculpting Fun • Candy Cane Creations Lab
Festive Science & Snow Experiments:
Santa’s Fizzy Magic Snow • Christmas Volcano Snow • Festive Science Explosion
Christmas Sand & Bakery Play:
Christmas Cookie Sand • Spiced Sand Bakery • Christmas Sand Creations
Art & Texture Experiences:
Peppermint Puff Paint • Holiday Puffy Paint Art • Puffy Christmas Scene Creations • Christmas Glow Salt Art • Festive Salt Pictures • Holiday Salt Mandalas
Jingle Bell Dough & Fine Motor Play:
Jingle Bell Sensory Dough • Jingle Bell Discovery Dough • Jingle Bell Ornament-Making
Oobleck & Messy Play:
Snowy Oobleck • Festive Oobleck Fun • Christmas Oobleck Science
Rice & Scented Bins:
Christmas Scented Rice Bin
…and so much more sensory fun for every age group.
 
🎁 Play-Based Activity Ideas (0–3, 3–5 and 5–8 Years)
Beautifully laid out activity pages with NQS links and Analysis of Learning included.
Birth–3 Years (sample activities):
Jolly Jingles and Sounds • Christmas Sensory Bags • Festive Story Stones • Christmas Post Office • Snowy Day Collage
…plus lots more gentle invitations perfect for little hands.
 
3–5 Years (sample activities):
Christmas Around the World Map • Reggio-Inspired Christmas Nature Table • Geometric Christmas Trees • Christmas Sensory Ice Exploration • Christmas Cultural Fabric Weave
…plus many more experiences that spark curiosity and conversation.
 
5–8 Years (sample activities):
Christmas Science: Melting Moments • Nature-Inspired Christmas Ornaments • Digital Christmas Story Creators • Christmas Light Circuits • Baking Soda Christmas Ornaments
…plus heaps more engaging learning for confident explorers. ⭐
 
📘 Editable Christmas Learning Story Pages
A full collection of learning story templates covering:
EYLF, QKLG, MTOP and VEYLDF outcomes
Analysis of Learning (easy explanations)
Future Planning sections
Parent and child voice prompts
Reflection sections to support the continuous cycle of planning
These pages help you meet Element 1.3.1 – Assessment and Planning Cycle, while creating a learning journal that families can enjoy throughout the Christmas season.
 
🍴 Craft & Cooking Recipes
Simple, educator-friendly Christmas crafts and festive cooking ideas designed for group settings, cultural inclusion and varied age groups.
 
🎄 Christmas Poems
A beautiful collection of Christmas poems written by an award-winning poet — perfect for displays, storytelling, group time, portfolios and end-of-year celebrations.
 
📄 Christmas Program Background Pages
Editable and print-ready pages to support your lead-up to Christmas programming, reflection and documentation.
 
✨ EXTRA BONUS PACKS INCLUDED
★ Christmas Pack One – Christmas colouring, connect-the-dots, craft pages, Christmas tags, children’s favourites and Christmas songs.
★ Christmas Pack Two – The Ultimate Christmas Recipe Collection: 100+ pages of traditional Christmas dinners, desserts, snacks and more.
★ Christmas Pack Three – Big Book of Classic Christmas Tales: over thirty beautifully written stories for children.
★ Christmas Pack Four – Extra Christmas craft ideas to keep your creativity flowing.
★ Christmas Pack Five – A second magical collection of traditional Christmas stories.
★ Christmas Pack Six – The Ultimate Christmas Craft Collection: children’s craft ideas plus printable dollhouse templates.
★ Christmas Pack Seven – Party games and festive group activities for children.
★ Christmas Pack Eight – 120 kids’ fun recipes for lunches and snacks.