Featured Holiday Play

There is so much to celebrate this month! Here are a few Sparkler activities to help children explore, celebrate, and learn this holiday season:

Night Walkers

This activity is great for all ages.

• Let’s have an adventure and take a walk after the sun has set! What will we see?

• Let’s look for the moon and stars, or other lights as we walk. Let’s use a flashlight to light our way. 
• How does our neighborhood look and sound after dark? Is it the same as or different from the way it looks in the daytime?

Wrapping Paper Collage

Best for: Toddlers and Littles, but babies can explore paper, too, with help from their grown-ups.

• Let’s make art with newspaper or with leftover wrapping paper from a holiday gift!

• Let’s tear or use scissors to cut shapes out of the wrapping paper. 
• Let’s glue the wrapping paper shapes onto the paper, cardboard, or an empty box to create a beautiful collage!

Snowflakes

• Let’s make shaving cream snowflakes! 

• On a cutting board or other surface that is OK to get messy, let’s spread out a layer of shaving cream. 
• Now, with your finger, draw lines, dots, and other shapes to create a snowflake in the shaving cream. Erase it and try again!

You can share these activities with families via the Sparkler dashboard, or families can discover them within the mobile app.