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If you're stuck for things to do with your child at Christmas, our list of 30 things to do before you're 3 is perfect for giving you little ideas.
- Leave a carrot for Rudolph and a biscuit or a mince pie out for Santa on Christmas Eve
- Write your Christmas list to Santa with help from Mum or Dad
- Learn the words to Jingle Bells
- Make a Christmas stocking with Mum or Dad and hang it on the end of your bed
- Make a snow globe – shake to watch it sparkle
- Help Mum or Dad put the star or fairy on the top of the Christmas tree
- Make your own reindeer hat
- Count sparkly Christmas trees in windows
- Make paper snowflake decorations
- Learn the names for all of Santa’s reindeer
- See your reflection in a Christmas bauble
- Get messy making salt dough ornaments for the Christmas tree
- Use face paints or make up to give yourself a red nose like Rudolph
- Make a paper plate snowman
- Play indoors with sock snowballs
- Make paper chain decorations with Mum or Dad
- Pretend you’re Santa’s little helper and help Mum or Dad wrap presents
- Make your own Christmas cracker with Mum or Dad
- Search for pinecones – dip them in glue and glitter to make glitzy decorations
- Sprinkle icing sugar or talc over your feet and leave footprints like Santa
- Make your own finger painted Christmas cards with help from Mum or Dad
- Chuckle ‘Ho ho ho’ like Santa
- Use a cardboard box to make your own sleigh like Santa’s
- Have fun at bath time and use the bubbles to make Santa’s beard
- Tickle your toes with tinsel
- Tape your Christmas cards with help from Mum or Dad
- Snuggle under a blanket to hear a story
- Make a footprint Robin
- Turn oranges into mini snowmen
- Sing along to the 12 days of Christmas