How Your Kids Can Help Prepare for Christmas

Cleaning their rooms.

Having your room in order is a good way to head into the holiday season. If you are having friends and family over for the holidays overhauling the kids bedroom is good idea to make sure there are no unwanted surprises that make their way out from under the bed. Clean out the closets, under the bed and organize clutter. After Christmas its a safe assumptions that there will be lots of new things they need to make space for in their bedrooms so, there must be room for it. Encourage your children to go through their old toys to see which they can donate to other kids in need. 

Food Donations.

During the holiday season food banks often need additional items to help families in need. Have your kids go through your kitchen pantry to find non-perishable food items to donate to a local food bank. Your kids will learn generosity, and your cupboards will be less cluttered.

Making Holiday Cards and Decorations.

Children love arts and crafts time. Grab supplies such as construction paper, glitter pens and festive stickers and encourage your kids to make cards for their friends and families. If you are mailing cards out, kids can help affix stamps to letters. With those same gel pens, plain ornaments can be personalized by your children. Handmade decorations hanging from your Christmas tree at a fractions of the price to buy new ones from the store.