{"id":1148,"date":"2021-12-21T13:57:10","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T18:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2025-01-14T13:56:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T18:56:36","slug":"winter-activities-for-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/ar\/winter-activities-for-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Activities for Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/small-children-big-feelings\/earlychildhood\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-680\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-680\" src=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EarlyChildhood.png\" alt=\"Three handprints in green, blue, and orange and the words Early Childhood\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EarlyChildhood.png 200w, https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/EarlyChildhood-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Wintertime and the holidays can be busy, joyful, and stressful times for parents of young children. Here are some holiday resources that we find especially helpful this year!<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Holiday Learning Ideas\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The National Association for the Education of Young Children offers 10 ways to support your child&#8217;s learning during the holidays &#8211; all of which are useful on any cold winter day! Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/our-work\/families\/big-jobs-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let your child help with a big job<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/our-work\/families\/cooking-tiny-helper\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enjoy cooking together<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/our-work\/families\/explore-great-outdoors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore the outdoors!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read about all 10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/our-work\/families\/support-learning-during-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Celebrate Diverse Holidays and Traditions\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Looking for children&#8217;s book recommendations that will illuminate the beauty of diverse cultures? Check out this list from the children&#8217;s literacy blog Brightly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.readbrightly.com\/books-about-different-holiday-cultures-and-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Books that Celebrate Diverse Holidays and Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/holiday-and-snow-day-activities-for-young-children\/zero-to-three-image\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1149\" src=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/zero-to-three-image-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>Keeping it Shiny and Bright\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Washington D.C. based early childhood advocacy organization <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero to Three<\/a> offers a host of tips, links, and book ideas for parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers. Check out the full article &#8211; or a couple of our favorites, linked below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/3755-12-days-of-holiday-reads-keeping-it-shiny-and-bright-with-babies-and-toddlers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping it Shiny and Bright<\/a> (Main Page)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/2983-research-based-mealtime-hacks-for-picky-eaters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helping Picky Eaters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/3758-shoot-for-the-stars-play-ideas-for-december\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shiny stars: books, activities and play ideas for December\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotothree.org\/resources\/2555-tis-the-season-handling-unwanted-parenting-advice-with-grace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Tis the Season: Handling Unwanted Advice with Grace<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wintertime and the holidays can be busy, joyful, and stressful times for parents of young children. 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