Preparing the Christmas tree with the children can be an opportunity to spend time with the whole family.
Christmas is undoubtedly the most awaited holiday of the year by both adults and children.

Living Christmas with children is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful sensations to be able to experience, everything becomes magical and achievable.

The period leading up to Christmas is the most suitable for stimulating children's imagination and dexterity.

As Christmas approaches, we begin to prepare the Christmas tree, why not take advantage of it to make this moment creative?

With simple materials it is easy to create decorations to be able to prepare the Christmas tree with the children.

• To prepare the Christmas tree with the children, ask them to make small snowflakes

How to make? Take a thicker cardboard or sheet, cut out a circle, cover one side with glue and sprinkle the glitter on it, then add some cotton buds at the end to make it take the shape of a snowflake!

• Another idea to prepare the Christmas tree with the children you can use recycled material, do you have corks at home? First, color them and decorate it with the children, then look for the funniest shapes by gluing the caps, you can create fantastic little trees, just use a little imagination!

• Take advantage of an outdoor walk to find the pine cones that you can decorate to prepare the Christmas tree with the children, it is very simple just take the pine cones and some cotton wool, form small colored balls with the latter and finally glue the small balls by inserting them into the slots of the pine cone, you will see your little ones will be enthusiastic about their work!

Why is it important to prepare the Christmas tree with the children?

Preparing the Christmas tree with children is an activity that requires dexterity and the latter is a fundamental characteristic for the growth of the child.

Increasing motor skills is essential for children, so they learn to take care of themselves and understand the importance of manual skills, having good coordination helps the child to develop mastery of his own body.

Making decorations together to prepare the Christmas tree with the children can be

important for developing eye-manual coordination, as the child is asked to do very specific actions with his hands.

To create the decorations, children can perform various actions including glue, open, close, assemble and disassemble.