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Preschool Christmas Projects: Name Puzzles

December 19, 2016 by Sarah 10 Comments


It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a good old name puzzle! Christmas activities are in full swing over here, and with Benjamin just beginning to learn his name it is perfect time for this Christmas tree name puzzle. We actually did 3 years ago with Sam! Here’s the original post – I hope you and your little ones love it.

Sammy’s love of puzzles is growing and growing.  I love it – because there are so many benefits of puzzles.  To take full advantage of this wonderful new interest, I am sneaking in even more learning.   We have made a few name puzzles lately, like this pumpkin name puzzle for Halloween.  We love preschool Christmas projects so thought a great one would be to come up with Christmas name puzzles.

Such a great idea! This name puzzle is perfect for Christmas and it works on scissor skills too.

 

A few preschool Christmas projects I brainstormed for our next name puzzles were:

  • Stars: but writing name in the star points is circular and quite tricky for a name puzzle
  • Snowmen: This one would be cute – and we just may do it – with a name letter in each of the snowballs
  • Santa: Maybe a letter on his hat, face, beard, and so on.  But this one would take quite a bit of prep so may not be ideal for Preschool Christmas Projects.
  • Christmas Tree: PERFECT



So we decided to make a Christmas tree name puzzle.  Here is what we did:

First I drew a large triangle for the Christmas tree and split it into 5 parts (because Sammy has 5 letters in his name).  I did zigzag lines because that was a skill I thought he could use some practice with.  Curved lines or straight line, would work just as well.  Preschoolers without great scissor skills yet could even just tear the paper, practicing their pincer grip.

Next, Sammy cut out his Christmas tree name puzzle.  I helped him by first cutting out the actual tree.  He then just cut each zigzag line (while wearing his new winter hat, of course).

Christmas Tree Name Puzzles

After, I wrote his name on each piece (in order) and mixed them up.  He then built his name Christmas tree name puzzle.  Building the name vertically was a different name recognition activity and really made him think about how his name would go.

Preschool Christmas Projects Christmas Tree Name Puzzles

He then glued it to a piece of white paper, leaving a little space between each puzzle piece so it looked like snow was on the branches of the Christmas tree.

Christmas Name Puzzles

That’s it!  Well, at least that was all I intended, but glitter had been left on the table from a craft with Madeline on the weekend, so of course we had to add some glitter too – for the Christmas lights, you see. Preschoolers and glitter.

Christmas Name Puzzles

Preschool Christmas projects are a fun way to get wee ones excited about learning.  The trick is to find activities that can be completed independently without too much trouble.  These Christmas name puzzles would work quite well, as they can be easily adapted to everyone’s capabilities.

Sammy loves his Christmas tree name puzzle so much that I wish we didn’t glue it so quickly.  I think we will make another so he can play with it, building his tree again and again.

Wee Learning for All Ages: This activity is great for all ages. Putting contact paper over the tree and using dry erase markers would make this a great activity for bigger kids to practice sight words, math facts, and skip counting too!

Looking for other Name Puzzles?  Here is a cute Photo Name Recognition Puzzle from TOADally Tots.

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Comments

  1. Mildred Noftle says

    November 12, 2013 at 9:15 am

    Wow…Good work Sammy, love your tree… I couldn’t have done it better myself..

    So very interesting,

    OXOX

    Reply
  2. Pinkoddy says

    November 12, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    This is a great idea and one I’m sure my little boy would love to do – thank you for sharing.

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    • Sarah says

      November 12, 2013 at 10:20 pm

      Thank you for visiting – so glad you like this name puzzle!

      Reply
  3. Emma says

    November 13, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    This is so cute! I love the cutting practice too! 🙂

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    • Sarah says

      November 17, 2013 at 7:10 pm

      Yes, I am always looking for ways to add in a bit of scissor practice! Thank you for the compliment Emma!

      Reply
  4. Meredith @ Homegrown Friends says

    November 14, 2013 at 5:30 am

    Love this idea and easily adaptable to other seasons/holidays/themes! Thanks for sharing! Pinned!

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    • Sarah says

      November 17, 2013 at 7:09 pm

      Thank you Meredith – and thanks for pinning!

      Reply
  5. Janine LaTulippe says

    November 19, 2013 at 12:29 am

    Absolutely love this learning Christmas Craft. And it would look great hung up on the mantle too! Thanks so much for sharing your idea at Mom’s Library! Pinned.

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      November 19, 2013 at 1:45 pm

      So glad you like it! Super simple. Thanks for having us over to link!

      Reply
  6. Amanda says

    November 20, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    Love activities that cover many areas; fine motor, letter recognition, and sequencing letters to make their name! Can’t wait to do this with my kiddos.

    Reply

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