Christmas Links

Christmas at the White House
Search netTrekker.com for Christmas and find lots of educational Christmas links.	The Global SchoolHouse http://www.gsh.org/project/santa/ Letters to Santa
http://www.christmas-time.com/ct-carols.htm Traditional Christmas Carols "This section contains the words and music of a variety of Christmas Carols and the instrumental performance of many popular songs that you are likely to hear around Christmas time. Most of the Christmas carols include a brief history of their origins which I hope you will find interesting and helpful. No lyrics are included with the popular songs, only David Schmid's excellent keyboard playing."	Welcome to the North Pole http://northpole.net/ Santa's Christmas Greeting, Mrs. Claus' Message, Rudolph's Message, Glitter the Elf's Update, North Pole Weather Report, Christmas Around the World, Fun and Games, Frequently Asked Questions, E-Mail Santa, ---Cute site!
History Channel: Christmas Find Christmas traditions from all over the world, the evolution of Santa Claus and the Christmas tree, and a history of the celebration of Christmas.	A Brief History of Santa Welcome to Santa Land Old Fashion Holiday Traditions http://www.santaland.com/
SchoolDiscovery.com http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/ Use this puzzle maker to create holiday puzzles for your classroom.	The History of the Christmas Card http://www.flw.com/christmas/christmas_card.htm
Play a Holiday Concentration Game http://www.flw.com/puzzle.htm	Merry Christmas in 350+ Languages http://www.flw.com/merry.htm
Ten Holiday Web Sites You Won't Want to Miss! http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr185.shtml Celebrate the holidays with ten Web sites that no elf could do without! These resources will help you get in the spirit of the season and teach your students more about Christmas holidays online!	Here are some printable activities taken from Kids Domain.com. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/print.html You can link to the sites from the URL above, or, you can link to them from below: Remember, these sites are NOT part of Kids Domain, but are links to other sites from Kids Domain**.
Come celebrate the holidays with everything from crafts and online games, to coloring pages and eCards. Click this link for the website. http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/index.html	The Night Before Christmas http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/Night_B_Xmas.html
Christmas Around the World Scavenger Hunts http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/pges/xmas_around.htm	Kid's Christmas Word Search (http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/xmas96.html)
Grinch Activities from Seussville at Randomhouse http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/grinch/activities.html --Make Your Own Grinch Mask! --Coloring Fun with the Grinch! --Whoville's Holiday Whobilation Word Hunt --Help the Grinch Get Back to His Cave! --Decorate Your Christmas Tree with the Grinch and the Whoville Whos! The Grinch activities above require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer click the "Get Acrobat Reader" button at the bottom of the left navigation bar on this page. Follow the download and installation steps.
Click these links that were taken from the Kids Domain website. These pages are loaded with fun, ideas, crafts, games...and educational, too!
Around the World Christmas Music Software Reviews Send an ECard Crafts Holiday Graphics Word Search, Coloring, Mazes, Puzzles	Books to Read Stories to Read Online Recipes Christmas Links Reason for the Season Links Party Games/Activities
Christmas Crossword, Christmas Carol Word Search, and Christmas Word Search from Family Internet at About.com Seven more Christmas Word Finds -printable and online http://www.heavenlywebs.net/Holidays/christmas/games/wf/index.htm Make an Advent Calendar http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag74.html Make a paper medallion, dove, and heart ornament From Jan Brett at http://www.janbrett.com/make_your_own_holiday_ornament.htm Make your own beautiful Christmas Tree Topper From Jan Brett at http://www.janbrett.com/night_before_christmas_tree_topper_main.htm Print and Make a Gingerbread Baby's House From Jan Brett at http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_house.htm Masks of the Animals from Gingerbread Baby From Jan Brett at http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_masks_main.htm Give your students a Smart Cookie Award From Jan Brett at http://www.janbrett.com/awards/smart_cookie_award.htm Recipe for a Gingerbread Baby and some Icing From Jan Brett at http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_recipe.htm Hedgie's Cookies Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/hedgie_cookies_coloring_page.htm Billy Bear's Christmas PlayGround for Kids http://www.billybear4kids.com/holidays/christmas/christms.htm	Christmas Trolls Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/christmas_trolls_coloring_page.htm Reindeer Ornaments Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/reindeer_ornaments_coloring_page.htm Santa and His Elves Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/santa_and_his_elves.htm Hedgie Trims the Christmas Tree Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/hedgie_trims_the_christmas_tree.htm Santa's Winter Farm Towers Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/reindeer_towers_coloring_page.htm Personality Creations Coloring Pages http://www.personalizedletter.com/Holidays/Christmas/CCB.shtml Childfun's Christmas Coloring Pages http://www.childfun.com/christmas/color.shtml FOR LITTLE ONES: Help the elf put presents in the right box http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag16.html Guide Santa to the House http://www.bry-backmanor.org/actpag17.html COLORING PAGES: Gingerbread Baby Coloring Page Jan Brett http://www.janbrett.com/gingerbread_baby_coloring_page.htm
Jerry's Christmas Wonderland http://wilstar.com/xmas/ "Singing Christmas Tree, The Nativity, Symbols of the Season, Christmas Links. Take the Christmas Quiz! Can you solve the Christmas Tree Puzzle? Why is January 1st a new year?"	SANTA CLAUS WELCOMES YOU TO CLAUS.COM. http://www.claus.com/ CLAUS.COM is one of the top-rated Santa Claus websites and is known around the world.
Education Planet http://www.educationplanet.com/articles/christmas99.html 'Twas the week before Christmas and all through the school, teachers were hunting for activities, both meaningful and cool...' The Twelve Days of Christmas http://www.lone-star.net/mall/main-areas/twelve.htm	Welcome to Santa's Email Page! http://santaclaus.com/email.html Once again, Santa and the elves will be answering all email and accepting emailed gift lists! All letters to Santa will receive a response -- however, it is possible that not every question will be answered due to time constraints on Santa and the elves.
Santa Claus Online -- Connect directly to Santa http://www.santaclausonline.com/ Christmas Carols and Songs http://www.christmas98.com/HolidaySongs_main.asp	Home Page of Santa http://mrclaus.com/ E-Mail Santa with your gift lists, see Santa's schedule for today, join in the activities Santa has made for you and get a list of Christmas songs.
Christmas ClipArt http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/clip.html	Christmas Recipes http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/xmas/food.html http://www.merry-christmas.com/recipes.htm http://www.christmas-cookies.com Here are some of favorite recipes for the season. These can be fun projects and make nice gifts, too.
Christmas Around the World http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson041.shtml A world of activities and Internet sites focused on the traditions and spirit of Christmas!	Merry-Christmas.Com http://www.merry-christmas.com/kids_zone.htm Activities, Games, Coloring Books, and more just for kids.

Web Author's Note: I have tried to include lots of "safe" Christmas links for students, teachers, and parents, but remember that these are links to other sites that I do not have control over their content as it changes. If you see anything that is not appropriate for students, please send an email to the web author with the URL of the site. Thanks! for your help in keeping this website safe for all children!