Christmas Treat Bag

Show your favorite holiday event on a personalized gift bag. Decorate these handy bags for treats on any special occasion!

1. Not only do individual countries have unique Christmas customs, but within regions families have created their own traditions. Share family and international Christmas traditions with your classmates. Then choose a holiday scene to decorate a gift bag.

2. On paper, use Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils and your imagination to sketch and write about your favorite holiday traditions or memories.

3. Illustrate your favorite observance on a slick, nonporous white paper gift bag with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils. To accent your drawing, use the eraser. For example, draw and color a green tree. Erase areas where garlands and ornaments hang. Fill in spaces with bright colors.

4. Highlight your gift bag with Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry your bag before you share holiday treats or fill it with gifts.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

• Demonstrate how to erase areas of these markers for highlights to students with special needs or any students unfamiliar with this technology. Experiment with the wonderful ways erasable markers can be used.
• Decorate similar bags for any holiday.
• Try a new book report format! Draw a scene from a favorite book on a bag. Add the title and author. Place the book in the bag to exchange.

Lesson Plans

crayola supplies

• Erasable Colored Pencils
• Glitter Glue

household supplies

• lunch bags (white)

grades

• Pre-K and Kindergarten
• Grades 1 to 3
• Grades 4 to 6
• Special Needs

subjects

• Language Arts
• Social Studies
• Visual Arts

time

• Less than 1/2 hour

benefits

• Students learn about ways Christmas is celebrated in countries around the world.


• Students understand that family and religious beliefs influence traditions.


• Students describe favorite traditions and depict one on a paper gift bag.

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