We had the best Pajama Day New Year’s Eve Party! We first got silly, and had an indoor snowball throw competition, listened to Auld Lang Syne, talked about the countdown celebrations around the world on New Year’s Eve, and played a riveting game of Winter Go-Fish, earning prizes and treat bags! Then we heard the story The Night Before New Year’s Eve and enjoyed feasting on pancakes with syrup, strawberries, and whipped cream! Then we sipped cocoa with marshmallows and watched The Polar Express. We also heard the winter story, “Sadie and the Snowman” to get us excited about our new season and new year.
We had a magical celebration. First, we colored our Holiday CRAFT, and then we heard the LITTLE CHRISTMAS ELF story and sang the Winnie the Pooh version of The Twelve Days of Christmas. We added our Santa hats to sing Raffi’s It Must Be Santa, motivating us to put on our bell-adorned reindeer antlers and perform Jim Reeves’s Jingle Bells. Then we danced around the tables to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. And then we played games! We played THE CHRISTMAS TREE WALK (earning a Present & Chocolate Santa), then THE HOLIDAY MEMORY GAME (earning a prize), and then THE BEAN BAG TOSS HOPSCOTCH (earning a treat bag). Then we had fun getting involved in a CHRISTMAS COOKIE DECORATING contest (winning a treat bag). Then it was time for our HI PIZZA MAN story to prepare us for our surprise delivery person from Celestino’s! This year it was a PIZZA MAN! And then on to our huge feast.
Our bellies were more than satisfied. To wind down the day’s festivities, we watched A CHRISTMAS MOVIE, opened our stockings that Santa filled last night, heard the adorable story SIX SNOWY SHEEP, and finally took a long hard winters nap. As the big man in the red suit always says, “Merry Christmas to all…and to all a good night.”
P.S. A special thank you to parents who went above and beyond making this the BEST CHRISTMAS PARTY EVER! Thank you to Brittney Madrigal and Roy who brought us the coolest TREAT BAGS filled with tons of nifty toys and treats, and Nerissa Quinn & Aaron who contributed by bringing SPECIAL ORNAMENTS for every student.
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