Step into the most wonderful season with these fun Christmas gross motor activities!
Today, we’re unwrapping a delightfully silly (and free printable!) Santa Body Awareness Activity that will add a playful twist to your holiday gross motor sessions. These fun printable cards turn Santa Claus into a tool for promoting body awareness in a way that’s fun and engaging for kids. They’re the perfect Christmas gross motor activities for preschoolers!
We like to make planning and prepping easy for therapists, teachers, and parents – especially during the busy holiday season. And these free printable Christmas activities for kids do just that! From balance to strength to coordination and more – these gross motor Christmas activities will get kids ready for the holiday season while working those little bodies!
It’s time to make movement and laughter the heart of this holiday season with our Silly Santa Body Christmas movement activities! If you want another fun idea for this time of year, check out this Forgetful Santa easy reader! And don’t miss the rest of our suggestions for Christmas activity printables!
Holiday Activity Pack
Looking for more fun printable holiday activities like this? Check out our 20-page Holiday Printable Activity Pack!
Inside, you’ll find everything you need to create tons of fun and engaging gross motor and fine motor activities for kids throughout the holiday season!
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Christmas Gross Motor Activities
What You’ll Need:
-Free printable Santa cards (scroll down and fill out the form)
What to do:
Print and laminate your cards to make them more durable and reusable from season to season! Then, spread the cards out on the floor, face down. Have kids choose a Santa card and use their bodies to imitate the exact position the Santa is showing in the picture. If you’re playing in the group, have the rest of the group try the same movement!
How to Change it Up:
-Instead of spreading the cards on the floor, place them inside a Santa hat for kids to choose one at a time!
-Create sequences of movements by placing a few of the gross motor cards next to each other on the floor and having kids do multiple movements in a row!
-Have kids come up with ideas to describe what Santa is doing in each movement! Is he running to his sleigh? Is he warming his behind by the fire?
-Make it into a drawing activity by having kids draw their own silly positions for Santa and then have them act them out using their bodies!
More Fun Christmas Gross Motor Activities
Looking for other fun ways to get kids moving this holiday season? Check out these fun Christmas Gross Motor Activities!
Christmas Gross Motor Bingo [Free Printable!]
The perfect freebie to use during your therapy sessions, in the classroom, or during a kids holiday party! These fun movements will get everyone in the spirit!
Reindeer Bootcamp
Kids will love getting all trained up for the big day as they pretend to move like Santa’s team of reindeer!
Gingerbread Movement Game
This one sparks tons of fun with a group of kids around the holidays and is perfect for strengthening the core muscles!
