Yule titles
for children's creative play
2012 free Christmas
resource
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This
year's theme is Yuletide
moons and how many sleeps until Santa visits.
Please have fun with it and enjoy your winter's solstice - the
shortest day and longest night of the year 21.12.2012 - download
How many sleeps till Santa
Use the 3 activity suggestions found in the download to explore
paint and mark making, a printable countdown and the moon's lunar phases.
Interact physically with the night sky by holding up a hand and matching
the moon's outer-line to either your right hand or left hand's thumb to
forefinger curve.
In the northern hemisphere, a left hand outline/curve and the
moon is waning, a right hand outline/curve and it is waxing. A waning
moon is reducing in visibility and is on its way to becoming a new moon.
A waxing moon grows in visibility, becoming a full moon at its next whole.
Paint
mark making to support creativity, communication and learning
Introduce the moon, named shapes, opposites and discover how
children are mapping their numbered countdowns to the night when Santa
arrives. Use circular and crescent shaped items to take prints from eg.
cup rims, lids, cutters, stampers .. and by the use of your hands
show how it's possible to interact with the moon and identify cycle stages
that make forecasts possible.
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Keywords to enjoy your paint printing or mark making activities
include:
curve, circle, crescent, full, half, quater, new,
moon, white, grey, space
Lunar
landings is an activity idea in silkysteps outdoor activities section.
Astronomy - Lunar
phase and about the moon are information links to wikipedia
Moon surface dough stampers - making own craft
activity resources
Moon themed story books for young children and
interested adults
These following links are to amazon.co.uk and are in association
with silkysteps affiliated account.
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Way back home 
Whatever next
Night pirates
Bringing down the moon
reflections from a mole perspective!
Activity craft resources, moon related toys, equipment, tools
and games
Illuminated moon wall light
Rocket card game
Make paper ball moons
Telescope
cover hands with black & white paint
handle the paper ball then dip
& roll in glitter/white sand
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La Luna
- short animation by Pixar to be found as an extra on film Brave
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