Creating a Peaceful Christmas with Your Children
Connection through curriculum is just as real during Christmastide as throughout the rest of the year. At The Peaceful Press, we have years of experience watching families thrive when they enter this season with a clear vision of what they want their children to remember.
Instead of being overscheduled and overstimulated, imagine your children remembering cocoa by the fire with a great story, building snowmen together, baking cookies, and that beautiful sense that “all is calm, all is bright.”
Christmas Learning the Peaceful Way
To help families create these kinds of moments, we’ve created two Christmas Guides designed for four weeks of simple, joyful learning. Each guide includes:
- Classic Christmas stories and read-alouds
- Meaningful crafts and hands-on projects
- Gentle phonics and numeracy practice
- Recipes, poetry, music, and more
Whether you’re homeschooling through the holidays or just want to add depth and peace to the season, these guides are a wonderful way to slow down and focus on what matters most: connection and delight.
Featured Christmas Craft: DIY Snow Globe
One of our favorite projects from the Christmas Guides is making a snow globe in a mason jar. This simple activity brings wonder to little ones and adds homemade charm to your holiday décor.
You’ll need:
A small mason jar
Glitter (silver or white works beautifully)
A small Christmas figurine or object
Strong glue
Instructions:
- Glue your figurine to the inside of the jar lid. Let it dry completely.
- Fill the jar with water and add a sprinkle of glitter.
- Screw on the lid tightly.
- Shake gently and watch the snow fall!
This project is not only fun but also a memory-making moment your children will treasure.
Featured Christmas Recipe: Spiced Cider
Another way to bring peace and coziness into your holiday is through simple recipes. Our guides include child-friendly treats like homemade spiced cider.
Ingredients:
1 jug apple cider
4–5 whole cloves
2–3 cinnamon sticks
1–2 orange slices
Directions:
- Pour apple juice into a pot.
- Add the cloves, cinnamon, and orange slices.
- Simmer on low for 20–30 minutes.
- Serve warm in mugs and enjoy together.
The aroma fills your home with cheer, and the process is simple enough for children to help with.
Make Christmas Calm and Bright
It is our hope that you and your family will spend this holiday season connected and thriving. The Peaceful Press Christmas Guides provide a roadmap to slow, intentional, joy-filled traditions that your children will remember for years to come.
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We have several Christmas Guides that are designed to help families create these moments of joy and connection. These guides are filled with classic stories, meaningful crafts, simple phonics and numeracy practice, and so much more! You can choose either one for four weeks of beautiful Christmas learning.
Explore our Christmas Homeschool Resources here:
📚 Peaceful Press Holiday Book Flood
🎄 Christmas Guide Volume 1
❤️ Christmas Guide Volume 2
🕯 Unearthing Wonder Advent Guide
This Christmas, may your homeschool be filled with light, laughter, and the hope of Christ.
It is our hope that you and your family will spend the holiday season connected and thriving, so we will continue to share our guides that help you do just that!
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