Writing letters to Father Christmas

Pre School children posting their letters to Father Christmas

A Christmas writing station was set up in the Pre School room by Sophie, one of our practitioners who is based in Pre School, to create a magical experience for the children. Blank Christmas cards, Father Christmas letter templates and envelopes were arranged on the table for the children to choose. As all children love posting items, Sophie added a post box to the area for the children to post their letters or their Christmas cards.

Writing letters to Father Christmas is a century old custom and is believed to be a valuable part of childhood, whilst also helping children’s development. Being able to write letters to Father Christmas creates that magical experience for children.

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The children took it in turns to write a letter to Father Christmas. Katie, one of our practitioners, supported the children during this experience, asking them what they would like for Christmas. The endless list contained a baby dolly, a car, a rocket, a train and Elsa. The children used the felt tip pens to draw a picture to show Father Christmas what they would like for Christmas. Posting the letters in the post box was an enjoyable part of the activity and the children showed satisfaction that their letter had been posted.

The children also posted several Christmas cards to their loved ones. After recently visiting a local care home to sing a Christmas song one little boy spoke about how he wanted to send a Christmas card to one of the residents. He chose a card with a robin on and was very pleased with himself as he posted his completed card into the post box.

Incorporating mark making into a fun experience is an important factor to consider when helping children to develop those crucial early writing skills. Here at Daisykins Nursery a vast range of mark making activities are offered to children of all ages, with even the babies joining in these fun experiences. It is important that developing children’s early writing skills do not go unforgotten.