Create a Christmas poem

Writing a poem for Christmas makes the holidays all that more special as you and your child will have a keepsake to frame or put away to read again next year. Kids love to get creative and Christmas time is a fabulous holiday to get their a creativity going.  

What you need:

• pen
• paper

Number of players:
2+

Activity:

Sit down with your kids and create a poem of your choosing. It can be a poem that rhymes or that is funny.

Poems come in all shapes and forms, they don't have to be long or serious – have a look at our poetry slideshow for some ideas.

Here are a few suggestions how to start:

• Make a list of all the things that remind you of Christmas. For example, presents, Santa, Christmas trees, ornaments, etc.
• Make another list of words that may rhyme with your original words and work from there.