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Holidays
What holidays does your family celebrate? New Year’s Eve ~ Valentines’ Day ~ Passover ~ Easter ~ Halloween ~ All Soul’s Day ~ Hanukkah ~ Christmas ~ Kwanzaa ~ New Year’s Day Happy New Year Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
To each and every one!
Blow your whistle, ring your bell;
Ring your bell, ring your bell.
Blow your whistle, ring your bell,
A brand new year has come.
Wear a hat and give a yell,
Give a yell, give a yell.
Wear a hat and give a yell,
A brand new year has come.
Clap your hands and shout out loud,
Shout out loud, shout out loud.
Clap your hands and shout out loud,
A brand new year has come.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Llama Llama Holiday Drama by Anna Dewdney Eight Days of Hanukkah By Harriet Ziefert New Clothes for New Year’s Day By Hyun-­‐Joo Bae Paper Chains:
No matter what holiday you are celebrating, paper chains are a fun and easy
craft that will liven up your celebration!
Materials:
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Paper in the colors that
represent the holiday you are
celebrating;
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Scissors
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Glue or tape
Cut your paper into strips. Roll it into a
circle shape and fasten the ends
together with glue or tape
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Then put the next strip of paper through
the circle. Continue until you have a
paper chain as long as you’d like!