Christmas in Italy for Kids: Fun Ways to Learn & Celebrate
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Easily enjoy a fun holiday unit study with Christmas in Italy for kids!
Plan and prepare for a lovely holiday learning fun experience with your kids! This Christmas in Italy study can be a magnificent way to slow down and enjoy the holidays as you learn about the traditions of this country
With the right resources and a bit of prep work, you'll find that your Christmas Fun Around the World adventures will become special memories to share with your kids.
Delight in Holiday Learning Fun with Christmas in Italy
I wasn't surprised when my boys requested that we include Italy in our Christmas Fun Around the World studies.
Although we don't have Italian ancestry, my boys have always been fascinated with this country. One of their favorite soccer teams (Juventus) calls Italy home. Plus, the food!
I was surprised, however, when the boys shared their reason for learning about Christmas in Italy. Our nativity set is Fontanini. We've loved to learn about the history of these nativity sets and the individual pieces.
As we learned about Italian Christmas fun facts, music, and more, the boys and I had to try a traditional holiday food. We found panettone at a local store and it was a big hit.
Some of the many ways to enjoy popular Italian Christmas traditions with your kids are:
- Nativity scenes
- Learning about La Befana
- Babbo Natale (Santa Claus)
- Different days celebrated in the month of December, like:
- St. Nicholas Day (December 6th)
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (December 8th)
- La Vigilia di Natale (the day before Christmas, also known as the feast of the seven fishes on Christmas Eve)
- La Festa di Santo Stefano (the day after Christmas, St. Stephen's Day on December 26th)
- Epiphany (Three Kings Day on January 6th)
- Practice saying Buon Natale (Merry Christmas)
Recommended Resources to Learn About an Italian Christmas
Christmas in Italy was one of our favorite studies last year. In fact, the boys loved it so much that they want to include it in our Christmas Fun Around the World again this holiday season.
We found a few books at our local library to use, as well as used the Italy page from Why Christmas. Oh, and we adore The Legend of Old Befana by Tomie DePaola!
Here are our recommendations for enjoying an Italian Christmas study:
Christmas in ItalyChristmas in Italy (Christmas Around the World)The Legend of Old Befana: An Italian Christmas StoryBuon Natale: Learning Songs & Traditions in Italian (Christmas) Teach Me Tapes (Italian and English Edition)Christmas Around the World (On My Own Holidays)Christmas Around the World: A Christmas Holiday Book for KidsBauducco Panettone All Butter Gift Pack, Moist & Fresh, Traditional Italian Recipe, Italian Traditional Holiday Cake, 26.5ozFontanini by Roman, Italian Stable with 7-Piece Set, 5
If you find other resources to use with your kids, please share in the comments area below 🙂
Have Italian Holiday Fun With Your Kids!
Enjoy Christmas in Italy Fun with your kids using simple plans and activities that make your celebration special.
Our Christmas Fun Around the World sets give you ideas and information to learn about an Italian Christmas, without the stress of putting together plans. You won't feel like you're adding one more thing to your already overflowing holiday plate 😉
To ensure your Christmas Around the World Fun is easy-to-use and practical, I used and tweaked these plans and activities last year with my five boys (ages 5-16).
The Christmas Fun in Italy plans and activities include:
- Fun Facts about Christmas in Italy
- Learn an Italian Christmas Greeting
- Links to Italian Christmas music videos and sites for you to enjoy with your kids
- A fun Christmas Bingo game in the Italian tradition
- Italian Holiday Food Facts One page with colorful images of Swedish Holiday Food favorites
- 5 coloring pages (with 2 images per page for total of 10 half-pages) to create a special Christmas in Italy keepsake book
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