video
Christmas Jumper Logic Puzzle
Happy Christmas Jumper Day! In this logic puzzle, use the clues to work out who wants to buy each of the festive jumpers.
video
Polar Bear Bowling
This fun activity with a maths twist has two phases: first you make the game, then you play the game. You could make other animals too.
video
More Festive Sudoku
In our festive, cut out the symbols and place them on the grid so that you have one of each symbol in every row, column and block. There are three different levels of difficulty to choose from.
>> Download Festive Sudoku (easy)
>> Download Festive Sudoku (medium)
>> Download Festive Sudoku (advanced)
video
Gingerbread House Craft
In this activity we are going to be making ‘gingerbread’ house decorations out of recycled cardboard, and decorating them with shapes and symmetrical patterns.
video
Christmas Bauble Hunt
Get ready for some seasonal counting fun! How many of each of the symbols can you find? For a bonus activity, colour them all in.
video
Geometric Ornaments
In this activity, we’ll show you how to make some 3D geometric ornaments out of paper straws and pipe cleaners.
video
Complete the Festive Patterns
Can you complete the festive patterns in this seasonal activity sheet?
video
Fibonacci Wreath
In this craft, we’re going to use the Fibonacci sequence to create a paper wreath.
video
Sleigh Ride Coding Challenge
Can you help Robbie the Reindeer get to his sleigh, by following the sequence of commands in this coding challenge? There are three levels of difficulty to choose from, with a hidden word or phrase to reveal in each one.
>> Download Coding Challenge (easy)
>> Download Coding Challenge (medium)
>> Download Coding Challenge (advanced)
video
Sorting-by-Size Tree Card
To make this festive card, we’ll be looking at number bonds for 10 and sorting things by size.
video
Bauble Drawing Game
In this non-competitive drawing game, children can explore shapes and patterns.
>> Download Bauble Game Tutorial
>> Download Bauble Game Template
video
Festive Bitmap Puzzles
Convert binary code in to pictures, in our festive bitmap puzzles. The have a go at creating your own puzzles for a friend to solve.
>> Download Festive Bitmap Puzzles
>> Download ‘Create Your Own Bitmap Puzzle’ Sheet
video
Beaded Snowflakes
This simple beading activity celebrates the symmetry of snowflakes, and incorporates repeating patterns too.
Christmas Tree Circle Art
A simple and fun art activity, creating a Christmas tree out of circles using paint and a cardboard tube.
video
More Christmas Number Doodles
For our final Christmas Countdown activity, let’s have some fun with number doodles! This was a really popular activity last year, so we’ve come up with another round of new doodles.
>> Download Number Doodle Tutorial
>> View 2022 Number Doodle Video
Pine Cone Bird Feeder
First, make a bird feeder with a pinecone, peanut butter and some seeds. Then, settled down for some bird watching to put your maths skills to the test, counting how many birds you see.