Candy Relay
Divide the children into two teams and have them form lines. Give the first player in each line a pair of mittens. Give everyone a piece of wrapped candy. At a signal,the first player in each team puts on the mittens,unwraps the candy and pops it into their mouth,the second player does the same,and so on,down the line. The team that finishes first wins.
Santa Claus Scramble
Wriite the letters S-A-N-T-A C-L-A-U-S on individual index cards.Do this four times,making four sets,or forty cards. Place the cards in a brown paper bag. To play - have the players divide into two teams on opposite sides of the room. Pass the bag that contains the letters. The teams alternate in picking a letter. The first team to combine their letters to spell SANTA CLAUS wins.
Bang
Create cards with sight words on them. Make some cards that say BANG. Put all cards in a can. Students take turns drawing a card and reading the word. If they get it right they may keep it. The can moves to the next person even if they get it right. If someone draws a BANG card, they must return all of their cards to the can. At the end of the game the person with the most cards wins.
