Preschool Christmas Songs

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Yard/Garage Sale: The Archbald Borough Main Streets Committee is organizing a large yard and garage sale to be held Saturday, July 9, 8 a.m. to noon. Interested residents should bring or mail $5, along with the sale address, to Colleen at the Archbald Borough Building, 400 Church St., by Friday, July 1. Call 876-1800 for more information.

Car Cruise: The Coal Crackers Cruisers Car Club will hold car cruises on the first Friday of the month, 6-9 p.m. through September at Advance Auto, 161 Brooklyn St., Carbondale, featuring food, music, a 50/50 raffle, trophies and door prizes. Call 876-4034 for more information.

Church Dinner: St. Michael's Orthodox Church will hold a takeout-only chicken or ribs barbecue dinner (food courtesy of Kundla's in Hamlin) Saturday, July 2, noon to 3 p.m. at St. Michael's Center, 403 Delaware Ave., Jermyn. Chicken dinners are $10; rib dinners (1/2 rack) are $12. Call 876-1456 by Thursday, June 30, to place an order. A limited number of dinners will be sold at the door.

Civic Center Camp: Dickson City Civic Center's summer day camp has begun its 10-week session. The camp is open to children from kindergarten through the sixth grade weekdays 8:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. weekdays with extended hours for working parents. For more information call 383-1813 or stop by the center at 935 Albert St. Dickson City.

YMCA Camp: The Greater Carbondale YMCA Summer Day Camp Program is under way. Camp hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. Campers will partake in gym and teambuilding games, science and art projects, cooking and swimming. Every Wednesday and Friday, campers go on field trips to either a local attraction or park. Some of the trips include Camelbeach, the Wayne County Fair and Merli Sarnoski Park. Visit www.greatercarbondaleymca.org for a complete list of trips and the registration application. The camp will run though Friday, Aug. 26. The cost is $105 per week for members and $135 per week for non-members. Additional before- and after-care hours are available.

Mayfield Refuse: Due to the Independence Day holiday, refuse and recyclables in Mayfield Borough will be collected Tuesday, July 5.

Health Fair: The Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Beauty, Health & Wellness Fair Thursday, July 7, 3-7 p.m. at the Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, 27 N. Main St., Carbondale, featuring information tables by wellness product vendors, doctors, specialists and fitness studios. There will be presentations on stress relief, the benefits of yoga, chriopractic care, posture and taking charge of your health. Many of the vendors will have items to give away or raffle off. Sponsors include Marian Community Hospital and Dr. Donna Buraczewski. Call 282-1690 for more information.

Does anyone have any good preschool play ideas?

The other kids were the families, since you have 15 kids you would have 2 in each family. Or you can shorten the song to 3 christmas trees and 3 in each family.

Anyway the Christmas trees would be standing and when the song says their hearts then the family would start walking to a tree and when it says chop the family members would make a chopping motion and the tree would fall down then one of the family members would hold out their hand and the tree would take his hand and they would all walk back to the families home at Off it went to a happy family.

Then you would repeat it with the other familys 5,4,3,2,1, until all the trees were picked.

And then whatever time you have left you can all sing Christmas songs.

Best books for children, preschool through the middle grades

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