FollowA Coloring Book of Holiday Traditions for Kids
Travel the world one Christmas at a time! Meet Sinterklaas in the Netherlands, La Befana in Italy, a surfing Santa in Australia and a straw Yule goat in Sweden, then finish at the North Pole.
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Inside you will find
- 50 single-sided pages, so markers shouldn't bleed onto the next picture
- A short caption on every page naming the tradition and its country
- Bold, clean outlines and big spaces
- Gift-bringers, treats and festive animals from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific
- A "This book belongs to" page
3 free pages to print
Christmas Around the World
3 free pages: Llama Friend (Peru), La Befana (Italy) and Kangaroo Friend (Australia). Letter-size PDF, free for home and classroom use.
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The 29 countries in the book
Each country’s page has a caption naming the tradition and the country, so children see where each custom comes from.
Europe
- United Kingdom: Father Christmas
- Netherlands: Sinterklaas and his horse
- Germany: Nikolaus, a Christmas market
- Sweden: the Julbock straw goat, Saint Lucia
- Finland: Joulupukki
- Norway: Julenisse
- Iceland: the Yule Lads
- France: Père Noël
- Italy: La Befana
- Russia: Ded Moroz
- Austria: Christkind
- Hungary: Mikulás
- Poland: Szopka
- Ukraine: the Christmas spider
- Greece: the Christmas boat
- Spain: Los Reyes Magos
The Americas
- United States: Santa Claus, Papa Noël in Louisiana, farolitos in New Mexico, a gingerbread house
- Canada: a Christmas moose
- Mexico: Las Posadas, a star piñata, flor de Nochebuena
- Chile: Viejito Pascuero
- Brazil: a summer Christmas
- Peru: a llama friend
Asia and the Pacific
- Japan: Christmas cake
- Philippines: the parol star lantern
- China: the peace apple
- Australia: a surfing Santa, a kangaroo friend, the red crabs of Christmas Island
- New Zealand: the pōhutukawa tree
Africa
- Ethiopia: Gena
- Egypt: Baba Noël
The book ends at the North Pole with Santa’s workshop and sleigh.
Ideas for the classroom
- Color one country a day through December and find it on a map or globe.
- Give each child a paper “passport” and stamp it as each page is finished.
- Ask children how their own families celebrate and add their traditions to the trip.
- Hang the finished pages around a world map for a December display.
Ready to color?
50 single-sided pages, 8.5 x 11 inch paperback, ages 4 to 10.