1st Edition plans for December 24 Christmas in Greece!
Free Printable: Learn more about Christmas in Greece with our new coloring pages and Christmas Boat craft page.
Read: The Night Before Christmas (your favorite version!) We love the ones by Clement Moore, Illustrated by Jan Brett
This is Greece by M. Sask.
KeeKee’s Big Adventures in Athens, Greece by Shannon Jones
Christmas in Greece is also made up of traditions that are different from North America. The Greeks traditionally decorate boats around Christmas time. They also decorate trees, which is a foreign custom to them. Could you imagine having a boat, and decorating it like your Christmas Tree?
Learn why Greeks decorate Boats like Christmas Trees. Learn more about Christmas in Greece here.
Learn about Christmas in Greece, and hear the language!
Additional Books to read about Greece:
Christmas in Greece by World Books
Make: Christopsomo, a Greek Christmas Bread to eat on Christmas Day!
A traditional table decoration are loaves of 'Christopsomo' (Christ's Bread or Christmas bread). It's a round sweet bread which is flavored with cinnamon, orange and cloves. The top is decorated with a cross. The bread is made on Christmas Eve ready to be eaten on Christmas Day.
Craft: Make Origami Boats, and decorate them for Christmastime!
Here is a video tutorials on how to make an origami boat. Once made, have your child decorate how they wish for Christmas!
What other places in the world celebrate Christmas and decorate boats? Check out this video of boats decorated in Florida:
Enjoy our Christmas Nativity Color and Play set included in this Learning Pack!
Tag us on Instagram with your beautiful Christmas Around the World Adventures! We cannot wait to see them!