In the spirit of inclusivity we in kindergarten celebrate all things holiday! By exposing my students to aspects of many different faiths and cultures it is my hope to increase their understanding of the world around them. We have spent the last few weeks delving into Christmas traditions in different countries around the world and listening to music from those countries. To commemorate Hanukkah we created washi tape menorahs and learned how to play dreidel. We painted kinaras while learning about Kwanzaa. We uncovered the history of Saint Nicholas day. We made tomtens to celebrate Santa Lucia day. We examined celebrations of the winter solstice and in all the quite varied holidays we found a common theme, light. All of these holidays share a focus on light in a dark time of year. We carried this concept into our makerspace studies and carved wooden candleholders. Mr. RM taught us about circuits and we created a simple one to be a source of light. Students were very proud to carry their new celebrations of light through the Winterfest castle!