Sail a jaunty ship for Columbus Day or make a clever cat for Halloween, a Valentine Bear, a leprechaun, an Earth Day globe, to name just a few!Over 30 engaging and colorful holiday projects will brighten your classroom and bring a big grin to your students' faces! While your students practice their scissor skills and enjoy the process of creating, you will be building a firm foundation for their visual-motor skills, a necessary prerequisite for cognitive development. Encourage creativity, develop scissor skills and promote confidence and success! These cut-and-create projects are designed to reinforce visual-motor skills and basic math skills including grouping, ordering and spatial orientation. Simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions and patterns are included for each project. Finished products can be used for take-homes, bulletin boards, mobiles, gifts and more! Some holidays include: Grandparents' Day; Rosh Hashanah; Election Day; Thanksgiving; Hanukkah; Christmas; Kwanzaa; Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Groundhog Day; Presidents' Day; St. Patrick's Day; April Fools' Day; Easter; Cinco de Mayo; Flag Day and more!