Top Christmas products SBMs need
Top Christmas products SBMs need
As December is almost approaching it’s important for SBMs to ensure that they have everything they need ready for the fun Christmas activities that will be starting. From arts and crafts to costumes and set pieces for the school play, SBMs must have all the Christmas products in for their school to use.
To help you remember everything, and get organised for the festive activities, we have created a list of top Christmas products SBMs need.
Card making
Christmas card making is the most important craft activity to stock up on as this is the most popular craft for classes to do. Ensure that you have everything your school needs to make personal cards to their loved ones. Such as coloured card, glitter, paint and even felt pens. SBMs need to make sure that there are ample amounts of stationery, paints and card in for every class to use.
To make getting the resources needed easier, why not invest in some festive Christmas cards packs? With everything you need to make amazing cards all together. These make purchasing resources easier. You don’t have to source singular products to have enough materials to make Christmas cards.
Craft supplies
One of the next major top Christmas products SBMs need are festive craft supplies. Stock up on the essentials such as colouring pencils, felt pens, cotton wool or pom poms and festive stencils. These can be used for any sort of Christmas craft your school wants to do.
A staple material for any festive craft is festive coloured card, ensure to have plenty in for all sorts of crafting your staff may want to do with their class. Pair this staple with festive paints for children to finish their crafts off or to get arty by doing some Christmas painting.
Stationery
To make classes extra fun for your students why not invest in some Christmas themed stationery? Children can do their last few fun classes using some festive characters utensils such as snowmen rubbers or Santa pencils. Anything you can find online as a little pick me up for students to get them through to Christmas break.
Display equipment
A huge part of the lead-up to the Christmas break in schools is festive displays. Teachers are creating their classroom displays, and SBMs need to start thinking about displays around the school. Ensure to get plenty of display equipment for yourself and your staff so your school can transform into a festive wonderland. From Christmas coloured display paper to borders and all the crafty pieces needed to make the best displays possible.
To ensure that you have all the materials for displays and to save time in ordering everything, purchase a few festive display packs. With all the display paper, borders and A4 festive paper bundled together to help you and your staff create fantastic displays across the school.
Decorations
Another way to get your school in the festive spirit is through decorations. One of the most vital Christmas products needed by SBMs to kit out the school ready for Christmas. Seeing Christmas decorations around the school lifts staff and students' moods and can even help with your own mood. Plus, decorating relieves some stress which SBMs need around this time of year.
Source some small Christmas trees to put around the school and get staff to help decorate them with festive baubles and tinsel. You could even hand out our glass painting decorations to staff to do with their class as a festive activity. Once classes are done with their baubles, collect them off your staff to hang on the trees and around the school.
Other decorating essentials include wreaths, garlands, festive borders, fake snow and hanging decorations whatever you can find. You could even have a craft bonding session with your staff to make your own festive decorations such as garlands and wreaths.
Costumes
An oversight that many SBMs can have when preparing for Christmas is ensuring to have a range of costumes in for the school plays. Now mostly costumes can be made with the help of parents and staff but it’s always handy to have some bought in, especially if it’s for something specific.
Costumes are great for role playing activities in lessons as well as finishing off plays so you may want to have a festive range and an ordinary range that staff can use.
Set for plays
As Christmas plays are nearing for your school, it is important to have all the final touches to make them come to life. This can be achieved through having various pieces of set to move around on the stage. Items such as movable panels can really allow students to vision the play better therefore, helping them in their roles. Backdrops, props and having the correct lighting and sound system can also assist them. Plus, it brings the show to life for the people watching. Make a list of everything you need for any type of play and be ready to put on the best show ever.
Extras
Never forget about the small Christmas products that your school will need ready for all sorts of festive activities. These can be ordinary items such as glue, scissors, pens and pencils. Or they can be extra Christmas items like snowflake sequins, Christmas character sequins, festive coloured glitter and Christmas sponges. Ensure to have plenty of extras that are popular for this time of year that everyone can use even yourself!
Get organised for the festive activities occurring in your school and use these top Christmas products SBMs need to ensure you have everything for the upcoming weeks. Make lists on what you already have in and what else you need to purchase, or even what you need to get more of and work your way through it one by one. Doing this enables you to be fully stocked up with the essential Christmas products and allows your school’s activities to run as smoothly as possible.
For more Christmas organisation advice, read our ‘preparing for Christmas term’ blog.
