Santa Poring Over a Big Book at His Desk

Santa sits in a chair at a wooden desk, smiling as he leans over a large open book with a ribbon bookmark hanging from the bottom. One hand rests on the page and the other is raised near his big fluffy beard. He wears his floppy hat with a pom-pom, and his mustache curls around a round nose. On the desk you can also spot a pen and a wrapped candy. Two gift boxes sit on the floor in front, one with a bow stacked on a flat box and one round and covered in polka dots with a big bow. A framed picture of a reindeer with a round nose hangs on the wall behind him. Try using the polka dot gift for a pattern practice moment, letting kids pick two colors and alternate them. The wide spaces on the beard and hat are easy for little hands, while the book lines offer detail for older kids.