12 Christmas Brain Breaks: Holiday Songs & Dances to Get Kids Moving

ByChristie Burnett Updated on

Get the kids up moving and grooving with our collection of Christmas brain breaks!

The list below contains 12 fun Christmas dances for children in preschool, kindergarten and through to the middle years of elementary/primary school. They are also fun to try at home, especially on days when the weather is keeping you indoors and the kids are climbing the walls!

12 Christmas Brain Breaks for Kids

12 Christmas Brain Breaks

For your convenience, each of the brain break ideas included below includes a YouTube video to get you moving and grooving without delay!

Reindeer Hokey Pokey | The Kiboomers

It’s Christmas Time Dance | Kids On The Move

All I Want For Christmas | LiveLoveParty.TV


Shake Them Santa Claus Bones | The Kiboomers

Go Santa Go | The Wiggles

Christmas Freeze Dance | The Kiboomers

Jingle Bells Zumba Style

Wiggly Wiggly Christmas | The Wiggles

Jingle Bells Dance 2018 | Love to Sing

The Dancing Christmas Tree Song | KidsTV123


Santa Claus is Coming | Hi-5


For even more festive holiday songs, check out our collections of fun Christmas Songs for Toddlers & Preschoolers and Christmas Action Songs & Finger Plays (with printable song cards).

Christmas songs for toddlers and preschoolers


Christie Burnett is a teacher, author and mother of two. She created Childhood 101 as a place for teachers and parents to find engaging, high quality learning ideas.