Search on Pinterest and you will find thousands of ideas for advent calendars. Some are so cute. We bought a wall hanging last Christmas and had lots of fun filling the pocket each night. We also used it as a bit of a behaviour thing trying to get someone to sleep earlier. So if she went to sleep quickly she knew there would be something in the pocket in the morning.
This year I’ve decided to add a bit of variety to our advent and missy won’t be getting something everyday. Some days there will just be a piece of paper with something fun we can do together.
To help you out if you want to do something similar I’ve compiled a bit of a list of advent activities.
- make Christmas biscuits
- decorate the Christmas tree
- write a letter to Santa
- visit Santa (we’ll be going to Myer again this year as the Santa there is great)
- watch a Christmas movie
- donate some old toys to charity
- make some reindeer food (we’ll be using this recipe)
- read a Christmas book
- do some Christmas craft (I’ll be listing some ideas in a couple of days)
- make some Christmas biscuits for your friends (we’ll be making a batch to take to the last daycare before Christmas)
- Go for a drive and look at Christmas lights
- stay up late
- sleep in a tent
- make a paper garland
- do something nice for mum/dad
- put up Christmas decorations in your room
- go to your local Christmas parade
- have a North Pole breakfast (example 1, example 2) (I’ll blog ours if we do it)
- open a Christmas Eve gift (we’ll be doing a box with new pjs and a couple of other small things)
- have breakfast for tea
- listen to your favourite Christmas tunes
- find, download and play a Christmas app (I’ll be sharing a list of some good apps later)
- make a homemade ornament
- make some handmade tags for your presents
- make your own wrapping paper – roll of brown paper
- you get a special treat just from Mum (could be a small gift or doing something fun)
- you get a special treat just from Dad
- find a new Christmas recipe and try it out
- colour in a Christmas picture
- draw a picture to leave for Santa
- send a Christmas card to someone you know who lives interstate or overseas
If you Google ‘advent calendar activities’ you’ll get lots more ideas or check Pinterest.
You can also download a pdf I created of some of these activities