Our Advent Countdown Activity Calendar

Dec

2011

I found this great Advent Activity Calendar on Pinterest this week and knew it was the ONE for us!

The tutorial can be found HERE at The Crafting Chicks!

I printed out their cute numbers from their site for mine. Everything else on mine is a tad different. I couldn’t find the library envelopes they suggested, so I made my own out of sparkly Christmas cardstock!

Here is our version:

Oh, be sure to wave “hi” to my kitty, Lucy. She wanted to be featured on the blog too!

Here is my list of Advent Calendar Activity ideas. I didnt use them all this year, and some I doubled or tripled up on. I am saving the extras for another year!

Advent Calendar Activity Ideas

Read a Christmas Storybook by the tree

Bake/Decorate Christmas Cookies

Drive around looking at Christmas lights

Enjoy some Hot Cocoa

Sing Christmas Carols together

Make a Christmas Craft

Family Service Project

Pajama/Special Breakfast Day

Make a homemade ornament

Watch a Christmas Movie

Build a Gingerbread House

Listen to the Christmas Story (Jesus’ Birth)

Bake a cake for Jesus’ birthday

Go Downtown and see the lights

Family Game Night

A Special Treat to Eat

Go to a Church Christmas Pageant/Play

Go to the Ballet- Nutcracker

Go Ice Skating

A Birthday present for Jesus- Do something kind for someone else

Do a special Christmas Activity/Coloring Page

Write a Christmas Story together, each family member takes turns adding a line

At dinner, describe what you love best about each family member

Make a homemade gift for someone

Decorate the Christmas Tree

Decorate the House for Christmas

Make a homemade Christmas decoration