An advent activity calendar gives children something to look forward to every day of December. Here are 25 ideas, roughly in order, with the bigger ones saved for weekends.
- Open the first door of The December Dilemma, our 25 day Christmas escape room.
- Write a letter to Santa.
- Make paper snowflakes and stick them on the windows.
- Pick out a toy to give to a charity shop.
- Watch a Christmas film with popcorn.
- Make salt dough decorations.
- Bake gingerbread people.
- Go for a walk to look at Christmas lights.
- Make a Christmas card for someone who lives on their own.
- Have hot chocolate with marshmallows after school.
- Read a Christmas story in a blanket fort.
- Make a paper chain to count down the days.
- Do a Christmas jigsaw together.
- Write a list of things they are thankful for.
- Have a Christmas pyjama day.
- Make bird feeders with pine cones and seeds.
- Learn a new Christmas song.
- Solve a Christmas riddle at breakfast.
- Wrap a present for someone in the family.
- Make reindeer food for Christmas Eve.
- Have a Christmas picnic on the living room floor.
- Make a Christmas playlist for the car.
- Decorate biscuits for Santa.
- Christmas Eve box, matching pyjamas and track Santa.
- Open the last door of The December Dilemma and find out what Grumble the elf has been up to.
How To Keep It Easy
- Plan the week ahead on Sunday, so school nights get the quick ones.
- Write each activity on a slip of paper and put them in numbered envelopes.
- Have a few spare quick activities for busy days.
The December Dilemma does a lot of the work for you, with a new puzzle door every day through December. Find out more on our virtual advent calendar page.
