Our ultimate advent activity list was such a success last year, so we have updated it for this year and it now has 75 activities on it.
Advent helps me focus on the joy of the season after losing my mum coming up four years ago on Christmas Day. it also helps us as a family not just keep looking forward to Christmas Day, but enjoy the build up. We are still using the advent calender that I made four years ago, but I have a great post with 24 homemade advent calenders which might give you inspiration for your own. This year we are also doing Advent acts of kindness to.
Ultimate Advent Activity List 2014
Write and post your letter to Father Christmas
Help ice the Christmas cake
Make Christmas cards
Make shapes with the cookie cutters and playdough
Make Christmas shrinky dinks
Make paper snowflakes
Go to Carol Service
Colour in some Christmas pictures
Make some Christmas fairy cakes
Make paper chains
Collect Pinecones
Make christmas popcorn
Make gingerbread men
Make a snow globe
Help dry orange slices
Make peppermint creams
Make up a Christmas board game
Put your PJ’s on and watch the Polar Express
Start reading about the nativity
Learn a new carol
Write your Christmas cards and deliver local ones
Make salt dough ornaments
String popcorn to go on the tree
Make a bird feeder
Sing and dance to Christmas songs
Make white pom poms and have a indoor snowball fight
Make an indoor snowman
Make reindeer cookies
Make decorations with dried orange slices
Make some Christmas cookies
Watch a Christmas movie
Make reindeer food
Read a Christmas Story from our advent box
Make air dry clay ornaments
Make up a Christmas story
Take a walk in the dark to look at the Christmas lights
Have a picnic under the light from the christmas tree
Attend crib service in church
Make a Christmas video
Make a christmas wreath
Help trim the tree
Make mince pies
Make spiced cider
Find Mistletoe, hang it in our house and kiss under it – If you can not find any then make some felt mistletoe
Make Thick Hot Chocolate and Homemade Marshmallows
Go on an christmas light scavenger hunt
Put up a wreath
Decorate our gingerbread house
Make a family traditional dessert
Dip candy canes in Hot Coco
Sing Christmas carols
Roast marshmallows over a fire
Make christmas flavored ice cream in a bag
Make a nativity out of LEGO
Write a Christmas poem
Make a christingle
Make candy as a gift
Do a craft with jingle bells
Donate canned food to a pantry
Make an angel for the top of the Christmas tree.
Choose three of your toys and give them away to a charity shop.
Write a Christmas Wish and hang it on your tree.
Hang up your Christmas stocking
Make a snow globe
Make Jelly Baby Jesus Cakes
Make orange and clove pomanders
Go ice skating
Make a lantern
Go Ice Skating
Make wrapping paper
Help wrap presents
Research christmas jokes
Make some crackers
Visit Father Christmas
Make peppermint bark
Make your own decoration
Make fingerprint robin cards
DIY Advent Calendars for 2014
Free printable DIY box advent calendar – Powerful Mothering
Free printable random acts of kindness for kids – Mum in the Mad House
Random acts of kindness printable advent calendar – Coffee Cups and Crayons
3D advent calendar – Craftulate
Home made LEGO advent Calender – Frugal Fun 4 Boys
DIY copper advent calendar by Growing Spaces
A joke a day for Advent – Nurturestore
Kindness Calendar – Hugo and Matilda
30 advent calendar cards – The (reformed) idealist Mom
Paper Bag Christmas Countdown – Teach me Mommy
Advent for Secular Families – Planet Smarty Pants
Science Advent Calendar – Inspiration Laboratories
Printable number stickers for DIY Advent Calendars – Mama Miss
Memory verse Advent Calendar - Powerful Mothering
Easy DIY Advent Calendar – Mamas Happy Hive
101 Magical Christmas ideas for advent – Family Days tried and tested
Advent Crown – Mum in the Mad House
Advent kindness jar – Mum in the Mad House
DIY Paper Cup Calendar – Hodge Podge Crafts
Toilet paper roll advent calendar – Danya Banya
Easy DIY Advent Calendar – Red Ted Art
Whimsical Handmade Advent Calendar – Gingerlillytea
Homemade felt advent calendar – Mummy of Two
30 Fun Advent Calendar Activities – Hodge Podge Craft
Geometric Advent Calendar – All for the boys
If that wasnt enough then there is last years round up of 24 DIY advent Calendars!
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In addition to our new super advent activity list, we are also taking part in The Ultimate Christmas Ideas Guide for Kids with the Kid Blogger Network.