Sunday 18 October 2020

100 Christmas Advent Activity Ideas

For anyone planning to do a family advent calendar this year for their family, now is the perfect time to get it started and it’s not as hard as you may think!
 
I’ve made a list of 100 things you and your family could do as you count down the days until Christmas! 

No matter where you are in the world there is something for everyone! 



  1. Christmas Treasure Hunt
  2. FaceTime a family member
  3. Write letters to Santa
  4. Look up how other people celebrate Christmas in other parts of the world on YouTube 
  5. Learn to say merry Christmas in 3 other languages 
  6. Create a gingerbread house 
  7. Buy a snow globe 
  8. Put Christmas lights in the front yard
  9. Invite your neighbours around for a bbq 
  10. Handmade Christmas cards 
  11. Bake cookies for your neighbours 
  12. Wear Santa hats all day 
  13. Give out candy canes at sports club
  14. Create a red, green and white meal 
  15. Wear Christmas socks to school 
  16. Ride in a horse and carriage 
  17. Have a whipped cream fight
  18. Popcorn prayers before bed 
  19. FaceTime your aunts and uncles 
  20. Camp under the Christmas tree
  21. Christmas carol Kareoke 
  22. Help out at the local soup kitchen 
  23. Volunteer to read your fave Christmas book to kids at the library 
  24. Do a family Christmas tiktok 
  25. Donate old toys 
  26. Donate food 
  27. Donate blood 
  28. Go Christmas light looking in your town 
  29. Kris Kringle/secret Santa with another family 
  30. Learn to play a Christmas song on an instrument 
  31. Pay for someone else’s meal 
  32. Buy flowers for a homeless person 
  33. Call a friend and sing your conversation to the tune of a Christmas song
  34. Create Christmas bookmarks for people at the library 
  35. Donate clothes 
  36. Sponser an animal 
  37. Sponser a child 
  38. Decorate and ride your bikes around town 
  39. Sleep under the Christmas tree 
  40. Build a snowman 
  41. Build a snowman with LEGO 
  42. Decorate your Christmas tree 
  43. Buy a real tree 
  44. Create a Christmas playlist 
  45. Create your own Christmas song 
  46. Paint your finger nails in festive colors 
  47. Decorate your car 
  48. Leave merry Christmas notes in books for others to find 
  49. Leave a Christmas stocking filled with treats on a strangers door 
  50. Shout all the kids at the skate park lunch 
  51. Host a Christmas movie night 
  52. Go to carols by candlelight 
  53. Go to church on Christmas Day 
  54. Go to the zoo 
  55. Play backyard cricket 
  56. Go skiing 
  57. Go skating 
  58. Worship as a family 
  59. Write an appreciation letter to someone you’ve been encouraged by 
  60. Visit a family members grave and leave a wreath 
  61. Visit your grandparents 
  62. Host a Christmas movie trivia night 
  63. Have a Christmas movie marathon 
  64. Bake a Christmas cake 
  65. Make jam 
  66. Wear matching Christmas pyjamas 
  67. Go swimming 
  68. Buy some new Christmas books 
  69. Family dinner somewhere fancy 
  70. Family photos on front of the Christmas tree
  71. Give away a free ticket 
  72. Bless someone else 
  73. Eat breakfast for dinner 
  74. Create Christmas pancakes 
  75. Create Christmas hot chocolates 
  76. Write Christmas cards 
  77. Make string popcorn for the Christmas tree
  78. Have some fun with elf on the shelf 
  79. Spoil your pets 
  80. Decorate your letterbox or wheelie bins 
  81. Have a silent disco at the park 
  82. Write to a relative 
  83. Create and cook a 5 star menu and meal 
  84. Create a Christmas bubble bath 
  85. Pamper yourself 
  86. Make a meal for a needy friend 
  87. Christmas photo shoot with pets included 
  88. Family weekend get away 
  89. Host a bingo night online with Christmas themed gifts 
  90. Christmas water fight 
  91. Recreate old Christmas photos 
  92. Christmas slumber party 
  93. Create a bird feeder 
  94. Lookup YouTube funny Christmas videos 
  95. Host a dress up Christmas party 
  96. Write Christmas messages in chalk in your neighbourhood 
  97. Decorate the dog house 
  98. Picnic at the beach 
  99. Travel to the snow 
  100. Road trip to that friend/family member you never see
If you guys have any more, please comment below!
 
Also comment any questions you may have regarding these ideas but most are pretty self explanatory! 

Good luck and God Bless 🌿



2 replied:

Anonymous said...

Great list Mel! I’d also add “sew your own Christmas stockings”, “Night market shopping for Christmas gifts” and maybe “create a Christmas wreath”. This is a great list otherwise! It’s definitely inspired me! ~ Steph (Ferny Grove)

Anonymous said...

Santa photos!!!! That’s one of our family’s traditions!!!!

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