We have a cute fabric Advent Calendar and instead of using chocolate we decided to pop in an activity for each day.
1st – Create a homemade Christmas card for a family member.
2nd – Read the Nativity Story
3rd – Watch a Christmas movie (The Polar Express)
4th – Write a letter to Santa
5th – Choose a Christmas decoration from shop and put up Christmas tree and decorate.
6th – Send our letter to Santa up the chimney with a sprinkle of fairy dust. Watch out for Elvis Evergreen the elf to arrive.
7th – Make paper chains.
8th – Write a Christmas poem.
9th – Watch a Christmas movie (The Muppets Christmas Carol)
10th – Story of St Nicholas
11th – Make fudge and giftwrap
12th – Christmas disco
13th – Write a Christmas story
14th – Find some Christmas jokes
15th – Listen to and sing some carols.
16th – Watch a Christmas movie (Santa Claus The Movie)
17th – Make and decorate gingerbread men, enjoy with hot chocolate.
18th – Act out the Nativity Story
19th – Christmas crafts – pomanders
20th – Drive/ walk around village and look at Christmas lights.
21st – Watch a Christmas movie (Arthur Christmas)
22nd – Make fudge and giftwrap.
23rd – Bake cookies for Santa.
24th – Read Santa’s Beard. Track Santa.
What a lovely idea.
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